Ag News

The Vice President of the Michigan Soybean Committee says the warm and dry August likely took the top end off of yields across the state. Sanilac County’s Scott Wilson tells Brownfield, “The soybeans and the [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. It looks like nothing pertaining to ag came out of this round of talks with China. Beijing has yet to buy any new crop U.S. soybeans, [Read More…]

A western Illinois farmer says harvest activity is picking up in his area. Tim Thompson grows corn and soybeans in Morgan County. “The starting gun has went off.”  He says, “I’m hearing, I guess, a [Read More…]

Iowa’s state climatologist says short-term outlooks show rain could be likely across parts of the Corn Belt later this week. Justin Glisan says the recent trend has been hot and dry. “In September, we are [Read More…]

The USDA says grain and oilseed export inspections during the week ending September 11th were mostly above what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2025/26 marketing year began June 1st for [Read More…]

The U.S. and China held trade discussions in Madrid, Spain over the weekend. Ag economist Greg McBride with Allendale says disputes over tariffs were a focal point. “I don’t think these (meetings) have anything to [Read More…]

The president of American Foods Group says that finding adequate labor remains the top challenge for the meat-packing industry. “The reality is there’s jobs in this industry that there is no local person who is [Read More…]

Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council Board Member Kyle Durham says Missouri Soybean farmers are once again partnering with the University of Missouri to promote biodiesel and other soybean products. The post Mizzou Tigers: Fueled by Biodiesel [Read More…]

The Secretary of Agriculture says the Trump administration is working on a financial bridge for America’s farmers who are facing low commodity prices.  “I know it is one of the toughest, if not the toughest [Read More…]

Congress continues to work to keep the U.S. at the forefront of biotechnology innovation. The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology recently released a report that included policy recommendations to help the ag industry streamline [Read More…]

A Purdue University weed scientist says spraying herbicides effectively requires getting all of the little things right.  Dr. Tommy Butts tells Brownfield using the right nozzles, pressures, tank mixes, and application speed matters. “All of [Read More…]

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, cementing week-to-week gains. The USDA’s production guess is up slightly from August, but below 2024 due to acreage differences, and ending stocks were higher. While the [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests passing what remains of the farm bill in 2025 will be difficult. The Iowa Republican says Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman is committed to finishing the job by the [Read More…]

A commodity marketing advisor says Friday’s USDA Supply and Demand report had some unexpected corn numbers. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield Friday’s USDA Supply and Demand Report is expecting another 1.5 million [Read More…]

Many soybean growers expect profits to be hard to come by next year. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Seth Naeve encourages a risk-averse approach. “We give a lot of talks with P values and all [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.30, up 10 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.46 and 1/4, up 12 and 3/4 centsOct. soybean meal $287.60, up $1.50Oct. soybean oil 51.67, up 59 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.23 and 1/2, up 2 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, pressured by cash and wholesale business.  October live cattle closed $2.30 lower at $229.97 and December live cattle closed $2.20 lower at $231.92.  October [Read More…]

The Michigan Farmers Market Association is urging lawmakers to modernize the state’s Cottage Food Law before the issue potentially carries into a fifth legislative session. Executive Director Amanda Shreve tells Brownfield the retail market has [Read More…]

An Iowa farmer says being diversified is helping during the downturn in the ag economy. Logan Lyon farms in the southeast part of the state. “Here outside of Bluegrass we are really diverse, further than [Read More…]

The USDA’s cotton and rice production guesses are up on the month, while remaining below a year ago. Upland cotton was a little bit larger than the August report at 12.915 million bales following upward [Read More…]