September 21, 2026

A lot of corn left U.S. ports during the week ending September 17th. The USDA says corn export inspections were up solidly on both the week and the year, with the current marketing year pace now ahead of a year ago. The main destinations were the key markets of Japan and Mexico, both of which […] The post Corn, soybean inspections pull ahead of last marketing year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.78. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 to $1.3650. Two sales were reported ranging from $1.3525 to $1.3650.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4525. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.01 to $1.36. No sales were reported.  Nonfat dry milk was […] The post Cheese blocks climb, butter slips Monday at CME Group appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee is frustrated because the Senate has yet to pass a farm bill. Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad says the House passed its version at the end of April. “This is one of those things that common sense isn’t so common in Washington D.C. I mean you have something […] The post Finstad: Senate “twiddling their thumbs” on farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural economist with the University of Illinois says the pre-harvest market rally can be attributed to several factors. During a recent FarmDoc webinar, Gary Schnitkey says over the past month producers have seen commodity prices improve, primarily due to global conflict. “We’re seeing exports from the Black Sea area facing severe problems, which is […] The post Market rally fueled on several fronts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Every growing season is an opportunity for farmers to learn how they can improve weed management. Corteva Agriscience technical field agronomist Jeff Bode says 2026 offered plenty of opportunities to evaluate weed control strategies to help better prepare for next season. The post Weed Control Evaluation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says widespread USDA farm program payments are expected for crop farmers beginning next month. David Widmar with Ag Economic Insights tells Brownfield farmers will receive the higher payment from either the Ag Risk Coverage program or Price Loss Coverage program. “In some cases, you might be getting a soybean ARC program, and […] The post Widespread USDA farm program payments expected in October appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story