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The president of the Kansas Soybean Association says potential changes to the USMCA could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. agriculture. Brett Neibling says the 10-year review window creates uncertainty for producers who depend on its market access. “It’s got to be one of our top priorities to get more markets and to secure the markets […] The post Mexico market remains key as USMCA review creates uncertainty appeared first on […]

Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA has increased its expectations for corn production. CONAB now has Brazil’s total corn crop at 141.729 million tons, up 0.9% from June and 0.4% from 2025 thanks to increased yield and acreage numbers for the first and second crops. This will likely lead to more export competition for the U.S. […] The post CONAB ups estimates for Brazil corn, soybean crops appeared first on Brownfield […]

A technical service representative with BASF says many corn growers have southern rust on their minds after the disease impacted most of the Midwest last year. Katie Stratham, who’s based in Kansas, says the pathogen is blown north on weather fronts each season, and this year is no exception. “Southern rust can reproduce so very […] The post With all the talk of tar spot, don’t forget about southern rust […]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests time could be running out to get an E15 bill passed out of the Senate. “There’s not many bills between now and the election to go to the president,” he said. “And we’ve got to figure out one of those bills to get E15 in.” A recent poll conducted by […] The post Grassley provides update on E15 in the Senate appeared first on Brownfield […]

About 60 percent of those served by Feeding America food banks have a chronic disease. Melanie Hall, chief health, research, and evaluation officer for Feeding America says a recent evaluation shows that across 21 food banks in 13 states, a Food as Medicine model is improving health across communities. AUDIO: Healthy Living on Food as […] The post Food as Medicine and charitable food appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of the Southwest and from the lower Great Lakes region into the Northeast. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall should occur nearly nationwide, with the West having the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusually […] The post A cool-off to near-seasonal temp levels ahead for parts of the Heartland […]

Across the Corn Belt, heat is building across the upper Midwest, where Tuesday’s high temperatures will range from 90 to 100°F. Across the remainder of the Midwest, warm, dry weather favors a rapid pace of corn and soybean development. Flooding has subsided across the southern tier of the Midwest, including southeastern Missouri, following recent downpours. […] The post Hot weather throughout the Heartland; heat wave conditions centered on the upper […]