September 11, 2026

The CEO of drone manufacturer Hylio warns an evolving regulatory landscape could prove costly for ag applicators. Arthur Erickson tells Brownfield an agricultural drone company in the Pacific Northwest is facing a nearly $290,000 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration for alleged violations including fertilizer applications by drone without the required agricultural aircraft operator certificate. […] The post Ag drone boom brings increased oversight and potentially costly fines appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s 2026 upland cotton and rice crop estimates are lower than last month. Rice production was lowered 211 million hundredweight to 158.18 million as cuts to planted and harvested area, now at 2.102 million and 2.057 million acres, respectively, canceled out a higher yield guess, now at 7,690 pounds per hundredweight. In 2025, rice […] The post USDA cotton, rice guesses decline on acreage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’s preparing for another vote on a farm bill as lawmakers return to Washington D.C. Senator John Boozman tells Brownfield while the conversations about nutrition provisions continued with Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar, a senator from Minnesota, over the August recess “I don’t know if anything has […] The post Boozman prepares for another Senate Ag Committee farm bill vote appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of an Indiana-based nonprofit says addressing food insecurity starts with increasing access to high-quality protein. Daniel Leckie with Hatch says the Coalition to Close the Protein Gap program is looking to improving the long-term health outcomes of underserved communities. “It’s not about hunger relief for calories or pounds, it’s about what you are consuming,” […] The post Indiana nonprofit using undervalued protein to fight food insecurity domestically appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has lowered their 2026 red meat production expectations while leaving poultry almost unchanged. Beef is now projected at 24.877 billion pounds, 90 million less than August on slower third quarter fed cattle slaughter and lighter dressed weights, along with an anticipated cutback in fourth quarter cow slaughter. The average steer price is estimated […] The post USDA trims 2026 beef, pork outlooks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says the war in Ukraine could provide some support for the corn market, despite a record harvest in South America. Brian Basting tells Brownfield, “The corn harvest in Brazil is wrapping up. That’s the second crop corn harvest, a record corn harvest in Brazil.”  He says, “Record domestic use […] The post Ukraine export woes could offset some of the record corn production in South America appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Demand is expected to tighten domestic new crop corn and soybean supplies. That new crop corn carryout is now seen at 1.567 billion bushels, a decline of 86 million from August as cuts to beginning stocks and 2026 production more than canceled out a lower feed and residual use figure. For old crop corn, ending […] The post Demand helps pull 26/27 corn, soybean carryout lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Biotechnology is a broad field, and Bayer Crop Science is using several tools to improve crop genetics and help farmers manage risk. Amanda McClerren, Bayer’s head of biotechnology, says the company is combining traditional breeding, biotech traits and newer genome-editing technology to develop crops with improved yield, climate resilience and other desirable characteristics. Genome editing […] The post Bayer: Biotechnology and AI could accelerate the next generation of crop improvement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story