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Building a stronger future for the cattle industry. The chair the National Cattlemen’s Beef Associations Young Cattlemen’s Conference and Montana rancher Leoma Donsbach says YCC provides an opportunity to help move the sector forward by representing each segment of the supply chain. “That’s what makes this industry beautiful but also challenging. When we can get […] The post Future beef industry leaders gain supply chain perspective appeared first on Brownfield […]

The USDA is allowing landowners to adjust base acres, and a farm management analyst says that could provide more support for farmers. Kent Thiesse tells Brownfield “There are protections there if if we have lower prices or if yields are down to help out in these challenging times.” Ag Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage […] The post USDA base acre updates could increase farm program support for producers appeared […]

The USDA has launched an initiative to support a rebuild of the U.S. cotton industry. The Great American Cotton Plan focuses on increasing demand for U.S. raised cotton and boosting the U.S. cotton industry. “You know, farm bills are hugely important and when they’re needed,the economic existence are hugely important, but at the end of […] The post USDA unveils Great American Cotton Plan to support U.S. cotton growers appeared […]

An apiculture educator says many in the beekeeping community are worried about the closure of the USDA Beltsville Agriculture Research Center in Maryland. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “They run a diagnostic service where beekeepers can send in samples and get results, and there’s just a ton of research that comes out of […] The post Bee industry fears USDA research lab closure could threaten pollination and crop […]

The Federal Trade Commission is launching a formal investigation into possible anti-competitive behavior in the U.S. fertilizer industry. Bradley Schad, CEO of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, says unfair practices have caused farmers to pay a higher price for fertilizer. “What happened whenever we went into Iran? Immediately, overnight, the prices jumped,” he says. “There […] The post FTC launches investigation into possible anti-competitive practices in U.S. fertilizer industry appeared […]

Jul. corn $4.55 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.94 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal $334.10, up $3.50Jul. soybean oil 76.70, up 144 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.24, up 1 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle $249.75, down $1.67Aug. feeder cattle $353.02, down $1.60Jun. lean hogs $96.97, down 62 centsJun. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 28, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield […]

Researchers are finding value and a potential market for something dairy processors previously had little use for. Gulustan Ozturk is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub.  She says when the dairy industry produces whey protein isolate, it also produces a co-product called whey protein phospholipid concentrate. “It has those phospholipids, the […] The post Dairy co-product has huge nutritional value appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

U.S. ethanol stocks swelled over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says the domestic supply was the largest in almost a month at 24.968 million barrels, rising 93,000 on the week and 687,000 on the year. The year-over-year gain is linked to a generally faster rate of production. Ethanol production averaged 1.089 million […] The post Ethanol stocks move to multi-week highs, production nearly steady appeared first on […]