Brownfield's Kellan Heavican interviews Jeff Peterson from Heartland Farm Partners. A market analyst says farmers could plant more soybeans in 2026 to help offset record input costs. Jeff Peterson ...

A trade policy expert at Ohio State University says the trade disruptions with China this year could have lasting impacts on U.S. ag exports. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield, “This year’s trade war ...

An extension ag economist is watching soybean export business to close out what should be a quiet end to 2025. Chad Hart with Iowa State University says there’s typically not a lot of market activity ...

Brownfield's Erin Anderson interviews INFB president Randy Kron during the 2025 Indiana Ag Gathering. Indiana Farm Bureau’s president says members are focused on implementing policies that support the ...

U.S. ethanol production has reached record levels for the fourth time this year. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.031 million barrels per day last week, rising ...

A northeast Kansas farmer says he’s not planning any cutbacks in his fungicide budget for 2026. Scott Gigstad says fungicide use was critical this past growing season due to a widespread outbreak of ...

An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says he expects commodity prices to remain low and stable in 2026. Joe Janzen says trade uncertainties and a large U.S. corn and soybean crop ...

A market analyst says high input costs could discourage farmers from planting corn in 2026. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank says he expects an acreage shift to soybeans. “Soybeans really step out as the one ...

Wisconsin has been able to prevent high path avian influenza in its dairy herds, until now. This weekend, Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski confirmed ...

The director of energy policy at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says the growing energy demand across the state could create additional opportunities for farmers in 2026. Dale Arnold tells Brownfield ...

The USDA says cheese and butter production levels were higher in October and the prior month, as supplies and processing capacity have increased. Total cheese production was 1.26 billion pounds, a ...

The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says for the most part, 2025 was a pretty good year for the cattle industry. Jackie Moore with Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri says the ...