A central Indiana farmer says it’s been a challenging start to the 2026 planting season. Chris Eck tells Brownfield, “It’s been everything from initially in early May, it was 80

The jump in fuel prices is hurting the bottom line of farmers like Cordt Holub in east-central Iowa. “Certainly been the biggest question here when it comes to springtime planting

The president of the Illinois Wheat Association says the state’s new wheat checkoff is just weeks from going into effect. Tracy Heuerman, who farms in Effingham County, tells Brownfield… “The

The on-going drought in the Central Plains has some producers thinking outside of the box. “It’s a heart-breaking story, but at the same time, it’s really great to see farmers,

A member of the Senate Ag Committee says work is underway to craft its version of a skinny farm bill. Deb Fischer, a Republican from Nebraska, says legislation and it

The founder and CEO of Phospholutions says fertilizer supply challenges in the U.S. are becoming structural rather than temporary. Hunter Swisher points to The Mosaic Company’s recent decision to curtail

A new Iowa law aims to strengthen agricultural education by ensuring students aren’t penalized for participating in FFA and other school‑sponsored activities. Iowa Cattlemen’s Association CEO Bryan Whaley says Governor

A central Illinois farmer says she’s wrapped up planting…for the first time. Heather Hampton-Knodle, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Montgomery County, says several rounds of heavy rains and

Across the Corn Belt, Frost and Freeze Advisories are in effect early Thursday in the upper Great Lakes region, extending as far south as northern Lower Michigan, with possible adverse

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says while farmers in some parts of Missouri are replanting due to excessively wet fields, the farmers in his area are replanting due to