(Washington, D.C., May 12, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the removal of ten lenders from participation in the USDA Rural Development (RD) OneRD Guaranteed Lending Program. These lenders will be precluded from further participation in the program.
A University of Wisconsin entomologist says a research project is studying whether an existing spray product can help rescue soybeans and other crops from slugs. Emily Bick tells Brownfield the test might lead to adding uses to the existing product label. “We’re not sure if it’s going to work. I don’t want to hype it […] The post University of Wisconsin trial might lead to a slug treatment option appeared […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower waiting for additional direct business to develop. Feeders were also pressured by the higher move in corn. June live cattle closed $1.70 lower at $247.70 and Select was $2.47 lower at $241.07. August feeder cattle closed $5.75 lower at $356.55 and September feeder cattle […] The post Feeder cattle futures pressured by the higher move in corn appeared first […]
A board director with the Minnesota Corn Growers Association says he’ll be extremely disappointed if the U.S. House does not pass nationwide year-round E15 this week. Nathan Serbus, who grows corn and soybeans in Renville County, tells Brownfield Congress needs to act on E15 as soon as possible. “I mean this is just a simple, […] The post Corn grower says year-round E15 fix simply allows Americans more fuel choices […]
A northwest Indiana dairy farm is using a first of its kind technology to improve sustainability. Carl Ramsey with Curtis Creek Dairy says the facility has partnered with Sedron Technologies to turn waste into renewable products. “Their system separates the liquid manure into drier solids,” he says. “That contains all of the organic nitrogen, all […] The post How one northwest Indiana dairy farm is turning waste into water appeared […]
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The USDA lowered U.S. old crop stocks with strong domestic crush canceling out lower exports and sees even tighter new crop supplies due to better export demand and further increases in crush due to margins and product demand expectations. On the export side of the issue, the […] The post Wheat sharply higher on big drop in winter wheat production appeared first […]
A young farmer says this season he’s experimenting with using biodiesel in his equipment as fuel prices surge. Lenawee County’s Zach Schaffner tells Brownfield his fuel tanks were getting prepped for the transition on Monday. “It’s very important that you go into it with no microbes in your tank, because that can be a setback if […] The post Michigan soybean grower experiments with biodiesel as prices climb appeared first on […]
A national dairy group says the FARM-ES, or Farmers Assuring Responsible Management -Environmental Stewardship program, helps dairy producers document their sustainable practices and bring more revenue to farms. Nicole Ayoche with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield the unified, dairy-focused program collects and protects farmer data, which can help them benefit from carbon programs […] The post NMPF says FARM-ES protects farm data, provides opportunities appeared first on Brownfield […]
A Michigan apple grower says a combination of pyrotechnics and sonic booms has been working to protect fruit from hail for the past 15 years. Kim Kropf tells Brownfield their hail cannon has worked every time it’s been used to prevent crop damage. “It just pokes a hole through the hail clouds and breaks up […] The post Michigan grower says supersonic shockwaves have been successful in reducing crop damage […]
