September 16, 2026

A northwestern Wisconsin farmer says his decades long focus on regenerative agricultural practices has made his farm more adaptable. Andy Bensend, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Barron County, says this season’s drought doesn’t seem to be having as big of an impact on his crops. “It’s my goal to get every acre that […] The post Regenerative agriculture paying off for Wisconsin farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Skyrocketing diesel prices continue to erode the bottom line for farmers and ranchers.  University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine says, “When I talk to producers, this is their main concern in most conversations.”  The national average for diesel is currently sitting at more than $6 a gallon, and cattle producers are feeling the pinch. […] The post Rising diesel costs pressuring profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, showers extend from the lower Great Lakes region into the lower Missouri Valley. The rain is slowing fieldwork, but—in drier areas of the southwestern Corn Belt, including Missouri—replenishing topsoil moisture. Meanwhile, cool, dry weather prevails across the upper Midwest. A Frost Advisory was in effect early Wednesday in parts of northern […] The post Temps vary in a wide-range across the Heartland; a wet pattern underway across much of the central Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nearly nationwide. Near-normal temperatures will be confined to northern New England. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions across much of the southern two-thirds of the U.S. should contrast with near- or below-normal precipitation across the North, including the Pacific Northwest, northern sections of the […] The post A mild to warm pattern to continue for many; a drier pattern aheads for much of the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this episode of Managing for Profit, Michael Langemeier with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture discusses the results from this month’s Ag Economy Barometer and how farmers are utilizing AI on their operations. The post Farmers using artificial intelligence to make better financial decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A grains and oilseeds analyst says there’s uncertainty about the future of some ag exports. Bree Baatz with Terrain says China appears to be on track to meet its 25 million metric ton goal, but “There’s this commitment of $17 billion of non-soybean goods that China is supposed to buy. Thus far, I’ve only seen […] The post U.S. grain exports face questions on key markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story