The chairman of the U.S. House Ag Committee has released a draft farm bill that he says will provide certainty to the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson says the bill includes many key policy changes that weren’t addressed in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law last year. Policy changes include […]

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A policy advisor with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says an increase in farmland values at the end of 2025 will help farmers mitigate challenging credit conditions this year. David Oppedahl tells Brownfield a six percent increase in values gives farmers struggling with repayment issues more options. “The banks have the option to request that the owner […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were down, feeders were mixed waiting for widespread direct business to develop. April live cattle closed $.02 lower at $240.62 and June live cattle closed $.10 lower at $236.15.  March feeder cattle closed $.42 higher at $366.15 and April feeder cattle closed $.17 lower at $363.45.  A light […]

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An ag lender in Arkansas says there’s a generational financial crisis happening in the mid-south. “A farmer can’t borrow their way out of a problem and a lender cannot loan their way out of a problem.” Greg Cole with AgHeritage Farm Credit Services tells Brownfield farmers are coming off four years of losses, and this […]

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