A U.S. Senator from Iowa says farm bill work needs to be a priority for Congress the rest of the year. Republican Joni Ernst tells Brownfield the current extension of the 2018 Farm Bill expires at the ...

U.S. poultry production saw a slight year-to-year decline during August 2025. The USDA says 4.484 billion pounds of poultry were certified wholesome last month, down 1% from August 2024, on a modest ...

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U.S. milk production increased more than three percent in August as dairy cows made big productivity gains and the herd grew. Economist Nate Donnay with StoneX says he expects the past six months of ...

Harvest is just starting to pick up steam for southeast Nebraska farmer Logan Bredemeier. “We’ve started on a soft start. We’ve probably picked around 75 to 80 acres of corn. Moisture wise, we’re ...

Many agriculture groups are expressing cautious optimism following the release of the Make America Healthy Again Commission report. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Make Our Children ...

The National Corn Growers Association is expanding its mycotoxin research efforts to help reduce the economic impact for farmers. Sarah McKay, director of research and market development, says ...

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in much of the East and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Rockies ...

U.S. ethanol exports hit a 14-week low last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says exports were estimated at 89,000 barrels per day, down 26.4% or 3.7 million gallons per day. Ethanol ...

Heavy disease pressure could complicate grain harvest for corn farmers this fall. Doug Houser with Iowa State University Extension suggests the amount of southern rust and other leaf diseases is ...

A southern Illinois farmer and agronomist says corn harvest is underway. John Pike, who’s based near Marion in Williamson County, tells Brownfield… “There’s been some harvesting that’s already started ...