September 9, 2026

Cash dairy prices were mostly up Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 to $0.7575. One sale was reported at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0075 to $1.47. Three sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.47.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5325. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.00225 to […] The post Nonfat dry milk leads gains at the CME Group Wednesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A certified crop advisor says partnering with agricultural research projects can give better insights into how non-traditional management strategies could benefit farmers. Jason Stegink, with Wide Angle Agriculture, is a member of Michigan State University’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Project advisory board. “It’s allowed me to say, are there different market opportunities that we need to be looking at or crops we can consider […] The post MSU adds dry beans to aspirational cropping systems research study appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southwest Iowa considers himself fortunate as many growers across the Midwest have received too much or too little rainfall. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton and says rains have been timely this summer. “In late June and part of July we’d get right on the edge of ‘oh good I don’t have to […] The post Peterson: timely rains have crops looking good in southwest Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Despite many differences in their operations, a pair of Midwestern farmers say rising diesel costs are cutting into already tight margins.   Jeff Scates, who raises corn and soybeans in far southern Illinois, says the pre-harvest market rally has helped offset some of the impact, but… “The jury’s still out.”  He says, “We still got […] The post Diesel costs impacting all types of farming operations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag and biofuel groups are welcoming further guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Growth Energy senior vice president of regulatory affairs Chris Bliley says the update is exciting for biofuel producers and for farmers. “This actually shows that farmers can reap the benefits of the credit. So we’re really appreciative of USDA, […] The post Farm practices take center stage in updated 45Z Clean Fuel guidance appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A pair of farmers say extremely high diesel prices are forcing them to rethink how they manage equipment and field work this fall. “I think the fuel price is up 60 percent from last winter and spring. It’s just hard to fathom” Eastern Nebraska farmer Quentin Connealy says he didn’t get enough fuel locked in […] The post Farmers feel the impact of soaring diesel prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of Midwest Food Bank says a new partnership is helping provide emergency hunger relief in areas impacted by recent flooding. Todd Greenwood says Red Gold donated more than $50,000 in financial and food assistance to support recovery efforts. “It was Indiana farmers growing these tomatoes for an Indiana brand,” he says. “They […] The post Midwest Food Bank expands flood relief efforts with support from Indiana-based Red Gold appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says he’s closely watching USDA’s corn and soybean yield estimates in this week’s supply and demand report. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the biggest impact could be to local basis levels. “If you keep that yield closer to 180 on the higher end of the trade estimate, you’re still looking at one […] The post USDA Yield estimates could impact grain basis appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist at the University of Illinois says he’s somewhat optimistic about the direction of commodity prices primarily due to demand prospects created by biofuels. In a recent FarmDoc webinar, Nick Paulson says updated federal policies are driving soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel production. “We’ve seen the boom in renewable diesel, which is a […] The post Biofuels driving optimism for commodity prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story