Calmer corn heads provide more efficiency for farmers

Marion Calmer, CEO of Calmer, says the companies corn heads offer producers more efficiency and throughput for all available equipment on the market. Marion Calmer: The post Calmer corn heads provide more efficiency for farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

Consider alternative leasing arrangements for 2026

An ag economist says flexible land leases could be an option for producers looking for alternative rental arrangements for the 2026 crop year. Purdue University’s Michael Langemeier says adjusting terms can help farmers better manage financial stress. “It’s attractive because the base rent is lower than the fixed market cash rent,” he says. “If revenue…Continue Reading

Cash dairy prices mostly lower Tuesday

Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.03 at $0.60. Two sales were recorded at $0.5825 and $0.60.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.6650.  Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.6650 to $1.67.  Cheese barrels were down $0.02 at $1.68.  No sales were recorded.  Butter…Continue Reading

From spring floods to fall drought

A southeastern Illinois farmer says 2025 has been a challenging year. Jeff Scates, who grows corn and soybeans in White and Gallatin Counties, says it started with spring floods. “About 85% of our farm was underwater at one time, so we did lose the initial acres for the most part.”  He says, “We were able…Continue Reading

Legislators hear options for state SNAP programs

The ranking member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says Congress needs to do more to help implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on a state-by-state basis. During a subcommittee hearing on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, Angie Craig said state policies can help SNAP reach more participants. “Undermining or restricting state options will only take…Continue Reading

Planning for Next Year

In this Pods for Profit, we hear from Michigan Soybean Committee’s Mark Seamon to learn what notes farmers should be making on field conditions to manage future crop rotations. The post Planning for Next Year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

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