Cyndi Young

New Holland is bringing artificial intelligence to the forage harvester with technology designed to keep the machine dialed in as conditions change. The new FR920 Forage Harvester, with 911 horsepower, uses ForageCam and AI-driven technology to continuously monitor crop and machine conditions and automatically make adjustments to help maintain performance. The goal is simple: take […]

Standing beside a soybean plot at the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Brownfield got a firsthand look at technology designed to tackle one of the challenges farmers often can’t see until it’s already causing damage – nematodes. BASF’s Nemasphere™ nematode resistance trait is designed to help protect soybeans from yield-robbing nematodes, and the live test plots […]

Kubota has built its reputation on equipment that is simple, reliable and practical, and now the company is taking a thoughtful approach to bringing new technology to its machines. At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Brownfield talked with Brent Newkirk, Product Manager for Work Smart AutoSteer at Kubota, about how the Work Smart platform is […]

There is no shortage of data available to farmers today. The challenge is turning all that information into action that can make a difference in the field. At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Brownfield talked with Kyle King, Head of Digital Farming, North America, for xarvio FIELD MANAGER with BASF, about how digital tools can […]

At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Brownfield talked with Matt Inman, Technical Marketing Manager with BASF, about the products and innovations featured at the BASF exhibit.

At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Brownfield talked with Kurt Maertens, BASF Technical Services Representative for Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, about what farmers can see at the BASF exhibit and what he hopes they take home with them. The exhibit showcases the breadth of BASF technology and highlights a strong pipeline of products being […]

As harvest approaches, soybean farmers have an opportunity to help tell the story of the quality of U.S. soybeans. At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Brownfield talked with Brent Rendel of Miami, Oklahoma, a soybean farmer and director on the United Soybean Board, about a program that allows farmers to collect soybean samples during harvest […]

We’ve come a long way baby. . . The 2026 Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa, sure struck a chord when it comes to just how much agriculture has changed. Everywhere I looked, there was technology: artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, drones, precision agriculture, and machines capable of seeing, analyzing and responding to what is happening […]

Brownfield Ag News is celebrating a significant milestone as its popular Weekly Livestock Market Update program reaches its 500th episode. Since its debut, the program has become a trusted source of market analysis and insight for livestock producers, marketers, and agricultural stakeholders across the country. The Weekly Livestock Market Update provides timely perspectives on market […]

Biotechnology is a broad field, and Bayer Crop Science is using several tools to improve crop genetics and help farmers manage risk. Amanda McClerren, Bayer’s head of biotechnology, says the company is combining traditional breeding, biotech traits and newer genome-editing technology to develop crops with improved yield, climate resilience and other desirable characteristics. Genome editing […]