July 22, 2026

An agronomist covering southeast Nebraska says the recent heat wave hasn’t taken much of a toll on the corn crop. Chris Langemeier tells Brownfield, “I think pollination was pretty good so far in what I’ve been in. Stuff has handled the heat pretty well so far, but we’ll see how the next few weeks pan […] The post Southeast Nebraska corn weathers recent heat wave appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwestern Illinois producer says the economics of grazing his fields makes more sense than growing grain. Trevor Toland, who raises cattle in McDonough County, tells Brownfield… “We have taken our row crop land and planted it to sorghum sudangrass.”  He says, “We’re running feeder cattle on it, and we kept real good statistics. We […] The post Grazing over grain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some sugarbeet growers are returning to a decade’s old weed control approach because of herbicide resistance. Kevin Olson is the president of LASCO Manufacturing, which uses a patented electric discharge system on its Lightning Weeder tool to kill weeds. He tells Brownfield the weeder was developed by Allis Chalmers in the early 1980’s in response […] The post Electric weeder returns as resistant weeds challenge sugarbeet growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says securing year-round E15 sales and addressing California’s Proposition 12 are among her top agricultural priorities for the remainder of the year. “The Save Our Bacon Act, I met with a bunch of our producers when I was back in the state and they want to see that policy get across […] The post Hinson pushes Senate to act on E15 and Save Our Bacon Act appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As global leaders assess solutions to hunger and food insecurity, the head of the World Food Prize Foundation says the United States must also take a hard look at the amount of food wasted each year. Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield, “The good news is because of the tremendous work of our farmers and ranchers, we […] The post Vilsack urges action on food waste appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa’s state climatologist says a good portion of the state has received some timely rains this week. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield that’s good news for row crop growers in areas that have been dealing with dry spells. “Soybeans are a little more drought resistant or dryness resistant versus corn during the pollination stage. Not too […] The post Iowa growers receive rains as July winds down appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the supplemental funding bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate would provide farmers $11.1 billion in emergency relief. “It buys the nation the security that we need, and it buys us time to deconstruct and then reconstruct a new system, putting our farmers and ranchers first,” she says. During Tuesday’s […] The post U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee considers USDA’s $11.1 billion emergency farm aid request appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story