September 16, 2026

Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7625. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 to $1.4325. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.4275 to $1.4325.  Cheese barrels were up $0.0125 to $1.4525. One sale was reported at that price.  Butter was unchanged at $1.3550. Twenty-one sales were reported ranging from $1.3475 to $1.3550.  […] The post Nonfat dry milk climbs to $2.05 as CME cash dairy prices turn mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe will be leading a trade mission to Italy this week, and Ag Director Chris Chinn will be attending. There are meetings scheduled with several companies that are already located in Missouri, including Bertagni, which manufacturers pasta and other food. Missouri and Italy are trading partners, with leather and allied products, chemicals […] The post Gov. Mike Kehoe Leads Trade Mission to Italy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Bayer Crop Science is bringing together genome editing, plant breeding and artificial intelligence as it works to develop new crop products designed to help farmers manage an increasingly challenging environment. At the recent Bayer Innovation Showcase in Huxley, Iowa, Brownfield spoke with Rick Lawrence, Head of Genome Editing Delivery in Plant Biotechnology, and Jonathan Jenkinson, […] The post Bayer: Genome editing and AI could accelerate the next generation of crop innovation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A pair of commodity market experts say producers should expect volatility in prices while managed money continues to hold record long positions.  Brian Basting, ag economist with Advance Trading, tells Brownfield the funds have played a major role in the recent rally. “It certainly is a welcome sight to see it go up, but if […] The post Commodity markets expected to remain volatile as funds hold record long positions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency says its Beginning Farmer Network is helping more young producers overcome barriers in the ag industry. Hillary Maricle says the suite of tools helps provide resources for financing, education, technical services, grant writing, mental health and mentorship. “There’s huge interest. It’s really exciting. There are […] The post Resources aim to help more young producers return to rural areas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Opportunities and challenges in rural America.  Julie Tesch is the president and CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development.  She says the rural way of life is changing, not dying. “And I think that’s a big difference that people need to understand is that people do want to move to rural areas, we […] The post Rural America faces housing, childcare shortages amid growing demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story