October 8, 2026

The dean of Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine says the development of the One Health Research Institute could help address the industry’s labor shortage. Dr. Bret Marsh says the effort is part of a larger statewide push to increase workforce retention.  “It’ll be attractive to students, faculty, and staff,” he says. “We’re looking at the potential for […] The post Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine and One Health Innovation District expansion aims to strengthen workforce pipeline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says President Trump’s temporary increase in imported ground beef supplies is helping lower prices for consumers. “We have seen some relief,” Rollins said. Speaking to reporters at a farm in Prairie City, Iowa on Tuesday, Rollins didn’t cite specific beef price data but said the president’s import directive is producing results. […] The post Rollins says temporary imports helping consumers at meat counter appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A pair of Illinois farmers say it’s been a good fall for cover crop seeding. Kris Reynolds, who’s finished his corn and soybean harvest in Montgomery County, says he’s begun planting cereal rye in fields that didn’t have cover crops seeded into standing crops with a drone. “Those fields started greening up.”  He says, “If […] The post A good year for the covers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag meteorologist says he’s monitoring some hurricane activity that could impact upcoming weather conditions for Midwestern farmers. Drew Lerner, senior agricultural meteorologist with World Weather Incorporated, says Hurricane Isaias is moving through the Gulf of America and could bring additional rainfall to parts of the Eastern Corn Belt after making landfall. “The remnants will […] The post Tropical systems may impact harvest weather outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

As harvest continues across much of the Corn Belt, growers are collecting valuable information that can help shape decisions for next season. On this episode of Digging into Innovation, Justin Welch, head of commercial agronomy for Syngenta Seeds, discusses how farmers can use decision science when they sit down to plan for 2027. The post Using Decision Science to Plan for Next Season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story