Brownfield Ag News

Brownfield's Nicole Heslip visited with Michigan Master Pork Producer of the Year Tim Kruithoff during the Michigan Pork Symposium.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle, soybeans, and wheat, the losses in hogs, and the mixed finish for corn. Closing numbers: » March corn $4.93 and ½ up $.03 and 1/4 » March soybeans $10.30 up $.02 and 1/4 » March soybean meal $292.70 down $1.40 » March soybean oil 46.25 up 59 points » March Chicago wheat $5.77 and ¾ up $.03 and 1/2 » April live...

Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp visited with National Pork Producers Council president Lori Stevermer at the 2025 Minnesota Pork Congress in Mankato, Minnesota. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode of the Appraisal Report, hear from Kalley Czech, a certified general appraiser for Compeer Financial, discussing the farmland market in central and northeast Minnesota, including analysis of benchmark properties, recent sales, and the overall market outlook. The farmland market in her region has been relatively stable over the past 2 years, with some pent-up demand for high-quality...

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher start for wheat and the early losses in soybeans, corn, cattle, and hogs. What to watch: » Soybeans and corn are watching weather and waiting for tariff news. » Wheat is keeping an eye out for winterkill. » Cattle are waiting for direct business. » Hogs are pressured by a lower move in pork. Connect with Brownfield Ag Ne...

Soils with higher percent-based saturation are more fertile because they have more plant nutrients and fewer toxins. In this episode, Stephanie Zelinko, National Agronomist for AgroLiquid, uses a parking lot analogy to explain how farmers can balance those nutrient levels and improve productivity.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn more about the USDA funding freeze, weather patterns have changed, tariff risks, a new use for soybean oil, the latest ethanol production numbers, tight milk supplies likely in 2025, and pre-enrollment open for the new I-COVER program. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

Brownfield's Jared White interviews Illinois Soybean Association outreach agronomist Stephanie Porter at the 2025 Soybean Summit in Champaign, Illinois. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher closes in hogs and corn, the mixed finish in cattle, and the losses for soybeans and wheat. Closing numbers: » March corn $4.90 and ¼ up $.06 and 1/4 » March soybeans $10.27 and ¾ down $.15 and 3/4 » March soybean meal $294.10 down $2.50 » March soybean oil 45.66 down 47 points » March Chicago wheat $5.74 and ¼ down $.02...

Brownfield's Jared White visited with National Pork Board director of domestic market development Neal Hull at the 2025 IL Pork Expo in Springfield, Illinois. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the early losses in soybeans and the gains in corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs. What to watch: » Soybeans are down with demand questions. » Corn and wheat are oversold. » Cattle are waiting for direct business. » Hogs are a little more optimistic about demand. Connect with Brownfield Ag News: » Get the latest ag news: https://www.brow...

Convintro herbicide will target tough-to-control weeds such as water hemp and palmer amaranth. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Jody Gander, the technical manager for crop protection at Bayer Crop Science, explains more.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about the latest from Tuesday’s Supply and Demand report, the importance of a new farm bill during tough economic times, an update on President Trump’s funding freeze, and how highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission occurs within dairy cattle. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

Brownfield's Jared White visited with 2024 Illinois Pork Ambassador JoBeth Matli at the 2025 IL Pork Expo in Springfield, Illinois. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the down day for cattle, soybeans, corn, and wheat, and the gains in hogs. Closing numbers: » March corn $4.84 down $.07 and 1/2 » March soybeans $10.43 and ½ down $.06 » March soybean meal $296.60 down $3.90 » March soybean oil 46.13 up 40 points » March Chicago wheat $5.77 down $.02 and 1/2 » April live cattle $196.00 down $2.12...

This week Will and Ben discuss the tariff back and forth and fuel and fertilizer prices ahead of spring planting. Market recap (changes on week as of Monday's close): » March 2025 corn up $.05 at $4.87 » December 2025 corn up $.06 at $4.66 » March 2025 soybeans up $.07 at $10.49 » November 2025 soybeans up $.06 at $10.57 » March soybean oil flat at 45.98 cents/lb » March soybean meal up $.30 at $3...

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner visited with CattleFax meteorologist Matt Makens at the 2025 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in San Antonio, Texas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher starts in soybeans, corn, and wheat, and the mixed opens for cattle and hogs. What to watch: » Soybeans and corn are waiting to see if USDA adjusts South American crops. » Wheat's watching any changes to Russian exports. » Cattle are waiting for direct business. » Hogs continue to question pork demand. Connect with Brown...

In this Pods for Profit, we’ll hear from Michigan’s largest soybean processor on how the state’s crush capacity has grown. Jeff Johnston with Zeeland Farm Services discusses what happens inside their plants and where soybeans are sent. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The U.S. Meat Export Federation is a contractor to the national Beef Checkoff and works to promote and market U.S. products to countries around the globe. In this episode, Bill McLaren, a cattle producer from Pacific, Missouri, and the Council’s representative on the USMEF board shares how Missouri producers ultimately benefit from this collaborative effort.  See Privacy Policy at https://art...

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about President Trump’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative and some of his recent comments about the biofuels industry, the future of the soybean industry as it relates to demand and profitability, concerns about the efficacy of spray drones in agriculture, and an outlook for U.S. cattle markets.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Brownfield's Jared White interviews Illinois Soybean Association outreach agronomist Stephanie Porter at the 2025 Soybean Summit in Champaign, Illinois. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In this episode, the Missouri Soybean Association Deputy Executive Secretary Casey Wasser discusses Missouri soybean policy, highlighting the Republican trifecta in Washington and its focus on property rights and taxes. They are confident that the Trump administration will protect farmers' interests, despite concerns about Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. See Privacy Policy at http...

In this episode, Missouri Soybean Association board member Garret Riekhof discusses Missouri soybean policy, particularly water rights, as a key concern during Governor Mike Kehoe's administration. The Missouri Soybean Association is working to ensure that farm owners can use the water resources on their land for agricultural production. Water issues are significant in certain parts of the st...

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle and corn, the losses in wheat, and the mixed finishes for soybeans and hogs. Closing numbers: » March corn $4.91 and ½ up $.04 » March soybeans $10.49 and ½ unchanged » March soybean meal $300.50 down $.90 » March soybean oil 45.73 down 25 points » March Chicago wheat $5.79 and ½ down $.03 and 1/4 » April live c...