It was a record year for some corn-related exports. Ellen Zimmerman, director of industry relations with the U.S. Grains & Bioproducts Council, tells Brownfield, “We hit a record for corn exports, 72 ...

Brownfield File Photo: U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Iowa. (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A new bill in the U.S. House seeks greater price transparency and stability in the fertilizer ...

U.S ethanol exports remain on pace to shatter annual records. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports during August were up 15% from July and 24% from August 2024 at 188.8 million gallons ...

Five new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in northern Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on two commercial broiler ...

An ag economist at Ohio State University says he doesn’t expect China to purchase 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans before the end of the year. Ian Sheldon says there isn’t much incentive to ...

Land prices keep going up in value, and David Oppedahl from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago tells Brownfield those land values are helping farmers’ portfolios during the down farm economy, but ...

A Nebraska-based grain dealer that had its license temporarily suspended after it failed to pay farmers last month has filed for bankruptcy. In news release on Monday, Hansen-Mueller Co. said it is ...

The USDA says next week producers can start enrolling for the second wave of the Supplemental Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden says the program covers ...

The chief commodities economist at StoneX Group says he’s expecting the USDA to reduce corn yields again in the January report. “History would argue that we do get more yield reductions in January.” ...

Photo courtesy of Clay Eldridge, Joplin Regional Stockyards. The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says there continues to be chaos in the cattle markets. Jackie Moore with Joplin ...

A dairy farmer in southwest Minnesota says there’s an abundance of feed for winter. Rita Vander Kooi of Worthington says it was a great growing season. “Well, like all dairy farmers in our area, we ...