September 17, 2026

The National Agricultural Law Center says farm bankruptcies are on pace to increase in 2026. Senior staff attorney Elizabeth Rumley tells Brownfield, “At the halfway point of 2026, ag bankruptcies have already reached 61% of the total number recorded in all of 2025. That would be 288 Chapter 12s in 2025 and 52 Chapter 11s.” […] The post Farm bankruptcy filings up in 2025, law center says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Propane Education and Research Council says some farmers are looking for alternative fuel sources to reduce energy input costs.   Mike Newland says propane has remained relatively stable over the last two years. “Somebody said I would bring you all you want for a $1.49. Some other retailers were filling guys under contract for […] The post Propane provides fuel savings option for producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A health and wellness expert says the return of 2 percent and whole milk in schools this fall could help support student growth and development.  Hanna Kelley with the American Dairy Association Indiana says having additional options helps build healthy eating habits. “Just having the flexibility is one of the most important pieces of this […] The post More school milk choices could help improve student nutrition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Kansas farmer says plentiful rainfall this summer helped contribute to an incredible corn harvest. “We were probably at 150 to 200 bushels, but our average was up there.” Ben Bellar tells Brownfield at the end of April it was dry. “But, then we kept getting rain. We never had too much right. We […] The post Summer rainfall delivers strong corn yields in southeast Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension corn agronomist says an early start to harvest should help the 2027 crop get off on the right foot. Jeff Coulter with the University of Minnesota says a dry end to the growing season accelerated crop development. “We’ve got plenty of time this fall to get the harvest done it seems like since […] The post Keys to getting corn off on right foot in 2027 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine says all eyes will be on placements, especially after last month’s surprise. “There’s not going to be enough cattle imports from Mexico through Douglas (Arizona) to really show up and move the needle, I don’t think, on that August placement,” he says.  He tells Brownfield he’s interested to […] The post Could there be another drop in cattle placements? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.01 to $0.7725. One sale was reported at $0.77.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.01 to $1.4225. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4525. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.01 to $1.3450. Six sales were reported ranging from $1.3450 to $1.35.  Nonfat […] The post Dry whey leads cash dairy prices higher Thursday, while cheese and butter decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. meat export sales were up on the week. The USDA says beef sales during the week ending September 10th were larger than the previous week and above average thanks to improved demand from several key customers including South Korea and Mexico. Pork had a week-to-week improvement, with Mexico and Japan leading the way. Aside […] The post Beef, pork export sales rise, while corn, soybeans fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story