The marketing manager for WestBred says the 2025 winter wheat crop exceeded expectations in some areas of the Great Plains. Carrie Roach tells Brownfield, “The highest yield was 238 bushels per acre. The national average yield for wheat in general in the United States is around 54 bushel per acre, so farmers are really using…… Continue Reading
The Top 10 Red Clay Strays Songs
Even before the Red Clay Strays won Vocal Group of the Year at the 2025 CMAs, this band already had a massive grassroots fan base in their corner. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
“The world wants U.S. ethanol,” ACE CEO says as exports climb
U.S. ethanol exports remained strong in 2025. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says that’s one of the highlights looking back on the year. “Export markets have continued to be a shining star for this industry. Set a record in 2024, we will once again set a record in 2025. The world wants United…… Continue Reading
NFU members express growing concern over faltering farm safety net
The vice president of advocacy for the National Farmers Union (NFU) says the organization’s membership is concerned about the faltering farm safety net. Mike Stranz says resolutions from state conventions across the country are showing a common theme. “I think there’s a lot of frustration with the farm safety net, especially given how farm bills…… Continue Reading
Southern rust was the number one yield robbing disease for many growers in 2025
A pair of Bayer agronomists say southern rust was the number one yield robbing disease for many farmers across the Midwest in 2025. Brad Gibson with Channel tells Brownfield, “Growers had to put some extra management into it with nitrogen over the top as well as with their fungicides,” he says. “Some saw some pretty…… Continue Reading
Northern Illinois farmer cuts inputs, boosts yields with 15 years of conservation farming
A northern Illinois row crop farmer says the long-term use of conservation practices is helping his bottom line. Jay Whalen, who farms in LaSalle and Livingston Counties, says his use of no-till, strip-till, and diverse cover crops has drastically reduced his input budget. “I have had a goal of getting down to a half pound…… Continue Reading
A Winter-like “look & feel” for most; new Winter storm organizing on the northern High Plains
Across the Corn Belt, snow squalls in the wake of a departing storm system linger downwind of the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, livestock producers are preparing for a more widespread winter-weather event, which will arrive later Friday west of the Mississippi River and overspread the remainder of the Midwest on Saturday. Snowfall totals of 12 to…… Continue Reading
Labor and tariffs impacting dairies
A Wisconsin dairy farmer says tariffs and labor issues are the top issues Washington D.C. needs to address. Heidi Fischer is a dairy farmer in the Hatley, Wisconsin area and a member of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. She tells Brownfield there are two major concerns for dairy farmers right now. “Right now, I think the…… Continue Reading
Much of the Great Lakes region needs snow
An atmospheric scientist says the winter storms that arrived before Thanksgiving and are expected to bring considerable snowfall and is exactly what much of the Great Lakes states needed. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions tells Brownfield the storm track is bringing badly-needed moisture. “It’s going to sit on top of the one spot that’s…… Continue Reading
Cold weather ahead, along with a seasonally active, winter-like pattern for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the Midwest into the Northeast, while warmer-than-normal weather will cover much of the West and Deep South. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in northern California and environs. The post Cold…… Continue Reading
