August 12, 2026

The smallest U.S. wheat crop in decades continues to shrink. The USDA now has combined production at 1.531 billion bushels, 5 million less than July, due to cuts in winter wheat acreage and non-durum spring wheat yield projections. Winter and spring wheat production numbers were both down from a month ago, at 989.89 million and […] The post USDA wheat production estimate falls further appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Minnesota Farmers Union is prioritizing the Conservation Title of the next farm bill. MFU vice president Anne Schwagerl says they will continue to advocate to lawmakers during the August recess. “Really advocating strongly for the things that we care most about, namely I want to protect the conservation dollars that are in (the Environmental […] The post Minnesota Farmers Union: protect EQUIP funding in next farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6975. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6050. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0075 to $1.4625. Thirty-nine sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.4750.  Nonfat […] The post Nonfat dry milk leads dairy prices higher as CME holds mostly unchanged appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has raised their expectations for 2026 U.S. corn and soybean production. Corn is now seen at 16.013 billion bushels, with soybeans at 4.519 billion bushels, both up slightly from July with lower yield projections more than canceled out increased planted and harvested area numbers for both crops. If realized, that is the second […] The post USDA raises corn, soybean crop guesses on acreage increases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A trade policy expert says the International Dairy Foods Association is working to expand new market opportunities for U.S. dairy exports. Becky Rasdall Vargas says IDFA’s latest Project Diversify report shows Uzbekistan to be an emerging export market in Central Asia. “Dairy is a great product for food insecure populations in that region,” she says, […] The post Diversifying dairy trade: IDFA identifies Uzbekistan as top emerging market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soaring fertilizer prices are leading many farmers to adjust their nutrient management plans.  Drew Beckman, field agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids, says research shows many producers are applying more nitrogen than is economically optimal. “On our PFR farms we find that 160 units of overall nitrogen is our economic optimum rate, which is probably a little […] The post Optimizing nutrient efficiency brings economic benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of AgriNovus Indiana says farmer-led innovations are creating new opportunities for the state’s agbioscience economy. Christy Wright says the organization’s Velocity accelerator program is helping farmers address production challenges. “Farms generate an enormous amount of data,” she says. “We’re starting to see the first effects of how AI is reorganizing systems to capture […] The post AgriNovus Indiana: AI and farmer-led innovation is helping shape the future of agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story