August 21, 2026

The chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says China is making progress on its purchase commitments of U.S. soybeans. Jason Smith, a U.S. Congressman from Missouri, tells Brownfield… “They’ve already purchased over 13 million metric tons, so they’re halfway there. They got more work to do, but last year they purchased a […] The post Smith: China making progress on U.S. Soybean purchases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Sale of Champions and Best of Missouri Sale are coming up at the Missouri State Fair. Superintendent Chuck Miller tells Brownfield “We’ll start with the Best of Missouri Sale. It will have beef, pork, lamb and goat carcasses. We will sell some champion cheeses, some Agri-Missouri products, a couple of baskets of those, and […] The post Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions, Best of Missouri Sale set for Saturday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Hundreds of Iowa farm families received special recognition at the Iowa State Fair for preserving their agricultural heritage. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says 514 families were honored with Century or Heritage Farm designations. “Multiple generations on the stage at one time (Thursday),” he said. “Lots of great stories – struggles that families had and […] The post Record number of heritage farms recognized at Iowa State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7025. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0050 to $1.5275. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5650. No sales were reported.  Butter was up $0.0325 to $1.4625. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.45 […] The post Butter rallies as CME cash dairy trade ends week mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

President Trump has announced a deal that he says will lower beef prices for American consumers.  According to his post on Truth Social, for the next 90 days, the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported with no “out of quota” tariff.   Ethan Lane, senior vice […] The post Trump administration opens door to more beef imports, cattle groups disappointed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of Kansas State University says its new innovation and research center will be a game changer for the future of the ag industry. Richard Linton says the L. Eldon Giden Agronomy Research and Innovation Complex helps the University expand its capacity to develop tools and management practices for producers. “Agriculture, today, is being […] The post K-State cuts ribbon on first of its kind research, innovation center appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The organic grain mentorship coordinator with The Land Connection says the struggling economy is taking its toll on many specialty growers. Katie Bishop says it’s important that producers, no matter their size, form a relationship with their local Farm Service Agency office. “FSA also has micro loans, so you don’t have to be a large […] The post Specialty crop producers encouraged to build strong FSA relationship appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension plant pathologist says while corn disease risk is lessening growers should keep their guard up. Dean Malvick with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield. “We do (need to keep our guard up) in the sense that we still want to know where it’s developing and how much. Although in many places now we […] The post Corn maturity key to assessing late-season disease risk appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The state executive director of Indiana’s Farm Service Agency says farmers shouldn’t wait to document expected losses following record-breaking rainfall across the state. Steve Brown says work continues to evaluate the need for federal disaster assistance. “If they have damage, they need to let our county FSA offices know,” he says. “We do have our […] The post Indiana FSA evaluating federal disaster assistance following statewide historic flooding appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story