September 29, 2026

The president of the Missouri Soybean Association says he’s not surprised to see China continue with its 10 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans after last week’s meeting. “There’s lots of polarizing issues that need to be hammered out before we can expect to see the 10 percent tariff come off the soybeans,” Cody Brock tells […] The post China’s 10 percent tariff continues to weigh on U.S. soybean trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The primary goal of the Illinois corn checkoff is to improve farmer profitability.  In this Managing for Profit, Matt Raben, a Gallatin County farmer and new chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, discusses some of their recent efforts. The post Prioritizing Profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The outgoing president of the National Corn Growers Association says advancing policies that support U.S. farmers was a top priority during his year of leadership. Fayette County, Ohio farmer Jed Bower says seeing momentum on nationwide, year-round E15 legislation is just one example. “We went to Washington to talk about what this would do for […] The post Outgoing NCGA president reflects on E15 progress, remains hopeful for a new farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says maintaining strong international relationships in times of uncertainty is vital.   Jerry Costello says the state’s annual grain tours that showcase the agricultural supply chain to foreign buyers are a prime example. “The three countries that were able to participate were Egypt, China, and Vietnam.”  He […] The post Illinois grain tours build international demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corteva has agreed to a $35 million proposed settlement that the Federal Trade Commission says, “could lower pesticide prices for American farmers.” According to the FTC, Corteva will dismantle its existing pesticides loyalty program which has limited distributors’ ability to do business with generic competitors that seek to enter the market after Corteva patents have […] The post FTC, states reach $35M settlement with Corteva over pesticide pricing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

President Trump has nominated Greg Ibach to serve as USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Ibach, a native of Sumner, Nebraska, served in the President’s first term as Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says Ibach is a proven leader that understands the industry and the global marketplace. If […] The post Ibach tapped for USDA Undersecretary trade post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Central Kansas farmer Paul Penner says this year’s soybean crop is in dismal shape from the ongoing drought. “There are just literally brown spots on the regular beans. There are pods there, but there is nothing in them.” He tells Brownfield the region didn’t receive measurable moisture for nearly 3 months. “Some guys have already […] The post Drought devastates soybean yields in central Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, abundant atmospheric moisture streaming northeastward is sparking showers across the upper Midwest. As the window for fieldwork closes across the western Corn Belt, producers in Iowa had harvested 5% of their corn acreage by September 27, versus the 5-year average of 10%. On the same date, the soybean harvest was at […] The post Fair, seasonal weather covers most of the eastern Corn Belt; beneficial showers expand on much of the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story