September 3, 2026

A group of Republican lawmakers has asked President Trump to implement policies that expand market access and create certainty for cattle producers. But, Congressman Adrian Smith tells Brownfield, the recent announcement to import foreign beef in an attempt to lower consumer prices was the wrong move. “We need to let the market work. That market […] The post Republican lawmakers push Trump for long-term cattle market stability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says Mexico’s trade restrictions following a recent scrapie detection has limited market access for U.S. sheep and lamb producers.  Courtney Heller, director of technical and export services, says the move has added additional uncertainty for the industry.  “We don’t have much of an alternative market,” she says. “It doesn’t bring […] The post Mexico suspends U.S. sheep and lamb variety meat imports following scrapie detection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly up Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.01 to $0.75. One sale was reported at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 to $1.4775. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.47 to $1.4775.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5325. No sales were reported.  Butter was up $0.0325 to $1.44. Eighteen sales were reported […] The post Butter leads cash dairy prices higher as CME strengthens Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this Farm Progress Show interview, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett meets with Grant Kimberley and Brent Swart from the Iowa Soybean Association about the state of US soybean exports and the 2026 growing season for soybean growers. The post Soybean exports, crop quality top of mind for Iowa Soybean Association at FPS appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmer suicide and mental health are the focus of a new six-part limited television series.  Sam Goldberg is the creator and producer of Perfect Sundays. “Perfect Sundays is about a family grappling with the recent suicide of their patriarch, but they’re picking up the pieces and they’re trying to rescue the farm by turning it […] The post ‘Perfect Sundays’ explores farmer suicide, family and healing on dairy farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig met with reporters to announce a new record cover crop cost-share signup, nearly tripling cover crop acres in the Greater Des Moines Watershed. The Secretary was also asked about beef producer sentiment, MCOOL and voluntary meat product labeling, water quality, and cancer rates in […] The post Naig announces record cover crop cost-share signup appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

September is rice month in Missouri, with the official proclamation made this week in the Missouri Bootheel. Mollie Buckler with USA Rice works closely with the Missouri Rice Council and tells Brownfield “Missouri is fourth in the nation historically for rice production. Typically, around 200,000 acres are grown in about seven counties in southeast Missouri.” […] The post Missouri celebrates Rice Month as harvest gets underway appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Fendt held an international press conference to meet with international growers on a variety of equipment updates and company priorities. Stefan Caspari is Senior Vice President of Customer Success and North America Ag for AGCO, and addressed the Fendt main stage to discuss FarmerCore, which is AGCO’s strategic distribution and […] The post Fendt outlines FarmerCore priorities with international farmers at 2026 FPS appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story