Month: January 2026

An agronomist says farmers are able to reduce crop pests and diseases while improving crop health and yields by analyzing plant sap. Rachelle Moss from Advancing Eco Agriculture tells Brownfield they look for a balance [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed, mostly modestly higher, adjusting spreads. Unknown destinations 192,350 tons of 2025/26 U.S. beans ahead of the open. The eventual destination of that will be watched closely as China has apparently met its [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures closed mixed, continuing to wait for widespread direct cash business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. February live cattle were down $.72 at $232.37 [Read More…]

Legislation is moving through Wisconsin’s capitol that would help new veterinarians pay off school loans if they treat large and small animals in rural parts of the state.  Jo-Ell Carson with the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical [Read More…]

Mar. corn $4.24, up 2 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans $10.64, down 1/2 centMar. soybean meal $296.20, up $4.80Mar. soybean oil 53.78, down 23 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.15 and 1/2, up 7 and 3/4 centsFeb. live [Read More…]

A central Iowa farmer says he had a relatively good crop year in 2025. Dean Frazer raises corn and soybeans, and operates a 36,000 head farrow-to-finish hog operation in Conrad. “We thought we were going [Read More…]

The outgoing president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association says U.S. pork exports are heading in the right direction. “Everything has been going really well,” said Aaron Juergens. “We’re still getting product moved internationally.” Juergens, [Read More…]

A Wisconsin dairy farmwife and mother learned that grassroots advocacy can pay off quickly. Krista Dolan is a Farm Bureau member from the Dodgeville area.  She started asking questions early this school year when one [Read More…]

An Indiana state legislator says a recently introduced bill could help protect the state’s farmers from drone security threats.  District 16 representative Kendell Culp says House Bill 1064 would establish civil and criminal boundaries for operating unmanned aerial vehicles [Read More…]

An ag credit advisor says farmers need to be ready to adapt as they navigate this marketing year. Mathew Meals with GreenStone Farm Credit Services tells Brownfield, “We’re not at a place where we’re out [Read More…]