September 15, 2026

The USDA has announced a new plan to chart a path forward for American renewable energy.   Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the American Biofuels Trade Outlook has four key pillars, starting with efforts to increase on-road ethanol blending. “USDA will identify breakthrough markets like in Latin America and Southeast Asia,” she says.  “They are prime for […] The post Rollins rolls out new biofuels strategy to expand ethanol exports and grow renewable energy markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly up Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0025 to $0.7625. Two sales were reported ranging from $0.76 to $0.7625.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 to $1.4350. Nine sales were reported ranging from $1.41 to $1.4450.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.44. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0150 to $1.3550. Eighteen sales were reported […] The post Nonfat dry milk tops $2 as cash dairy prices move mostly higher Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn farmers are scrutinizing every input expecting margins to be tight again next year. Wyffels Hybrids area agronomy manager Mike Witt says fall soil tests can help inform fertilizer decisions. “And make sure if I cannot need P&K, is that somewhere where I can look at some of that. We’re always going to put nitrogen […] The post Wyffels: fine-tuning inputs can help protect corn margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Senate Ag Committee is scheduled to vote again on the farm bill on Wednesday, and the South Dakota Farmers Union president expects it to advance. However, Doug Sombke says the path forward beyond the ag committee could be challenging, given the damage that’s been done to the farm bill coalition. “I guess the best […] The post Sombke: farm bill faces challenges beyond Senate Ag Committee vote appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Paul Noe has been named the next president and CEO of the Corn Refiners Association. The current CEO John Bode announced his retirement earlier this year. Noe has spent the last 20 years shaping public policy and regulatory strategy at the American Forest and Paper Association, along with the former Grocery Manufacturers Association. He’s also […] The post Paul Noe named president and CEO of Corn Refiners Association appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commentary Every January, USDA gives us a snapshot of America’s cattle inventory. The January 1, 2026, numbers show that Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri account for more than 28 percent of the nation’s beef-cow herd. Those three states are traditionally the top momma-cow states in the nation, with Texas coming in first and Oklahoma and Missouri […] The post If you want to rebuild the herd, go where the cows are appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says Canada’s efforts to diversify its trading partners could have long-term implications for U.S. agriculture. “It’s going to put back our relationship with Canada by several years,” he says. Ian Sheldon with Ohio State University tells Brownfield, “Undermining each of the integrated value chains is potentially quite costly, both in terms of investment and […] The post U.S. trade dispute pushes Canada to explore new trading relationships appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Two beef herds have been confirmed with bovine tuberculosis in northern Michigan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the disease was detected during whole-herd testing in Iosco County and as part of a trace investigation related to a previous case. In May, a positive cattle herd in the county led to whole-herd testing in Arenac, […] The post Bovine Tuberculosis identified in Iosco County cattle herds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story