January soybean crush, corn for ethanol up on year

The U.S. soybean crush during January was one of the largest on record. The USDA says 213 million bushels of beans were crushed to start 2025, down 5 million from December’s all-time high for any month, but above the high end of estimates and up 19 million from last year. Crush margins remain positive and…Continue Reading

New farmer survey shows deep concern for future of crop protection

A new survey from the Modern Ag Alliance says farmers remain concerned about crop protection availability. Executive director Elizabeth Burns-Thompson says the crop protection industry is under attack. “There really is a concern about what the growing amount of litigation facing agriculture means for the future of the industry and the success of farming moving…Continue Reading

Optimistic outlook for U.S. ethanol exports

A director for the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board says he sees a favorable outlook for U.S. ethanol exports. Shane Goplin says he expects momentum from 2024 to continue through 2025. “We have to increase our production. Well, we have to find a home for that too. There’s huge opportunities coming out there.” 2024 U.S. ethanol…Continue Reading

AGI at Commodity Classic 2025

COMING SOON – Stay tuned for exclusive videos from the 2025 Denver Commodity Classic, where Brownfield gets the chance to talk to professionals about the power of partnership. The post AGI at Commodity Classic 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     Continue Reading

South Dakota asks EPA for a one-year E15 extension

South Dakota is one of three states asking the Environmental Protection Agency for more time before it offers 15 percent gasoline blend year-round. South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden says potential supply chain disruptions could affect a refinery in western South Dakota and he’d like to delay the implementation for 10 counties until 2026. In a…Continue Reading

EPA staff reductions could be major challenge for pesticide approval process

The CEO of the Ag Retailers Association says staffing shortages at the EPA could make an already long pesticide registration process even longer. “The Office of Pesticide Programs, which handles all of these registrations, has been understaffed and under-resourced constantly,” says Daren Coppock. President Trump previously said there would be at 65% reduction of workforce…Continue Reading

A classic late-Winter/early Spring storm to sweep the Heartland through mid-week

Later Monday, a classic spring storm will emerge from the central Rockies, crossing the central Plains before reaching the Great Lakes States on Wednesday.  Early- to mid-week weather impacts will include blizzard conditions from northeastern Colorado into parts of western and central Nebraska; a multi-day Southern severe weather outbreak, starting late Monday across the southeastern…Continue Reading

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