Month: March 2025

The U.S. Dairy Export Council’s trade expert is concerned about the planned tariffs from President Trump. Jaime Castaneda tells Brownfield when Trump announced there would be additional 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting March [Read More…]

The vice president of farm services at NAU Country Insurance says crop insurance prices are favorable for corn ahead of the upcoming growing season. The prices, set at the end of February, are used to [Read More…]

An ag economist is optimistic margins will continue improving for pig farmers this year. Christopher Pudenz with Iowa Farm Bureau says that’s mainly because input costs have softened. “2022, 2023, part of 2024, certainly challenging [Read More…]

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower, pressured by last week’s direct business and watching the distribution of this week’s show list. April live was down $.40 at $192.25 and June was [Read More…]

A bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines in South Dakota will advance to the Senate floor. On Monday, the South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee voted House Bill 1052 out of [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.56 and 1/4, down 13 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.11 and 1/2, down 14 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $298.00, down $2.20May soybean oil closed at 43.49, [Read More…]

The Michigan Industry Beef Commission says additional funding has brought new life into consumer outreach efforts. Executive Director George Quackenbush tells Brownfield, “We can’t fund our programs and market our beef effectively in today’s world with [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Brazil’s harvest is moving forward and there were beneficial weekend rains in parts of Argentina. New tariffs against key U.S. trading partners are set to start Tuesday, [Read More…]

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says USDA continues to evaluate President Trump’s job cuts within the agency. “This is an extremely aggressive effort that I fully support, but in being so aggressive there will be mistakes [Read More…]

The U.S. soybean crush during January was one of the largest on record. The USDA says 213 million bushels of beans were crushed to start 2025, down 5 million from December’s all-time high for any [Read More…]

A new survey from the Modern Ag Alliance says farmers remain concerned about crop protection availability. Executive director Elizabeth Burns-Thompson says the crop protection industry is under attack. “There really is a concern about what [Read More…]