Ag News

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Crop conditions look good in most of Brazil, while parts of Argentina could see a warmer, drier pattern later this year or early next year. There was [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA.  February live cattle closed $.15 higher at $230.70 and April [Read More…]

A pair of Iowa farmers want to see crop input prices better reflect the current ag economy. Cordt Holub grows corn and soybeans south of Waterloo and says the high cost of seed, fertilizer, and [Read More…]

Mar. corn $4.36 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans $10.62 and 3/4, down 9 centsJan. soybean meal $302.40, down $1.10Jan soybean oil 48.36, down 112 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.09 and 1/2, down 11 [Read More…]

A northeast Ohio farmer says the Farmer Bridge Assistance program isn’t a long-term solution to help support the struggling farm economy. Adele Flynn, who recently met with the President, says she’s optimistic the administration understands that. “No [Read More…]

A market analyst says he’s cautiously optimistic that demand for U.S. corn could improve from 2025.   Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners says there’s some concern about Brazil’s second crop corn. “The estimate is [Read More…]

The Michigan Milk Producers Association is increasing its processing capacity in the state through a plant acquisition and a production expansion. Chairman Doug Chapin says the more than $122 million investments support a resurgence in [Read More…]

The director of energy policy at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says the growing energy demand across the state could create additional opportunities for farmers in 2026. Dale Arnold tells Brownfield, “Many of these developers need [Read More…]

Missourians have a new option for health coverage through Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) Health Plans, a major new initiative offering a wide range of affordable, high-quality coverage choices designed for individuals, families, rural communities, and [Read More…]

A U.S. Congressman from South Dakota says it’s too soon to know if Congress needs to step in to provide more assistance on top of USDA’s recently announced farmer aid. “I’m not assuming it’s not [Read More…]

The vice president of government affairs at the National Pork Producers Council says an extension of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would benefit U.S. agriculture. “More than one-quarter of our exports are going to both of those [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of the week’s business and Friday’s On Feed numbers from the USDA.  February live cattle closed $1.00 higher at $230.55 and April live [Read More…]

Congress has approved legislation allowing schools to serve whole milk. U.S. House Ag Committee chair Glenn “GT” Thompson says the elimination of whole milk from school meals in 2010 has resulted in an entire lost generation [Read More…]

Dicamba resistant waterhemp has been confirmed in west-central Missouri. Kevin Bradley with University of Missouri Extension tells Brownfield multiple rounds of testing has confirmed the resistance from a weed pulled from a field in Saline [Read More…]

China has been buying U.S. soybeans weekly since late October, but the CEO of the American Soybean Association says it’s still far from reaching its 12-million-metric-ton commitment. “We’re trying to get some clarity on exactly [Read More…]

The senior vice president with First National Bank Omaha says the recent interest rate cut might help improve the bottom line for farmers. Barry Benson says the quarter-percent drop could lower expenses on certain operating [Read More…]

U.S. turkey numbers remain tight, but there is at least one sign of potential expansion in the USDA’s monthly supply update. The number of turkeys hatched during November 2025 were down 3% on the year [Read More…]

The USDA says cheese and butter production levels were higher in October and the prior month, as supplies and processing capacity have increased. Total cheese production was 1.26 billion pounds, a rise of more than [Read More…]

The executive director with the Kansas Farmers Union says the decline in demand for U.S. sorghum has put producers under intense economic pressure.   Nick Levendofsky says prices have remained below $3 per bushel. “You [Read More…]

A pair of ag finance experts say the current lending environment could play a role in shaping next year’s economic outlook. Matt Eldridge with First Farmers Bank and Trust says the latest interest rate cut [Read More…]