September 30, 2026

A dairy lending specialist says beef-on-dairy continues to boost margins. Brad Herkenhoff with Compeer Financial tells Brownfield milk prices have not been great this year. “But with the beef market the way it has been, it’s kind of surprising producers.” He says beef-on-dairy is driving profits. “Came off of last year, obviously the beef on […] The post Compeer lending specialist says beef-on-dairy revenue could surprise producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Novonesis technical services manager Ryan Royer says bacteria is central to conversations the bio-solutions company is having with dairy farmers at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin this week. “We’re talking about both our silage inoculants and livestock probiotics, so we’re kind of talking bacteria. That’s what is in both of those products, and Novonesis […] The post Novonesis highlights bacteria’s role in silage inoculants, livestock probiotics at World Dairy Expo appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol production declined for the second week in a row. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol production was the lowest since the end of January at 1.007 million barrels per day, down 21,000 on the week due to seasonal maintenance as the industry awaits more new crop corn, but up 12,000 on the […] The post Ethanol production, stocks lowest since January appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Drought, profitability, and slow demand had a big impact on winter wheat production in 2026. The USDA says 1.019 billion bushels of winter wheat were harvested this year, dropping 23% from last year, with the average yield of 48.8 bushels per acre and an all-time low for national harvested area at 20.89 million acres, while […] The post U.S. wheat production drops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Seasonal threats are top of mind for dairy producers attending World Dairy Expo this week. Zoetis technical services veterinarian Dr. Joe Armstrong says the fall ushers in new challenges. “There’s shoulder season and there’s a lot of BRD (Bovine Respiratory Disease) that we’re seeing.” He tells Brownfield producers need to work through BRD in calves […] The post Fall shoulder season brings renewed BRD concerns for dairy producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.050 to $0.8150. One sale was reported at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0050 to $1.27.  Three sales were reported ranging from $1.2675 to $1.27.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4525. No sales were reported.  Butter was up $0.0425 to $1.36. Twenty-eight sales were reported ranging from $1.34 to […] The post CME cash dairy prices mixed Wednesday, butter and dry whey move higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The latest National Cover Crop Survey found that respondents continue to expand their use of cover crops. Ryan Heiniger, executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center, says there is a 33 percent increase in acreage in the U.S. from 2025. “Farmers are seeing less erosion in their fields,” he says. “It’s not only having […] The post Latest National Cover Crop Survey shows continued growth in cover crop adoption appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Zinpro Corporation discovery researcher Daryl Kleinschmit says he’s visiting with dairy farmers about improving efficiency during World Dairy Expo this week. “Improve transition health, reduce lameness, improve reproduction. So I think it’s the same topics every year, maybe a little different spin. But every year people come with a lot of the same questions, depending […] The post Dairy farmers look to nutrition tools to improve efficiency, health appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The mental health specialist with Farm SOS, formerly the Farm Family Resource Initiative, says a partnership with the Illinois FFA Association is helping spread the message of farmer mental health. Rachel Brown says the organization has once again awarded grants to chapters across the state aimed at promoting mental health in agriculture. “We call them Bend […] The post Farm SOS partners with Illinois FFA to promote mental health resources appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story