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An ag economist at Purdue University says the conflict in Iran could impact crop production in Brazil for the 2026-2027 growing season. Joana Colussi says the country has become more dependent on fertilizer imports in recent years and is now experiencing disruptions. “In 2025, a record 49 million metric tons of fertilizer entered the Brazilian […] The post Fertilizer supply disruptions could cause acreage shifts for upcoming crop year in […]

Federal lawmakers are asking the Food and Drug Administration to provide more oversight of lab-grown protein products. During a hearing on Tuesday, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds gave an example of a lab-grown product he says is posing as meat. “One example of these experiments takes pork fat cells grown in a lab and combines […] The post Kennedy says HHS will closely monitor lab-grown protein products appeared first on […]

The director of operations for the Corn Belt Ports says a new partnership with Western Illinois University is set to make it easier for the next generation to find careers on the inland waterways. Chris Smith says establishment of the Corn Belt Ports Rural Logistics & Maritime Training & Education Consortium brings together a network […] The post Corn Belt Ports partnering with higher education to strengthen workforce development appeared […]

Protecting profitability from soybean cyst nematode. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Horacio Lopez-Nicora with Ohio State University Extension explains what farmers need to do to build a proactive management strategy. The post Using proactive management to combat profit loss from soybean cyst nematode appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of broadly below-normal temperatures from the Southwest to the northern and central Plains and upper Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in northern New England, the South, and the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with […] The post A pattern shift to much cooler; seasonally active, perhaps still wet, unsettled […]

Across the Corn Belt, lingering chilly weather is limited to eastern areas, including Ohio. Meanwhile, Wednesday’s high temperatures will reach 80°F or higher as far north as Iowa. Dry weather throughout the Midwest is allowing wetter areas to begin drying out. In soggy Michigan, just 1% of the sugar beets had been planted by April […] The post A more active pattern getting underway on parts of the Plains; milder […]

A 2025 EPA report found that the average U.S. family of 4 put nearly $3,000 worth of food in the trash annually.  As we celebrate Earth Day, Sav Maive with LawnStarter says composting is a great way to utilize food that has gone bad instead of throwing it away and cluttering landfills.  AUDIO: Healthy Living […] The post Reducing food waste to celebrate Earth Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

A central Iowa farmer says planting progress is starting to pick up steam in his area. Morey Hill raises corn and soybeans near Madrid. “Everybody was sure anxious to get going there in mid-April, but the rains kept everybody out of the field including me until just this past week.” He tells Brownfield that corn […] The post Planting pace picking up in central Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

Eastern Iowa farmer Dave Walton says his planting season should get started by the end of the week. “We had plenty of rain here the last few weeks that’s kept us out. We’re ready to go and I think we’re getting close.” He tells Brownfield he’s feeling better about his soil conditions as the growing […] The post Planting “a few days out” for eastern Iowa farmer appeared first on […]