Ag News

A network of farmers in Ohio has created a hub to connect buyers with regionally sourced heritage grains. Jay Brandt of Brandt Family Farms and Walnut Creek Seeds tells Brownfield custom seed cleaning for area [Read More…]

Live and feeder cattle were lower on position squaring ahead of the Cattle on Feed report, and waiting on direct business to develop.   Direct cash cattle trade activity started to pick up steam Thursday. Bids [Read More…]

Soybeans were lower on profit-taking in the final trading session of the week.  The USDA did report a couple of flash sales Thursday morning, one to China and other for unknown destinations, both are for [Read More…]

The co-founder of political action group Farm Action Fund says a new rancher-backed policy roadmap aims to rebuild the U.S. cattle industry and bring down retail beef prices. Joe Maxwell says the group recommends restoring mandatory [Read More…]

The USDA has announced its final slate of reorganization plans.  Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden says now it’s time for action.  “Approximately half of the Washington, D.C.-based employees of the Foreign Ag Service will be moving to Kansas City and our [Read More…]

The commodity markets have been monitoring major news updates: the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, favorable crop development weather in the U.S, and South American crop ratings. On this episode of Managing for Profit, [Read More…]

A north-central Iowa farmer is finishing up herbicide applications. Caleb Renner of Klemme says fieldwork has progressed rapidly so far. “Planting went really, really well. We got done, I want to say just the beginning [Read More…]

Live and feeder cattle were mixed, adjusting spreads, looking ahead to tomorrow’s cattle on feed report and waiting for direct trade to develop.  Direct cash cattle trade activity remains sluggish. A few asking prices have [Read More…]

Adams County, Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser says his farm was hit by a tornado the morning of June 11th. “I watched our strong winds out of the west turn to the east,” he said. “And [Read More…]

Soybeans finished the day higher.  The USDA announced a sale of 13.7 million bushels of soybeans Wednesday to unknown destinations, the bulk of which is marked for delivery for the 2026-27 marketing year. The big question [Read More…]

Jul. corn $4.21, up 7 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.32, up 2 centsJul. soybean meal $304.80, unchangedJul. soybean oil 71.54, down 138 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.12 and 3/4, up 16 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle [Read More…]

The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says the organization remains committed to pursuing estate tax relief for the state’s farmers. Phillip Nelson, who farms in LaSalle County, says efforts to pass the Family Farm [Read More…]

Iowa’s top ag official says the state has successfully eradicated pseudorabies. Secretary Mike Naig with the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship tells Brownfield there was a strong, coordinated response to the late April detection [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were down Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.0100 to $0.6775. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 to $1.4575.  One sale was recorded at $1.4575.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.42. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0450 to $1.5550. Thirty sales were recorded ranging [Read More…]

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says the stormy weather pattern for much of the Corn Belt is setting the stage for tar spot issues in corn. Robby Meeker, who covers the eastern half of [Read More…]

A meteorologist with Aura Commodities says the rainy spring and early summer have alleviated drought concerns for much of the Corn Belt. However, Xander Lowry tells Brownfield some areas haven’t fully recovered. “The theme we’ll [Read More…]

The CEO of Kansas Wheat says on-going drought and freeze damage have significantly impacted this year’s crop.    Justin Gilpin says harvest is slightly ahead of schedule and, so far, the crop is highly variable. [Read More…]

A climatologist at the Midwestern Regional Climate Center says another round of severe weather is expected to impact producers across parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Jacob Dolinger says models are currently predicting multiple threats.  [Read More…]

The USDA is rolling out a pilot program designed to modernize acreage reporting and improve its efficiency for ag producers. Undersecretary Richard Fordyce says counties in 11 states are using the technology to report data [Read More…]

An ag economist says he doesn’t expect any improvements to the ag economy in the near term. In this episode of Managing for Profit, David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights explains how tariff reductions and [Read More…]