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...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration continues to address labor challenges that are facing America’s farmers and ranchers.

January 2016 marked the launch of the industry's first What's Cropping Up newsletter. The idea was to speak directly to policymakers and the media to educate them on the basics of crop insurance.Those early newsletters introduced concepts like "the risk pool," "moral hazard," "actual production...

Kansas is suffering from the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country, with nearly 414,000 birds affected, according to the USDA. 

The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services have rolled out the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says continued record cheese exports and strong butterfat shipments boosted overall exports in October, the most recent reporting month.

The head of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says global demand for U.S. beef remains strong. Dan Halstrom told Brownfield Ag News that’s a good thing for producers. “Because if you can maximize the cutout, that should put more liquidity in the supply chain,” he says, “to incentivize producers to...

The USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade says he’s expecting China to meet its commitment of purchasing 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of February.

An expert on federal communications policy says high-speed broadband is reaching more rural Americans. Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association…

A fifteen-year partnership between the National 4-H Council and Tractor Supply Company has raised more than $25 million to support local 4-H programs nationwide.

1. Do farmland values and cash rents continue to defy economic headwinds?Will low commodity prices with high land rents compared to farm returns continue. Also, farmland continues to enjoy – and be priced at – historically low rent-to-value ratios. Will 2026 bring these in line?
2. Another year of...

An extension economist with Texas A&M University says total U.S. meat production surged in December.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is asking the Trump administration to protect the U.S. vitamin supply.