The conflict in the Middle East is driving up ag input prices. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he applied all his phosphate and potassium for 2026 last fall. “Locked in ...

Adam Hamilton & Gene Robinson (left to right) with ForgeBee at the 2026 U of I Ag Tech Summit (Brownfield Photo) The founder of ForgeBee says lab-grown honeybees may be a key to the future of food ...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says more than 300,000 acres have burned after an outbreak of wildfires. According to the Fire Information for Resource Management System from NASA and the U.S.

A Missouri man wanted by the FBI for his connection with a nationwide cattle fraud scheme was arrested earlier this week at the Los Angeles International Airport. Joshua Link of Stafford, Missouri has ...

An ag meteorologist says there’s a greater risk of a late-season frost and freeze in the northern Midwest this spring. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated tells Brownfield while warmer temps ...

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner interviews Jackie Moore, Joplin Regional Stockyards (Brownfield photo) More volatility in the cattle markets is expected. Jackie Moore, the owner of Joplin Regional ...

A Wisconsin dairy farm family says a major facility upgrade has improved operations, cow health and comfort, and helped secure long-term farm viability. Sixth-generation dairy farmer Luke Luchterhand ...

A young farmer and dairy group leader says not having a succession plan puts the farm business and everyone involved at risk. Cassandra Strupp with the Professional Dairy Producers tells Brownfield ...

An ag input supplier says 2026 has been unusually quiet so far. Matt Oehmichen with Short Lane Ag Supply in Wisconsin tells Brownfield, “There still is a significant amount of growers that haven’t ...

Apr. Class III milk closed at $16.36, down 75 cents ...

Nathan Johanning, commercial agriculture educator with the University of Illinois Extension, says research shows that spring termination of cover crops can deter yield-robbing weeds. “A cover crop isn ...

Taylor Hintch, the field crops education manager with Practical Farmers of Iowa, says the organization is seeing tremendous interest from producers looking to reduce their input costs. “One of the big ...