July 31, 2026

U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman released an updated draft farm bill late Friday that would allow nationwide year-round E15 sales and revises state cost-sharing requirements in the nutrition program. The bill permanently authorizes nationwide year-round sales of E15, expanding consumer fuel choice, strengthening domestic biofuels and providing long-term regulatory certainty. It also requires […] The post Boozman releases updated farm bill draft with E15 expansion, SNAP revisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the Missouri Rice Council says fertilizer has been his biggest expense this growing season. “Urea was probably $300 to $350, a ton more expensive this year versus 2025,” says Rance Daniels, a farmer in southern Dunklin County. He says it’s not just fertilizer, fuel prices have been high, too, and rice prices […] The post Missouri rice farmer: higher fertilizer costs outpace gains in rice prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says rail transportation delays into Mexico are just one issue being addressed as U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiations continue. Mike Seyfert (Sigh-fert) tells Brownfield Mexico has a zero-tolerance policy on soil, which slows the movement of products at the border and caused major issues in 2023 and 2024. […] The post NGFA wants Mexico border delays, inspection costs for grain shipments to be addressed in USMCA appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn is joining Governor Mike Kehoe on a trade trip to Panama next week. The governor’s office says a delegation of state leaders will focus on attracting future investment from prospective companies and promote Missouri for trade. Panama is already a trading partner with Missouri, with one of the top exports […] The post Missouri Ag Director heads to Panama to expand trade opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Good Food for Michigan Project has developed a new pledge to encourage collaboration and broader local food access in the state. Michigan impact manager at the Center for Good Food Purchasing, Melanie Tran, tells Brownfield, “Good food purchasing is defined as buying Michigan-grown and produced food that prioritizes good food values.” The project was launched at the […] The post Michigan Good Food Pledge builds local food purchasing networks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some Congressional Republicans are requesting the Trump administration make direct improvements to the H-2A guest worker program. Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi is leading a bicameral group of lawmakers calling on the Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security to address administrative hurdles for farmers. The lawmakers say they’ve received many reports about significant challenges and […] The post Republican lawmakers urge Secretaries to fix H-2A guest worker program delays, structural barriers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, adding to what would have already been a steep weekly decline. Traders are monitoring generally favorable development weather in most of the region. That’s helping to alleviate some of the concerns about potential damage during July’s hot, dry stretch in some key growing areas. Condition ratings, nationally, […] The post Wheat, soybeans, corn see more losses to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly higher Friday, waiting for the rest of the week’s direct trade, and feeders were up on the decline in corn. August live was up $.52 at $231.75 and October was down $.20 at $227.5. August feeders were $1.55 higher at $348.02 and September was up $1.32 at […] The post Cattle futures mixed as cash trade remains elusive appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story