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Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to northern New England and the western [Read More…]

The CEO of AgriNovus Indiana says farmer-led innovations are creating new opportunities for the state’s agbioscience economy. Christy Wright says the organization’s Velocity accelerator program is helping farmers address production challenges. “Farms generate an enormous [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were higher waiting on direct business.  Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. October live cattle closed $.57 lower at $226.32 and [Read More…]

The head of AgroLiquid says opening their main research site has given farmers and agribusinesses a place to evaluate the latest technology in real time. Nick Bancroft tells Brownfield the North Central Research Station was [Read More…]

An extension plant pathologist sees a shift in the corn disease spectrum. Daren Mueller with Iowa State University says when fungicide use started to become common, the main pathogens were northern corn leaf blight and [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national good to excellent rating dipped 1% but development is ahead of average, with generally seasonal weather. The trade will continue to watch August weather [Read More…]

A regional agronomy manager with Beck’s says red crown rot has been expanding across parts of the Corn Belt. Jon Skinner tells Brownfield red crown rot is a very aggressive disease that infects soybean roots. [Read More…]

Sep. corn $4.36 and 3/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsSep. soybeans $11.51 and 1/2, down 10 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal $305.00, down 50 centsSep. soybean oil 68.57, down 96 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.30 and [Read More…]

The president of Beck’s says the company is celebrating 90 years as a family owned and operated seed business. Scott Beck tells Brownfield momentum is building for the future. “We had one of our biggest [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was up $0.0050 to $0.6975. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6050. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0275 to $1.47. Thirty-eight sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.49.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.02 to $1.560. Fifteen sales were [Read More…]

A south-central South Dakota farmer says crops seem to be pushing through a dry growing season. Kevin Deinert grows corn, soybeans, and forages near Mount Vernon. “All in all, things look better than what I [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast Minnesota calls crops in her area “phenomenal.” Gail Donkers grows corn, soybeans, and alfalfa near Faribault. “It’s almost like knock on wood, we don’t even want to talk about it they [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were higher on tight ready numbers, feeders were mixed on spread trade.  October live cattle closed $1.62 higher at $226.90 and December live cattle closed $1.80 higher at [Read More…]

A farm business management educator is encouraging farmers to consider more than the sticker price when evaluating future equipment purchases. Jon LaPorte with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield, “With higher input costs, lower commodity prices, people [Read More…]

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A northwestern Illinois farmer says he has high hopes for his crops this year. Josh Curry, who grows corn and soybeans in Mercer County, says he doesn’t want to jinx it. “It has been a [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans are monitoring crop weather, expecting largely seasonal conditions for most of the week, with spillover from soybean and crude oils. The USDA says 62% of U.S. [Read More…]

A Saginaw Bay farmer says very little rain forecast for the past week has made it crop fields. John Burk tells Brownfield, “They’ve got rain for tomorrow, but rain the next day and then again [Read More…]

Corn export inspections continue to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says that with just over three reporting weeks remaining, more than enough corn left U.S. ports to [Read More…]

After back-to-back years of intense southern rust pressure, Brevant Seeds retail sales agronomist Alexie Garner says many farmers shifted focus to tar spot in 2026. She tells Brownfield widespread weather patterns have caused sporadic incidences [Read More…]