Month: October 2025

A livestock market advisor says beef and dairy producers should expect a strong beef market for at least another year. Matt Wolf from Ever.ag tells Brownfield the size of the cattle herd hasn’t changed much, and [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Soybeans gave back some gains, watching the U.S. harvest and South American planting. At this point, the trade is waiting for more details on a potential [Read More…]

Pork producers continue to recover from historic losses in 2023. Compeer Financial certified appraiser Chester Donkers tells Brownfield negative margins resulted in many contract growers losing business. “Or just people struggling to find pigs to [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, waiting on direct business to develop.  Feeders were sharply higher on the continued tight market-ready supplies.  December live cattle closed $1.02 higher at $239.90 [Read More…]

The technical agronomy lead with Advanced Agrilytics says elevated fertilizer costs may have some farmers considering cutting back on applications this fall.   However, Jeremy Hogan says placing fertilizer through spatial analysis allows producers to [Read More…]

A farmer in south-central Nebraska says record input costs are the biggest challenge facing producers. “That’s a bigger problem than commodity prices, in my opinion.” Ranch Uhrmahcer says corn and soybean prices are comparable to [Read More…]

Dry conditions and disease pressure are expected to increase soybean cyst nematode populations going into 2026. BASF seed treatment product manager Jeremiah Mullock says areas of late season drought are favorable for SCN reproduction. “And [Read More…]

Ohio State University Extension has launched a statewide effort to help livestock producers better understand feeding challenges heading into the winter months. Ted Wiseman, with Perry County Extension, says variable conditions throughout the growing season [Read More…]

A policy specialist with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy says the next farm bill needs to support farmers at all scales. “It’s not a good time to be a farmer, no matter what [Read More…]

The Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee suggests Trump administration trade policies are devastating the ag economy. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield farmers are hurting and need help. “This is exactly what I [Read More…]

A farmer from western Iowa says he pulled back on fungicide purchases this year and is starting to see the results at harvest. Kevin Ross says corn yields have been a mixed bag. “Corn we’ve [Read More…]