Ag News

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans remain cautiously optimistic about that recent trade deal framework with China. While there’s more unconfirmed talk of China buying U.S. beans, Brazil has a price [Read More…]

The Michigan Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee has unanimously approved legislation to clarify farmland preservation and conservation easement tax provisions. Chair Sue Shink, a co-sponsor, says recent reinterpretations of P.A. 116 by the Department [Read More…]

Missouri leaders have submitted a plan to the Trump administration that they say would help improve healthcare access for rural Missourians. Missouri could receive up to $250 million each year, for five years, to implement [Read More…]

An extension plant pathologist says soil tests are critical to help manage soybean cyst nematode. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says farmers can test their soils year-round. “Some other nematodes will move throughout [Read More…]

A farmer in south-central South Dakota says the winter wheat stand is uneven heading into the winter. Bryan Jorgensen farms in Tripp County. “The first half or first two-thirds of our crop came up really [Read More…]

Cold and snowy conditions have slowed fieldwork for some, but an ag meteorologist says fieldwork should pick up the pace, along with warmer temps, by the end of the week. Drew Lerner with World Weather [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were mixed to open the week Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was up $0.02 at $0.73.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Forty-pound cheese blocks remained unchanged at [Read More…]

An ag economist says high input costs continue to be the number one concern for some farmers heading into 2026. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert tells Brownfield, “They’re looking for ways to try to reduce production [Read More…]

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could be ending soon. The Senate Republicans made some concessions over the weekend which drew the support of eight Democrats, enough to pass the bill Sunday night and [Read More…]

As corn farmers think about how to successfully control troublesome weeds like waterhemp, Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Ron Geis, says residual herbicides can play a critical role. He tells Brownfield that residual herbicides keep [Read More…]

A Dekalb / Asgrow agronomist says the late-season drought continues to have an impact. “It is scary dry.” Lance Tarochione, who covers western Illinois, says many farmers are still waiting for rain. “In some cases, [Read More…]

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Allegan County. The state says the commercial flock is the county’s second this fall, and first to affect a commercial [Read More…]

Seven new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in LaGrange County, Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been detected on four commercial breeder duck operations, [Read More…]

President Trump remains focused on beef prices and has called on the Department of Justice to investigate potential anticompetitive practices in the meatpacking industry. In an announcement on Truth Social late in the day Friday, [Read More…]

A U.S. Attorney has charged three research scholars from the People’s Republic of China for conspiracy to smuggle biological materials into the United States as part of ongoing investigations at the University of Michigan. The [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were oversold.  December live cattle closed $2.57 higher at $221.35 and February live cattle closed $3.00 higher at $219.75.  January feeder cattle closed $3.97 higher at [Read More…]

A University of Illinois beef specialist says bull genetics will be key in rebuilding the U.S. cattle herd. Travis Meteer, who manages the Illinois Performance-Tested Bull Sale held every February at the Illinois Beef Expo, [Read More…]

A fertilizer market advisor says farmers should be in for a good fall application season but there are concerns about nitrogen and phosphate supplies. Josh Linville with StoneX tells Brownfield anhydrous ammonia supplies are good [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.27 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans $11.17, up 9 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $317.10, up $4.40Dec. soybean oil 49.68, up 33 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.27 and 3/4, down 7 [Read More…]

A coalition of Michigan organizations is working to double the amount of donated food by improving food rescue efforts throughout the supply chain. Michigan Farm Bureau’s Tess Van Gorder represents the farming community on an advisory committee [Read More…]