There were 86.2 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of January 1, according to the twice-yearly cattle inventory report published by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). That’s the lowest level since 1951. Other key findings in the report saw that of the 86.2...

The Renewable Fuels Association applauded President Trump for strongly reaffirming his support for America's ethanol industry and calling on Congress to send a bill approving year-round E15 "to my desk very quickly." Trump said he would sign the bill into law "without delay."

With whole soybean exports down, an economist says an important soybean product is getting more overseas sales. 

The chief economist for The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) says she expects to see more product innovation as geopolitics continue to interrupt supply chains.

Autonomous farm machinery is advancing quickly — but is it ready to pencil out on commercial grain farms?

The chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says he’s confident a Farm Bill 2.0 can move quickly in the U.S. House this year.

Corn, sorghum, and soybean export sales all roared to marketing year highs during the week ending January 15^th.

An ag economist says the cattle industry continues to look for any signs of herd expansion.  Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says, “We want to know the percentage of heifers being held back, that’s really what everyone is wanting to know.”

The Deputy Secretary of USDA says the Trump administration continues to address consolidation in the ag industry.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer to block thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer.The justices will consider whether the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of...

An atmospheric scientist says a wide range of commodities are at risk from the most recent winter storm. Matt Makens tells Brownfield Ag News that arctic air and a system in the Pacific converged.

There is a new number one on the list of the nation's leading landowners in the United States. If you don't recognize the name, Stan Kroenke, you are probably at least familiar with some of the sports teams he owns: the NBA's Denver Nuggets, the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, and the NHL's Colorado...

Reuters' Ana Mano and Peter Hobson reported recently that "Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world's top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country beat output forecasts by hundreds of thousands of tons, easing a global supply squeeze and helping limit a...

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recently released its economic outlook for 2026 outlining six key forces expected to drive corn prices and farm margins in the year ahead. The forecast underscores the need for new and expanded markets for corn growers.

Mexico has confirmed eight new cases of New World screwworm (NWS) in Tamaulipas, which borders Texas. Josh Maples, an ag economist with Mississippi State University Extension says continued detections create additional questions in the cattle industry. “If and when the border is going to reopen, I...