July 20, 2026

The USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs says he’s confident the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement can strengthen top U.S. export markets. “Adding new access is the goal here, not reducing access for U.S. producers.” Luke Lindberg tells Brownfield there aren’t simple fixes in USMCA negotiations for agriculture, but there are obvious […] The post USMCA review aims to strengthen U.S. farm exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says it’s currently a prime time to be out scouting fields. Hoegemeyer’s Eric Solberg tells Brownfield, “First off, I want to make sure you go out there and get an accurate stand count. When the (corn) ears are pollinated, you need an accurate ear count. Because they may have planted 34,000 but the […] The post Scouting season in full swing as corn, soybean crops advance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn export inspections continue to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says the amount of corn that left U.S. during the week ending July 16th was up on the year and well above what’s needed to meet the target for 2025/26, which runs through the end of August. […] The post Corn export inspections remain ahead of needed pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed on Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6950. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 to $1.63. Five sales were recorded ranging from $1.6275 to $1.63.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0150 to $1.6275. No sales were recorded.  Butter was down $0.0175 to $1.5725. Nine sales were recorded ranging from $1.56 to $1.5725.  Nonfat dry milk was down $0.020 to $1.45. Three sales were reported ranging from $1.45 to $1.4750.  The post Cash dairy prices were mixed to start the week at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An official with Texas Tech University expects U.S. sorghum acreage to grow as more farmers see its benefits. Monty Christian is the university’s executive director of marketing strategies in the research and development department and says sorghum is a great rotation crop. “If you’ve been monocropping for a long time, sorghum is particularly great with […] The post Lower input costs, rotation benefits drive interest in sorghum appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist encourages farmers to use every available tool to scout for pests. Kurt Maertens with BASF says walking fields remains a critical part of crop protection. “I like to tell folks (to) dissect that corn canopy (by) bottom third, middle third, top third. Looking for these different lesions that are already out there, a […] The post Farmers encouraged to pair field scouting with online disease maps appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. EPA official says the agency’s proposal to end Diesel Exhaust Fluid system deratements would be a win for farmers and truckers. Aaron Szabo is the assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “So this means that of all the 200 plus failure modes that have nothing to do with whether […] The post EPA official: Ending DEF deratements would benefit farmers, truckers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

John Deere’s new ethanol-powered tractor could create additional demand for U.S. corn farmers. Buddy Kavalier, a John Deere ethanol awareness champion, says the E98 tractor is an 8R-series model is a prototype fueled by E98 pure ethanol. “It’s an engine solution for our customers that eliminates diesel exhaust fluid and regenerations used on diesel engines,” he […] The post John Deere ethanol-powered tractor could create new demand for U.S. corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story