A southern Indiana farmer says he expects to start harvest on his operation next week. Ben Kron tells Brownfield, “It’s all over the place. There’s spots that are pretty good. There’s fields that are absolutely terrible at best. Overall, we’ve been really dry here the last month or two, which is the exact opposite of…… Continue Reading
Minnesota farmer dealing with “very limited windows” to market grain
Grain marketing opportunities have been few and far between for many farmers this year. Mark Enninga of Fulda in southwest Minnesota says he hopes to sell some corn and soybeans out of the field this fall. “I’m just looking for opportunities when the market sees a little bit of concern or some good news, and…… Continue Reading
Rep. Finstad says “about 30 percent” of farm bill still needs to get done
A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says passing a skinny farm bill before the end of the year is a priority. Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad tells Brownfield about 70 percent of legislation that makes up the farm bill was included in this summer’s reconciliation package. “We accomplished quite a bit in the reconciliation…… Continue Reading
Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp emcees the Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention The post Minnesota Cattle Industry Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. … Continue Reading
Perdue announces workforce reduction at southern Indiana poultry plant
Perdue Farms has announced plans to lay off approximately 300 workers at its Washington, Indiana poultry plant next month. In a letter to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, the company said it intends to permanently eliminate its second shift. The final day for affected employees will be October 10th, but employees will receive pay and…… Continue Reading
New corn demand could lie within Indonesia
A north central Ohio farmer says producers across the state continue to look for new ways to spur corn demand. Patty Mann says the recently announced trade framework with Indonesia could be an opportunity to increase ethanol exports. “About a third of the corn we grow here in Ohio is exported, so trade is all important,”…… Continue Reading
FAPRI report shows OBBB helps farmers
Analysis by the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute shows producers will benefit from farm policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Pat Westhoff tells Brownfield the One Big Beautiful Bill Act does provide more payments to producers than the extended 2018 farm bill would have provided. “Pretty much every…… Continue Reading
Bill expanding Illinois on-farm poultry processing signed
Legislation expanding on-farm poultry processing in Illinois has been signed into law. State Senator Sally Turner says the update to the Illinois Meat and Poultry Inspection Act allows farmers to process up to 7,500 birds annually on the farm. “We have these chicken farmers out there that aren’t able to get their product processed.” She…… Continue Reading
Cash dairy prices steady to higher Monday
Cash dairy prices were steady to higher Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.57. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0050 at $1.6950. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6925 to $1.6950. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.70. No sales were recorded. Butter prices…… Continue Reading
USDA reports strong export inspections for U.S. corn
The USDA says that as of the week ending September 4th, corn export inspections are ahead of the pace need to meet expectations for the current marketing year. The 2025/26 marketing year began June 1st for wheat and September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next round of supply and demand estimates is…… Continue Reading
