August 7, 2026

A technical service manager says the forecast over the next several weeks will help determine how disease pressure impacted corn production.   Lily Ziehmer covers Nebraska and Colorado FMC, and she says higher temperatures may have limited the impact so far. “I haven’t quite seen the severity that we saw from last year’s disease pressure, […] The post Corn diseases emerge early, but severity remains uncertain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed to end the week Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6950. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.02 to $1.555-. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.5350 to $1.5550.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0375 to $1.5125. Twelve sales were reported ranging from $1.5125 to $1.55.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0125 to $1.5775. Twelve sales were reported ranging from $1.5650 to $1.5775.  The post CME dairy prices mixed with strength in cheese and nonfat dry milk appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm equipment specialist says an abundant supply is softening the price of used combines. Jeff Madsen is the remarketing manager for CLAAS of America and tells Brownfield there’s a large inventory available. “Coming off a number of years where we had very large new sales across the industry, so right now it’s turning into […] The post Used combine market favors buyers as harvest nears appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’ll bring the farm bill back up for another vote after lawmakers return from the August recess. “We’ll see if we can just push this thing over the finish line.” Senator John Boozman tells Brownfield he plans to talk with Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar during the […] The post Boozman outlines path forward for farm bill after failed vote appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmland sales are heating up across Iowa this summer. Base Camp Country Real Estate land specialist Randy Thompson says the market is gaining strength with a recent sale in northeast Iowa’s Grundy County eclipsing $18,000 an acre. “So the right piece in the right area, there’s still a lot of strong bidding and buyers that […] The post Premium Iowa farmland fetches $18,400 an acre in Grundy County appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Minnesota Farm Bureau suggests there’s no quick fixes for high ag input prices. Dan Glessing says he’s hopeful steps taken by the USDA to address fertilizer markets will make a difference. “They are addressing those issues, but that’s a slow-moving ship. It’s not like a jet ski out on the lake, it’s […] The post From fertilizer to electric bill, Minnesota Farm Bureau president says farm expenses remain elevated appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Kansas Livestock Association says a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate could strengthen the fight at against tick-related diseases in cattle.  CEO Matt Teagarden says the Asian Longhorn Tick and theilieria orientalis (OR-ee-uhn-tallis continue to create mortality and morbidity issues. “In Kansas and across the country, they are struggling with what to do […] The post Senate bill targets tick-borne cattle diseases with expanded research appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Nebraska Public Service Commission is investigating an Ohio-based grain dealer for allegedly not making payments to a producer.  The agency received a complaint from a Nebraska farmer who said that The Andersons Inc. did not pay for a portion of 17 grain deliveries from 2023 to 2024.  PSC says The Andersons LLC violated Nebraska law by […] The post Producer complaint leads to Ohio grain dealer investigation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story