Brownfield Ag News

Current market conditions have growers increasingly focused on maximizing the dollars they spend, including their nitrogen investments. On this latest episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about the role nitrogen stabilizers can play. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about how the renewable fuel standard will be tackled under a second Trump administration, President-elect Trump’s past positions on Waters of the US, animal activist ballot measures from the last election, US Custom Harvesters priorities when it comes to the H-2A guest worker visa program, and an outlook for beef demand from the 2024 Kansas Live...

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modest gains in hogs, the mixed close for cattle, and the losses in soybeans, corn, and wheat. Closing numbers: » December corn $4.26 and ¾ down $.03 and 1/2 » January soybeans $9.77 and ¾ down $.12 and 3/4 » December soybean meal $287.70 down $1.70 » December soybean oil 42.18 down 110 points » December Chicago wheat $5.48 and...

Brownfield's Brandon Peoples visited with National Sorghum Producers chair Amy France at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week Will and Ben review record ethanol and soy crush numbers and the wide swings in wheat prices. Market recap (changes on week as of Monday's close): » December 2024 corn down $.01 at $4.29 » December 2025 corn down $.04 at $4.41 » January 2025 soybeans down $.13 at $10.09 » November 2025 soybeans down $.19 at $10.26 » December soybean oil down 2.62 cents at 45.52 cents/lb » December soybea...

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about ag discussions about disaster aid from a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing that took place Wednesday, crop input availability for 2025, an uncertain future for the farm labor market, federal E15 legislation under a second Trump administration, and reports from the 2024 Dairy Summit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. See Privacy P...

Brownfield's Larry Lee interviews Rani Govindasamy-Lucey, with the Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, at the University of Wisconsin Dairy Summit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield's Erin Anderson visited with Nationwide senior economist Ben Ayers at Ohio State University's Agricultural Outlook and Policy Summit in Columbus, Ohio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Farmers have many factors to consider when making their seed selections for 2025. In this Managing for Profit, Kansas-based Channel Seed-Pro Daymian Reed says taking advantage of seed diversity is key to maximizing yield potential. 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 will learn about Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s farm bill text, reaction from the ag industry to Senator Stabenow’s farm bill update, renewable fuels legislation in the lame duck session of Congress, an uncertain future for sustainable aviation fuels, and the future of July Cattle Inventory Reports from USDA. See Privacy Policy at https://...

Brownfield's Erin Anderson interviews Ohio State University professor Ian Sheldon at the 2024 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Summit hosted on Ohio State's campus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield's Brent Barnett visited with Agricultural Economic Insights co-founder and managing partner David Widmar at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. 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 harvest progress reports from across the country, the U.S. Senate has text of a farm bill proposal, NCGA seeking disaster assistance, new markets for US soy, an update on winter propane supplies, and we’ll set the stage for cattle markets in 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c...

Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp visited with Swine Health Information Center executive director Megan Niederwerder at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Niederwerder spoke to the lone case of H5N1 in swine. 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 to start the week for soybeans, corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs. Closing numbers: » December corn $4.29 and ¼ up $.05 and 1/4 » November soybeans $10.09 and ¾ up $.11 and 1/4 » December soybean meal $290.30 up $.70 » December soybean oil 45.52 up 17 points » December Chicago wheat $5.47 and ¼ up $.10 and 3/4 » December live...

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner visited with Farm Credit Services of America's Tony Jesina at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. 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 gains in wheat and hogs, the lower starts for corn and soybeans, and the mixed open for cattle. What to watch: » Soybeans and corn are down on South American weather. » Wheat's up on concerns about Black Sea exports. » Cattle are watching the distribution of the show list. » Hogs are up on Friday's higher close for pork....

Corteva Agriscience U.S. Product Manager for soybean herbicides Drake Robards says the company will offer three new products in 2025. He tells Brownfield Kyber Pro Herbicide and Sonic Boom Herbicide are preemergence herbicides, and Enversa is a post-emerge herbicide.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Matt Amick, market development director for Missouri Soybean, tells Brownfield more about how soybean processing is expanding and what demand for soy biobased products and livestock means for growers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Missouri is the second-largest producer of biofuels and contributes 13% to the price of soybeans, making it a significant market with many benefits. Biodiesel encourages better diesel engine performance, reduces our carbon footprint, is a great resource for farmers, and betters the rural economy. Missouri Soybean Market Development Director Matt Amick explains the birth of biofuels and how they ar...

It’s NAFB convention week for us here at Brownfield, and on this special edition of Agriculture Today, we’ll hear extended interview segments conducted by members of our team on topics of environmental concerns and policy, clean energy and the USDA’s REAP program, and priorities for cattle producers heading into 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and livestock economist Scott Brown preview the upcoming Cattle on Feed report in this Weekly Livestock Market Update. This week in the markets: Live fed cattle prices are $1.80 lower on the week, and feeder cattle markets were steady to $7.00 higher this week. December live cattle were down $0.85 on the week, while January feeder cattle were up $5.50 on the week. Choic...

Brownfield's Brandon Peoples interviews CoBank's lead economist Jacqui Fatka at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Brownfield's Nicole Heslip interviews EarthOptics Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder Todd Martin at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On the latest episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with Iowa hunter Chris Moffett to discuss all things dog tracking. Chris is a professional dog tracker and his services help hunters recover their whitetail deer.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .