August 5, 2026

Cash dairy prices were mostly down Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0025 to $0.6875. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.04 to $1.52. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.5125 to $1.5350.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0025 to $1.4825. One sale was reported at that price.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.03 to $1.60. Six sales were reported ranging from $1.59 to $1.60.  The post Nonfat dry milk rallies while cheese prices slide at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The South Dakota Farm Service Agency’s state executive director says cattle feeders and feedlots across the state are reporting livestock losses following the extreme heat at the end of July. Roger Chase tells Brownfield “The number that we have right now is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,400 to 1,800, but we expect that […] The post South Dakota FSA expects more reports of heat-related cattle losses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says growers need to mindful of southern rust as the growing season continues. Adam Byrne, technical service manager with FMC, tells Brownfield, “Southern rust came up pretty aggressively last year. It’s a very aggressive disease. It’s seven days to cycle, and it likes some of these warmer temperatures that we’ve been having here. […] The post Southern rust pressure increasing across parts of the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says years of negotiations have led to Thursday’s farm bill markup. “The current draft includes important provisions on year-round E15 and fertilizer markets among other important provisions. Year-round, nationwide E15 would lower prices at the pump for the consumer.” During a media call on Wednesday, the Iowa Republican said year-round E15 […] The post Grassley eyes E15 expansion, meatpacking accountability in farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol exports continue to move out at a record pace. The Renewable Fuels Association says 206.1 million gallons of ethanol left U.S. ports in June, up 9% from May. Canada and the European Union, primarily the Netherlands, took in more than two thirds of the monthly total, reflecting the ongoing strong demand from those […] The post Canada, E.U. remain top spots for U.S. ethanol exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical development lead at Syngenta says growers should be scouting for disease ahead of the 2026 harvest season. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Dean Grossnickle explains more about the economic impacts of ear rots. The post The economic impacts of ear rots appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story