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Demand for beef remains strong despite higher retail prices.  Tracey Erickson, senior executive vice president for marketing with Certified Angus Beef, says cattle producers continue to deliver for consumers.  “They love the taste experience,” she says. “They love what it provides for their family from a nutritional standpoint.” She says that the eating experience is extremely critical […] The post Higher beef prices not slowing down consumer demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says there needs to be better protections to keep farmland in production. Michigan’s Elissa Slotkin tells Brownfield, “The only way to make sure we can always feed ourselves by ourselves is by having enough agricultural land to grow the food.” “I’m a big believer we need to […] The post Slotkin says tax policy should consider farmland as a national security asset appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the National Cattleman’s Beef Association says it’s only a matter of time before New World Screwworm is confirmed in the United States. “It’s 25 miles away right now. I think it’s really hard to say that it’s never going to make it across.” Colin Woodall told a crowd of beef producers in […] The post NCBA: NWS in the U.S. is inevitable appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says USDA officials have pointed to increased soybean buying activity from China. Greg McBride with Allendale tells Brownfield, “The Deputy Ag Secretary had mentioned that China has started to buy some of the new crop beans.” Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden announced the new crop soybean sales orders during The Wall Street Journal’s […] The post USDA’s Vaden indicates China is buying new crop soybeans from U.S. appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

There is growing concern that data centers will pose a threat to the future of the ag industry.  Virginia cattle producer Rebecca Webert says her state has highest number of facilities in the country and that’s  made it extremely difficult for producers to get started.   “Data centers are paying significantly more for acreage than you could […] The post Cattle producers voicing concerns as data centers compete for land, water resources appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop insurance agent says base acre changes could increase farm program payments this fall. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Jason Williamson with Williamson Crop Insurance says some farmers could have expanded access to federal risk management programs for the 2026 crop year. The post Base acre changes could help strengthen the farm safety net appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the north-central U.S. having the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusual warmth. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation in much of the Far West, and from the upper Great Lakes region into northern New England, should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across the […] The post Early-season warmth, heat for most; increased rainfall chances for most areas, centered on the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, mostly dry weather prevails. Spotty thundershowers are occurring, however, in the southwestern Corn Belt. Meanwhile, cool conditions in the eastern Corn Belt contrast with warm weather west of the Mississippi River. In the initial crop condition report of the season, on May 31, approximately two-thirds of the U.S. corn (67%) and […] The post Welcome rains on parts of the Plains, western Corn Belt; temps warm across the eastern Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says it is working around the clock to keep New World screwworm out of the United States. New World screwworm, the parasitic fly that eats the flesh of warm-blooded animals, was recently detected in a goat, about 25 miles south of the U.S. border in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Rear Admiral Michael […] The post Latest New World screwworm detection in Mexico prompts USDA to reinforce surveillance and prevention efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says the milk futures market still looks good in the near months. Mike North with Ever.ag tells Brownfield the Class IV milk which primarily goes towards butter production is paying well right now. “You’ve got prices north of $20.00 in the next couple of months, June and July specifically. June at $21.80, […] The post Milk futures remain strong for now appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story