Month: September 2025

A livestock marketer says Wisconsin’s proposed fee changes for sales barns, dealers, and haulers would harm producers. Curt Larson with Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales tells Brownfield the proposed annual licensing fees under rule ATCP 10 [Read More…]

Congress continues to contemplate federal legislation that would address California’s Proposition 12. Joe Maxwell, president of the political action group Farm Action Fund, says eliminating the measure would be detrimental to the nation’s independent hog farmers [Read More…]

A swine veterinarian suggests 2025 has been another challenging year for virus transmission. Dr. JD Fiechtner is with Boehringer Ingelheim. “Well I think you can hit ‘repeat’ from previous years, that everybody is ultimately frustrated [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.19 and 3/4, down 2 centsNov. soybeans $10.31 and 1/4, down 2 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal $287.70 up $5.80Oct. soybean oil 49.993 down 105 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.20 and 1/4, down 3 [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The USDA’s national crop rating dipped 1% due to continued dry weather in some areas. Grains and oilseeds in general were also continuing to get ready [Read More…]

A wheat specialist says the timing of fall planting is the most important factor in yield potential. Michigan State University Extension’s Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield, “When you go from that mid-September to mid-November (window), it’s [Read More…]

Time is running out for most farmers to take steps to minimize the spread of weeds before harvest. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Liz Stahl says combines are notorious for spreading weed seed. “Especially [Read More…]

A national non-profit with more than 500,000 members is urging the USDA to withdraw its proposed reorganization plan. Karen Perry Stillman with the Union of Concerned Scientists says details so far are vague and poorly [Read More…]

Marion Calmer, CEO of Calmer, says the companies corn heads offer producers more efficiency and throughput for all available equipment on the market. Marion Calmer: The post Calmer corn heads provide more efficiency for farmers [Read More…]