October 9, 2026

The USDA raised carryout projections for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Corn ending stocks were 282 million bushels above September at 1.849 billion on larger beginning stocks and production, which canceled out increased demand projections. The average estimated 2026/27 farm price is $4.70 per bushels, compared to $4.80 a month ago and $4.16 for 2025/26. Soybean […] The post U.S. corn, soybean, wheat ending stocks all up on month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were up Friday to end the week at the CME.   Dry whey was up $0.01 to $0.86. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.03 to $1.3850. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.3650 to $1.38.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.4525. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0250 to $1.2750. Eleven sales were reported ranging from […] The post Cheese blocks lead gains Friday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has increased its expectations for 2026 U.S. corn and soybean production. Corn is now seen at 16.034 billion bushels, potentially the second largest on record and up 1% from September on a higher average yield guess, now at 181.2 bushels per acre on harvested area of 88.506 million acres, but that would be […] The post USDA surprises with corn crop guess, also ups soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association says USDA’s latest investment in the National Plant Germplasm System is a major step forward for agricultural innovation. Andy LaVigne tells Brownfield the collection provides researchers and plant breeders access to genetic resources that help drive future crop improvements. “It really is the base of […] The post Seed industry welcomes USDA support for germplasm system appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A USDA official says recent changes to the Dairy Margin Coverage program could provide dairy producers with additional risk-management tools. Richard Fordyce, the Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, says the updates are designed to strengthen protections for participating dairies. “In 2026, we had a near record number of enrollments through the Dairy Farm Coverage […] The post USDA opens 2027 Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment with expanded risk protection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of domestic phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says he expects constraints on global phosphate production to be a long-term issue. David Delaney says tight sulfur supplies and record prices for the key production ingredient are likely to deter the development of any new phosphate plants. “They don’t really know where sulfur is going to […] The post Global production constraints likely to keep phosphate fertilizer prices elevated appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy expert says the amount of rainfall that fell across parts of the Midwest during the opening weeks of harvest exceeded expectations. “September is going to be one that we won’t soon forget.” Justin Welch, head of commercial agronomy for Syngenta Seeds, says the crop was in good shape coming out of August, though […] The post Agronomist urges patience as crop quality picture develops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the recent passage of Ohio’s diesel tax holiday is unlikely to improve the bottom line for the state’s farmers. Gabriel Lade with Ohio State University says suspending fuel taxes could have unintended consequences. “On the non-tax fuel, costs could go up if you increase total demand for diesel in the current supply […] The post Ag economist says Ohio’s diesel tax holiday will offer limited relief for the state’s farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

CLAAS Group CEO Jan-Hendrik Mohr says the next era of technology will focus on sustainability and efficiency. “Fuel consumption, for example, is a topic and if you would be make available machines consuming 5, 10 or 15 percent points less compared to previous machine generations, it’s a huge advantage.” He tells Brownfield artificial intelligence and […] The post Leveraging innovation in the next generation of ag equipment appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story