Del Monte Foods has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a statement, the food products producer says, “it is pursuing a value-maximizing sale process as part of an overall strategic balance-sheet ...

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says beef plants currently face some obstacles getting exports into China. USMEF’s Joe Schuele tells Brownfield, “China has not been renewing or adding registrations ...

A Minnesota corn and soybean farmer is bullish on the market potential of sustainable aviation fuel. Rob Tate of Cannon Falls says crops could become a major SAF feedstock. “I’m hopeful that we could ...

A farmer in south-central Iowa says it’s been a challenge to get post-emergence herbicides applied. Steve Kuiper of Knoxville says the wind has been problematic. “It was blowing so hard that you ...

The executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry says federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen food insecurity across the Midwest. Emily Bryant says food banks ...

Areas of southwestern Iowa have received heavy rainfall this week. Ringgold County farmer Tim Creveling tells Brownfield rain totals exceeded eight inches in some fields. “I’ve got a five-inch rain ...

A technical service representative with BASF says Midwestern corn farmers need a plan to fight tar spot. “The last time I saw tar spot this early, with the forecast this wet, was in 2021.” Kurt ...

A southwestern Ohio farmer says the recent warm and dry weather is helping his crops play catch up after a challenging start to the 2025 planting season. But, Eric Tipton says corn variability remains ...

A weed scientist with University of Missouri Extension says kochia has been confirmed in northwest Missouri soybean fields. Kevin Bradley tells Brownfield it’s not common. “In my 23 years of being at ...

June 23, 2025 70% of U.S. corn, 66% of soybeans good to excellent ...

June 17, 2025 Tariff concerns heard at Farmers for Free Trade town hall in Iowa ...

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