Agriculture News
Economist says Brazil could play key role in expanded U.S. beef imports
There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the Trump administration’s plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of beef. Josh Maples, an ag economist with Mississippi State
E15 bill would remove Michigan’s split state regulations
The Michigan House Agriculture Committee Chair says new legislation would allow sales of E15 gas year-round. Representative Jerry Neyer tells Brownfield split state regulations currently prevent eight counties from selling
Allendale survey shows lower 2026 corn, soybean yields
2026 corn and soybean production could end up being highly regional. Rich Nelson, chief strategist for Allendale Inc., tells Brownfield the results of their annual yield survey generally show the
Applications open for Organic Certification Cost Share Program
The organic grain mentorship coordinator with The Land Connection says a long-awaited financial assistance opportunity is now open for organic producers. Kaite Bishop says the USDA is accepting applications for the
Republican lawmakers push Trump for long-term cattle market stability
A group of Republican lawmakers has asked President Trump to implement policies that expand market access and create certainty for cattle producers. But, Congressman Adrian Smith tells Brownfield, the recent
Mexico suspends U.S. sheep and lamb variety meat imports following scrapie detection
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says Mexico’s trade restrictions following a recent scrapie detection has limited market access for U.S. sheep and lamb producers. Courtney Heller, director of technical and
Butter leads cash dairy prices higher as CME strengthens Thursday
Cash dairy prices were mostly up Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.01 to $0.75. One sale was reported at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 to $1.4775. Four sales
Soybean exports, crop quality top of mind for Iowa Soybean Association at FPS
In this Farm Progress Show interview, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett meets with Grant Kimberley and Brent Swart from the Iowa Soybean Association about the state of US soybean exports and the
‘Perfect Sundays’ explores farmer suicide, family and healing on dairy farm
Farmer suicide and mental health are the focus of a new six-part limited television series. Sam Goldberg is the creator and producer of Perfect Sundays. “Perfect Sundays is about a
Naig announces record cover crop cost-share signup
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig met with reporters to announce a new record cover crop cost-share signup, nearly tripling cover crop acres in the
