August 20, 2026

An ag economist says managing risk starts with understanding farm financials. David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights says having a strong risk management plan can help producers navigate uncertainty. “I think we have to take the data that we see,” he says. “We need to look at November 27 prices, December 27 prices, and step […] The post Economist urges farmers to focus on financial strengths amid market volatility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Representative says farmers need stable policies and expanded domestic demand.  Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach says biofuels are critical to the success of agriculture. “It’s the strongest domestic demand driver our corn growers have, and when biofuels succeed growers have a stable floor under their prices. Rural processing plants thrive, and rural main streets […] The post Fiscbach: year-round E15 would give corn farmers a stronger market floor appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says farmers should be more proactive purchasing fertilizer for 2027. “Just from my pessimistic perspective, I really think this thing with the Strait (of Hormuz) and Iran is going to carry forward here,” Gregg Ibendahl said. Ibendahl tells Brownfield he doesn’t expect relief in prices anytime soon. “I don’t think I would […] The post Fertilizer costs will stay high, economist says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says the biofuels industry is in a good place.  “Overall, the health of the industry I think is very strong right now.” Brian Jennings says that’s despite low ethanol prices. “It makes ethanol blending so attractive, ethanol is trading wholesale about $1 under gasoline.” Speaking to Brownfield […] The post Low ethanol prices fuel strong blending demand, ACE CEO says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The government relations director with the Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) says rising health insurance costs are adding to the financial squeeze on farmers. Michelle Ramirez-White says the subsidy changes within the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill are being felt by producers. “We put out a survey as Wisconsin Farmers […] The post Farmers feeling impact of ACA changes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Heartland Farm Partners says there’s opportunities for farmers take advantage of the recent strength in commodity markets.   Jeff Peterson says producers should focus on marketing their old crop grain heading into harvest first, and then, “Secondly, maybe if you’re behind on forward selling, use a bounce in the market based on […] The post Farmers should consider old-crop sales before harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story