An ag policy leader with Ohio Farm Bureau says he’s optimistic the latest version of the farm bill will pass this year. Brad Bales is the senior director of state and national policy. “We need to have ...

John Deere says it’s bringing back 245 employees who were previously laid off at some of the company’s facilities in Iowa. A ...

Mar. Class III milk closed at $16.68, up 75 cents ...

The chief economist with the National Corn Growers Association says the industry continues to await further guidance on nationwide, year-round, E-15 from the Congressional Rural Domestic Energy ...

OHFB members met with Ohio Senate President Rob McColley during the 2026 Ag Day at the Capital. (Photo by Brownfield's Erin Anderson) Ohio Farm Bureau members want clearer guidelines on how calculated ...

Iowa’s state climatologist says weather outlooks through the first week of March are favorable for farmers across the Midwest. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield, “For much of the Upper Midwest and ag ...

A colostrum management specialist says pasteurization has become a standard practice when feeding dairy calves on many farms. Great Lakes Territory Manager Cora Okkema with Dairy Tech tells Brownfield ...

One lawmaker says a year-round E15 deal could get done soon. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra, a member of the House Rural Domestic Energy Council, says the group had a positive meeting on Wednesday.

Some farmers are turning to leasing during the down ag economy. Compeer Financial senior leasing specialist Anjie Erbsen says she works with farmers on building, grain handling, and equipment projects ...

Cash dairy prices were steady to higher on Tuesday except for powder at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. After a long period of unchanged prices, dry whey was up $0.02 at $0.74. No sales were recorded ...

Most dairy producers in Wisconsin have not yet signed up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program. Katie Detra at Wisconsin FSA tells Brownfield that as of today, February 17 th, only 1,616 producers ...

John Hutcheson, Merck Animal Health (Photo from Brownfield's Meghan Grebner). The threat of New World screwworm continues to be a concern for U.S. cattle producers and the U.S. ag industry. In ...