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The senior dairy analyst with Terrain says strong U.S. dairy export growth continues to help boost producer profitability. But, Ben Lane says there have been shifts in demand. “We had traditionally exported powders and commodities like non-fat dry milk and whey powders,” he says. “Countries are looking for more of those finished consumer products like […] The post U.S. dairy exports jump 14 percent in May, extending growth streak to […]

U.S. wheat production has been hit hard in 2026 by weather and slow demand, which affected yield and planted area. The USDA now has winter wheat production at 990.475 million bushels, dropping 4% from June and 29% from 2025’s total of 1.402 billion bushels. With harvest ongoing, the yield is expected to be the lowest […] The post USDA cuts U.S. wheat crop guess further appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

A Purdue University Extension specialist says weed control has been difficult for farmers this year.   “It’s been a nightmare for trying to control weeds,” he says. Tommy Butts says variable environmental conditions have been impacting herbicide effectiveness. “We’ve been cool all year, so our crop has been slow to grow,” he says. “At some points […] The post Purdue weed scientist: 2026 has been a “nightmare” for weed control appeared […]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 to $0.69. One sale was reported at $0.69.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0175 to $1.5475. One sale was reported at $1.5625.  Cheese barrels were up $0.10 to $1.56 Two sales were reported at $1.55 and $1.56.  Butter was unchanged at $1.65. No sales were recorded.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0050 to $1.55. Twelve sales were recorded, ranging from $1.55 to $1.525.  The post Cash dairy prices mixed to end the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

The USDA has raised its 2026 corn and soybean production estimates, while trimming the outlook for wheat. The larger corn and soybean numbers followed the late June acreage adjustments by the department. Corn is now pegged at 16 billion bushels, with soybeans at 4.475 billion bushels. The USDA left yields at 183 and 53 bushels […] The post USDA corn, soybean crop estimates rise as wheat falls appeared first on […]

Northeast Nebraska farmer Quentin Conneally says this year’s rainfall has been feast or famine. “It seems like a fine line to get some rains running north towards Sioux Falls and then down to Omaha and south. We can’t catch a good break here to keep everything moving around.” He farms along the Missouri River, about […] The post Irrigation helping northeast Nebraska crops weather dry conditions appeared first on Brownfield […]

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An extension agronomist says fungicide application strategies vary from farm to farm. Iowa State University’s Meaghan Anderson tells Brownfield… “I’m sure a lot of growers have different strategies that they approach,” she said. “There’s a lot of folks that will apply a fungicide regardless of what the weather forecast looks like. With a lot of […] The post When is the right time to apply a fungicide? It varies, agronomist […]

The founder and CEO of Keytrade AG, a global fertilizer trading company based in Switzerland, says despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there’s been some recent relief in global nitrogen prices. Melih Keyman tells Brownfield seeing prices fall to pre-war levels is a bit of a surprise. “Even though we are missing a third […] The post Nitrogen prices provide opportunities despite continued uncertainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]