The Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation says the USDA is delivering on its promise to help farmers impacted by natural disasters. Richard Fordyce says the Supplemental Disaster Relief ...

Gene Copenhaver, who operates a stocker operation in southwest Virginia, says supply and demand justifies what consumers are paying for beef. “We don’t think it’s too high. As a producer, we think ...

USDA Map of confirmed NWS detections. The USDA says New World screwworm has been detected approximately 120 miles from the U.S. border. This is the third incident in Nuevo León since September. A ...

Pictured: Tom Zacharias with National Crop Insurance Services at the 2025 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A crop insurance expert says federal crop insurance ...

A pair of long-time Illinois farmers say they’ve seen a downturn in the ag economy before. “We remember the ‘80s way too well, so we need to keep a handle on that debt.” Rock Katschnig, who just ...

Photo courtesy National Pork Producers Council. The executive director of Indiana Pork says the organization is focused on ensuring regulatory burdens don’t limit growth opportunities for the state’s ...

Farmland values have been mostly steady this year. Cole Nickerson with Farmers National Company says there is some localized volatility. “Kind of depending on where you go, but as a whole we’re ...

U.S. commercial red meat production declined year-over-year in October. The USDA says the total of 4.892 billion pounds was 3% lower than last year, with slower cattle and hog slaughter paces due to ...

Chloe Zittergruen, agricultural communications major at Iowa State University is the recipient of the 2025 Cyndi Young Scholarship, sponsored by Brownfield Ag News and presented by the National ...

U.S. corn export inspections continue to move out at a solid pace. The USDA says corn inspections during the week ending November 27 th topped a year ago by a substantial margin, reflecting the strong ...

The senior beef industry analyst at Rabobank says he’s expecting a slow rebuild of the U.S. cattle herd. “I think we’re really looking at 2026 and 2027 of being the real start of heifer retention.” ...

The marketing manager for WestBred says the 2025 winter wheat crop exceeded expectations in some areas of the western U.S. Carrie Roach tells Brownfield, “The highest yield was 238 bushels per acre.