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 ...

The CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association says many of the state’s producers are optimistic heading into 2026. Bryan Whaley tells Brownfield that was the sentiment at this month’s Iowa Cattle ...

The USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report shows big year-to-year drops for placements and marketings. Placements into U.S. feedlots during November 2025 were the lowest since this series of reports ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gary Schnitkey - University of Illinois at 2025 Farm Progress Show (Photo by Jared White / Brownfield) A farm management specialist at the University of Illinois says high nitrogen prices have many ...

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 ...

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 southeast Minnesota farmer says conservation practices are paying off. Tom Cotter began using cover crops and reducing tillage in the late 1990’s. “When you treat soil healthy and treat it good, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...