September 3, 2026

The team at Golden Harvest met with Brownfield at the 2026 Farm Progress Show to provide updates on their latest corn and soybean innovations. Learn more in the radio interviews below: Clay Cole – Soybean Product Manager Stefan Swenson – Corn Product Manager Jared Benson – Head of Soybean Portfolio Strategy The post Durastak, Enlist E3 innovations highlight Golden Harvest’s agronomy zone at FPS appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

John Deere is offering what the ag manufacturer is calling a hands-free baling experience. Speaking to Brownfield at the Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa Wednesday, Deere hay and forage marketing manager Kaylene Ballesteros said weave automation launched last year. “This is a continuation of the value from the weave automation. So if you take […] The post John Deere unveils ‘hands-free baling’ at Farm Progress Show appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag lobbyist says a trade standoff between the U.S. and Canada is complicating efforts to update the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Randy Russell with The Russell Group says he’s concerned. “The relations between our government and the Mexican government are far better. With Canada, we have some real challenges.” He says any resolution starts with leadership. […] The post U.S.-Canada trade tensions complicate USMCA talks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Farmall® compact A series tractors, featuring the new Farmall 45A, 50A and 55A tractor models, offer straightforward performance, smooth handling and dependable capability for everyday work around livestock or acreage. With easy on‑and‑off access, a comfortable operator area and intuitive controls, the Farmall compact A series is built to perform day in and day out without […] The post Comfort in a compact tractor appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The new Case IH WD6 series windrower features a first-of-its-kind Relative Yield Mapping technology. Producers can now view a map of relative in-field yield variations while harvesting. Learn more in this Farm Progress Show interview with Ryan Kay from Case IH. The post New precision technology for hay producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Analysis of more than two decades of data collected by Iowa State University from farmers’ fields in Iowa reveals that soybean cyst nematode (SCN) continues to develop increased reproduction on PI 88788, the most widely used SCN resistance in soybean varieties. These findings highlight the need for a more diversified approach to SCN management to […] The post Iowa Research Shows SCN Continues to Adapt to PI 88788 Resistance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center says a flash drought has developed in the last two to three weeks stretching from the Southern Plains into parts of the Corn Belt. “From eastern New Mexico all the way into the Ozarks, even in parts of the south, we started seeing the drought conditions change […] The post Flash drought expands from Southern Plains into Ozarks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, CASE IH met with producers about the latest technology platforms offered by the company. Learn more in this interview with Nate Greuel, director of precision marketing. The post Tech updates with CASE IH at FPS appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this Farm Progress Show interview, ASA’s Scott Metzger and Dave Walton talk with Brownfield about biofuels policy and the latest export news impacting soybean producers. The post ASA leaders discuss soybean trade, biofuels outlook at FPS appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says he’s surprised ongoing market volatility didn’t have an impact on farmer sentiment in this month’s Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Michael Langemeier, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says producers are becoming more optimistic about their current financial situation. “The improvements in sentiment took place before the recent increase in corn and soybean prices,” he says. […] The post Farmer sentiment improves in this month’s Ag Economy Barometer survey despite ongoing economic concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story