July 23, 2026

The USDA is making $35 million available for new partnerships to support feral swine eradication and control in 14 states, including Missouri. Partners selected to participate in the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program will provide landowners with restoration assistance, on-farm trapping efforts and provide related services, like training. Funding will be provided through […] The post USDA offers $35 million to expand feral hog control efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop insurance program to help farmers incorporating regenerative agriculture practices is being piloted in a few select Michigan counties. Tina Owens leads the Resilience and Agriculture Lending and Insurance Coalition (RALIC). “It is meant to expand very rapidly into other corn and soy states across the entire Midwest,” she shares. “While it’s the first, […] The post Michigan pilots NextGen Crop Insurance Program for farmers using regenerative practices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The founder of an ag market intelligence firm suggests agriculture has never faced so much uncertainty. Susan Stroud with No Bull Agriculture says an index of economic policy uncertainty seemed to peak in April of 2025 when the Liberation Day tariffs were issued. “It was at the point where we’re all going ‘I don’t even […] The post Uncertainty the new normal in agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Drive to Feed Kids is returning to the Missouri State Fair, scheduled for Tuesday, August 18. Ashley McCarty is with Missouri Farmers Care, a non-profit alliance that organizes the effort. “Over two days in Missouri, FFA students will come together and pack 250,000 meals recognizing America’s 250th birthday, and those meals will also go […] The post Missouri FFA to pack 250,000 meals during Drive to Feed Kids at MO State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

China continues to show strong interest in U.S. soybeans. The USDA says China was the leading buyer for both old and new crop U.S. beans during the week ending July 16th. U.S. prices are competitive against Brazil and China is trying to meet pledged purchase levels agreed to last year during trade negotiations. New crop […] The post China leads the way for old, crop soybean export sales appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Wisconsin Farmers Union President says a permanent disaster assistance program in the farm bill would simplify the current ad hoc process. Darin Von Ruden tells Brownfield, “When you have natural disasters, floods, droughts, winter storms, things like that, tornadoes, that money is more readily available and sooner versus having to go back and ask […] The post Wisconsin Farmers Union: farm bill needs permanent disaster assistance program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension specialist with Michigan State University says soybean growers in northern states aren’t likely to see much advantage using desiccation techniques. During a recent Science for Success webinar, Dr. Christy Sprague says the practice of prematurely defoliating the soybean plants to hasten harvest is popular in the south, but… “It’s probably not really helping […] The post Desiccation not bringing many advantages to northern soybean growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn $4.64, up 2 centsAug. soybeans $12.37 and 1/2, up 4 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal $329.90, down $1.70Aug. soybean oil 75.59, up 11 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.96 and 1/4, down 9 and 1/2 centsAug. live cattle $225.40, up $2.20Aug. feeder cattle $343.77, up $2.60Aug. lean hogs $102.15, up 70 centsAug. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 23, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

New research from Purdue University could help hemp growers lower input costs and improve overall profitability. Extension specialist Margurite Bolt says ongoing field trials are testing how different genetics can improve yield. “We’re finding that we don’t need a lot of nitrogen in particular to get a really healthy crop with a lot of biomass,” […] The post Purdue University Extension research focused on improving profitability for hemp growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A professor of weed science at the University of Illinois says a new analysis finds the economic cost of a glyphosate ban would be monumental. Aaron Hager says the research done in conjunction with the Illinois Soybean Association shows Illinois farmers alone would lose up to $600 million every year.   “What would be the […] The post The cost of banning glyphosate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story