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Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions raises $396,500 to invest in the next generation of agriculture

Erin Anderson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:08:37 +0000

The 2026 Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions has raised more than $396,000 for ag youth. Twelve-year Geauga County 4-H member Campbell Reese says participating in the sale is a goal for many Ohio 4-H livestock exhibitors. “Everyone goes to their county and has an opportunity to show there, but it’s an even bigger honor […]

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Ohio State Fair gives consumers a closer look at modern pork production

Erin Anderson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:06:52 +0000

The Ohio Pork Council says this year’s state fair has given consumers a first-hand look at modern pork production from start to finish. Kayla Barker says the organization’s educational experiences showcase how pork is raised. “We had two sow displays that both farrowed this past week,” she says. “One had 17 piglets and the other […]

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Ag Economy Barometer survey shows sentiment gap between livestock and crop producers

Erin Anderson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:05:55 +0000

According to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, there’s a sentiment gap between crop and livestock producers. But, Michael Langemeier, the director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, tells Brownfield, “There’s still concerns about input costs in the short run. If you look longer term, cost control, financial considerations, and margins particularly for crop producers […]

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Corn export inspections stay ahead of last marketing year

John Perkins — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:09:30 +0000

Corn export inspections continue to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says that with just over three reporting weeks remaining, more than enough corn left U.S. ports to meet the USDA’s projection during the week ending August 6th, primarily headed to the key markets Mexico and Japan. Sorghum […]

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Midday cash livestock markets

Meghan Grebner — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:06:00 +0000

Direct cash cattle trade activity is quiet, typical for a Monday. Buyers and sellers are preparing for the week ahead. Bids and asking prices have yet to surface. Trade will likely be delayed until midweek or later. Throughout the week, dressed deals in the North were at mostly $370, $3 higher than the previous week’s […]

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Cash dairy prices mixed Monday as cheese blocks jump 5 cents

Erin Anderson — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:58:15 +0000

Cash dairy prices were mixed to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0025 to $0.6925. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.050 to $1.6050. Seven sales were reported ranging from $1.5675 to $1.6050. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported. Butter was down $0.0150 to $1.4975. Four sales were reported at $1.50. Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0025 to $1.58. Eight sales were reported ranging from $1.5775 to $1.58.

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Minnesota Corn VP says fertilizer transparency could bring relief to tight margins

Mark Dorenkamp — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:55:26 +0000

A leader with the Minnesota Corn Growers Association is encouraged by steps taken by the federal government to address rising input costs. Todd Wentzel serves as vice president and farms near Murdock. “There’s been a bill introduced for fertilizer transparency, I think that will help a lot. Trying to get some price transparency on fertilizer […]

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Drought deepens as northwest Minnesota endures dry July

Mark Dorenkamp — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:26:26 +0000

A dry July made for a memorable month in northwest Minnesota. Cass County cow-calf producer Miles Kuschel says a cool spring gave way to heat and dryness. “And then we continued on through the heat and the dry all through July. In fact, we set a new recording for haying. We started haying the 8th […]

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Pork producer sees value in AgView health data tracking

Brent Barnett — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:47:32 +0000

Disease prevention remains a key focus for a Michigan pork producer. Joe Dykhuis says he utilizes AgView to make decisions that support herd health and reduce disease spread. “As a producer using AgView, I have already loaded into that system all the locations I have pigs on. We put in any time we move pigs […]

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Strong demand keeps Missouri hay prices steady despite ample supplies

Meghan Grebner — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:28:28 +0000

The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says it was another solid week for hay sales, even with ample supplies. Tony Hancock says demand has been strong, especially for high-quality offerings. “The good to premium quality alfalfa sown for 250 or 300 a ton on the grass,” he says. “We were seeing that […]

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Senate passes funding bill that includes hemp ban extension

Jared White — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:13:59 +0000

The general counsel of U.S. Hemp Roundtable says the industry is celebrating a potential extension to the hemp ban that threatens to decimate the industry. Jonathan Miller says the continuing resolution passed by the Senate Saturday to fund the government through December 11th also extends the moratorium on the ban that would eliminate most hemp […]

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Variable Disease Pressure

Abbie Kemna — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:43:57 +0000

After back-to-back years of intense southern rust pressure, Brevant Seeds retail sales agronomist Alexie Garner says many farmers shifted focus to tar spot in 2026. She tells Brownfield widespread weather patterns have caused sporadic incidences of that disease, as well as several others.

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Beck’s Hybrids 2026 Iowa Becknology Days

Meghan Grebner — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:51 +0000

Brownfield’s Brent Barnett covers the Beck’s Hybrids 2026 Iowa Becknology Days

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An unusually active, Summer pattern across the Heartland: a heat wave for some, others recurring severe t-storms,

Greg Soulje — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Across the Corn Belt, stressful heat for corn and soybeans—temperatures of 95°F or higher—remain mostly outside the Midwestern perimeter. Additionally, thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front are generally benefiting summer crops from the lower Great Lakes region southwestward into the lower Missouri Valley. However, overnight thunderstorms resulted in isolated wind and hail damage […]

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Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show

Meghan Grebner — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:47:12 +0000

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp covers the Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show.

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Near-seasonal warmth, heat and rainfall ahead for most of the Heartland

Greg Soulje — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal weather in the Pacific Northwest and from the southern Rockies to the southern half of the Atlantic Coast. Near- or below-normal temperatures will cover much of the northern and western U.S. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal conditions along and near the Gulf Coast should contrast […]

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Brownfield Ag Weather Today

Greg Soulje — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

A cold front linked to moisture associated with the North American monsoon circulation will remain active as the week progresses, generating as much as 1 to 4 inches of rain from the northern half of the Plains into the southern Corn Belt. Higher totals may occur in the middle Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. South […]

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Alice in Dairyland says the Wisconsin State Fair is bridging the gap between consumers and farmers

Meghan Grebner — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:57:44 +0000

Wisconsin’s 79th Alice in Dairyland says the state fair is a perfect way to connect consumers with agriculture. Anastasia Poull says the fair food opens the door to education. “Not everyone gets to see some of that background on how your milk gets to your glass or how the burger comes together with our cheese and our beef,” she says. “So when people come […]

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Wisconsin teen gains valuable lessons through exhibiting livestock

Meghan Grebner — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 22:26:19 +0000

A Southwest Wisconsin teen says she’s excited to exhibit at her first Wisconsin State Fair. Cassidy Crooks says she’s watched her siblings show for years, but now it’s her turn. “On Tuesday, I’ll be showing my crossbred breeding ewe lamb,” she says. “She’s about six months old. Her name is Margo. And then Wednesday, I will be showing two steers, one shorthorn and one crossbred.” […]

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Minnesota Ag in the Classroom marks four decades of growing agriculture literacy

Mark Dorenkamp — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:01:31 +0000

Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom is celebrating 40 years. Foundation director Ann Marie Ward says the impact of the ag literacy program has been remarkable. “What started as an idea to put agriculture back into classrooms has become a true team movement between so many organizations, commodity groups, and individuals moving this work forward.” She […]

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