September 18, 2026

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0075 to $0.78. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0725 to $1.35. Thirteen sales were reported ranging from $1.35 to 1.4050.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4525. No sales were reported.  Butter was up […] The post Nonfat dry milk surges to $2.08 as CME dairy prices end the week mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Work continues to re-establish rye as a viable crop in Kentucky. South Central Kentucky farmer John Halcomb of Walnut Grove Farms says it’s going to take time. “As we started to try to figure out how to bring it back, we said, this is a 40-year project,” he says. “This is not something that’s going […] The post Bringing rye back to Kentucky appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm-to-table business owner says rising fuel prices are negatively impacting her bottom line. Traci Walkowski sells produce and pasture raises turkeys and chickens in Hutchinson, Minnesota and tells Brownfield traveling to farmers markets is getting more expensive. “Obviously we don’t see the impact as much as someone who’s using gallons of diesel to you […] The post Minnesota farm-to-table business faces higher costs as fuel prices rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers across the Midwest share one major concern as harvest gets underway. “Diesel prices.” West-central Indiana farmer Kevin Cox says $6 diesel takes a quick toll on a producer’s bottom line. “To keep the machines running and to keep all the semis on the road, you’re 500 to 1,000 gallons per day,” Cox said. “It’s […] The post Soaring diesel costs squeezing farm margins this fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Minnesota farmer is making progress seeding fall cover crops. Bryan Biegler is a strip-till corn and soybean grower from Lake Wilson. “A lot of our covers have been done (and) seeded already, probably going to have a little bit more to get done yet. Do have some rye that I grow for grain, […] The post Minnesota farmer works to get fall cover crops seeded as harvest approaches appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of agronomy with Sound Agriculture says taking steps to boost soil biology is key to maximizing nitrogen efficiency in corn. Jeff Divan tells Brownfield, “Fertilizer applied in the mineral form actually needs to typically be broken down and made plant available, and in that process, some of that efficiency is lost.”  He […] The post Nurturing soil microbes improves nitrogen efficiency appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Fuel surcharges are helping a southwest Iowa farmer who runs a trucking business. Kelly Garrett grows corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, and has a 1,000-head cow/calf herd. “With the trucking contracts we have we’re maintaining some profitability, and the fuel surcharge we use has really been nice to do that.” He tells Brownfield diesel costs are […] The post Southwest Iowa farmer sees trucking costs rise with diesel prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A grains and oil seeds analyst says recent strength in corn and soybean futures could give farmers a chance to improve their bottom lines.   Bree Baatz with Terrain says the counter-seasonal price rally provides producers with some breathing room this fall. “I would be taking a good look at $5.50 corn and $5.30 corn. […] The post Analyst says corn, soybean rally could improve farm margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Nebraska farmer says the quality of U.S. corn has helped keep American producers competitive in global markets. Matt Sullivan recently hosted a team of 20 South Korean buyers, end users and business on his farm. “I talked to a couple of buyers, and that was one of my questions. How does U.S. corn look […] The post U.S. corn quality earns praise from South Korean buyers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story