Ag News

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeders were higher with concerns about tight available supplies.  October live cattle closed $.17 lower at $235.80 and December live cattle closed $.12 higher [Read More…]

Producers in the Dairy State are in the early stages of corn silage harvesting.  Choppers have been rolling in parts of southern Wisconsin for over a week, and now they’re getting a good start farther [Read More…]

A farmer in southeast Missouri says corn is variable as harvest continues. “Some fields we thought would be better than they are and some fields that nicely surprised us,” said Will Hunter. Hunter, who farms [Read More…]

A southwest Minnesota farmer estimates corn and soybean harvest to start in about three weeks. Mark Enninga of Fulda says rains have been timely this summer. “It’s almost out of the ordinary to experience that [Read More…]

Analysis by the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute shows producers will benefit from farm policy changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Pat Westhoff tells Brownfield the One Big Beautiful [Read More…]

Legislation expanding on-farm poultry processing in Illinois has been signed into law. State Senator Sally Turner says the update to the Illinois Meat and Poultry Inspection Act allows farmers to process up to 7,500 birds [Read More…]

The National Corn Growers Association is expanding its mycotoxin research efforts to help reduce the economic impact for farmers.  Sarah McKay, director of research and market development, says vomitoxin continues to be a concern for [Read More…]

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says the potential for a large corn crop has farmers searching for temporary storage. Ben Brown tells Brownfield “several people have asked me about the economic viability [Read More…]

Soybeans fell again on Friday.  November beans were down 6 cents at $10.27. China was absent again from this week’s Export Sales report, and the market didn’t lose sight of that.  The USDA reported two [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.18 down 1and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.27 down 6 centsOct. soybean meal $280.50 up 40 centsOct. soybean oil 50.81 down 70 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.19 and 1/4 down 1/4 centOct. live cattle $235.97 [Read More…]

A farm organization is urging livestock producers and marketers to push back against Wisconsin’s proposed animal health fee increases. Jason Mugnaini with Wisconsin Farm Bureau tells Brownfield the changes would be to administrative rules ATCP [Read More…]

An ag labor specialist says a fix to H-2A wage rates isn’t expected anytime soon. Michigan State University’s Zach Rutledge expects a legal challenge to USDA’s elimination of the Farm Labor Survey based on its [Read More…]

The chief market strategist with Zaner Ag Hedge says he’ll be closely watching corn demand numbers in the USDA’s next supply and demand report. Ted Seifried tells Brownfield, “The USDA upped production by a whole [Read More…]

Harvest is ramping up in some of the primary sugarbeet growing regions of the U.S. Andy Finkral with ACH Seeds covers Michigan, Minnesota, and western Nebraska. “A lot of the markets have started some preharvest [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were lower except for butter again Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was down $0.0025 at $0.5650. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.04 at $1.69.  Four sales [Read More…]

The incoming president of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association says growing demand for corn remains a top priority for farmers heading into 2026. Eric Tipton says renewable fuels can benefit the domestic market.  “Whether [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in much of the East and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the Rockies to the Mississippi [Read More…]

Brazilian and American leaders testified Wednesday as part of an investigation into Brazil’s trade practices. A U.S. ethanol leader says the U.S. Trade Representative’s Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices is needed. Geoff Cooper [Read More…]

Soybeans rallied after spending most of the day in the red to finish the day higher.  November beans closed 1 and 1/2 cents higher at $10.33. There are some weather concerns on the horizon.  The [Read More…]

Dec. corn $4.19 and 3/4 up 1 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.33 up 1 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal $280.10 up $2.50Oct. soybean oil 51.51 up 07 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.19 and 1/2 down 2 [Read More…]