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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher waiting on direct business to develop with additional support from sharply higher boxed beef prices and the lower move in corn.  June live cattle closed $3.20 higher at $251.42 and August live cattle closed $3 higher at $242.50.  August feeder cattle closed $5.17 […] The post Cattle futures sharply higher at midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension says consistent rains and cool temps have delayed dry hay cutting and baling in mid-Missouri. Gene Schmitz tells Brownfield “We have to deal with the cards that Mother Nature gives us and so if we get windows of time, be ready to get at least something put […] The post Mid-Missouri rains delay hay cutting; farmers face lower quality crop appeared first […]

The proposed move of two of the nation’s most important seed banks is drawing criticism.  Dr. Lisa Ainsworth, professor and interim director of the Institute for Genomic Biology with the University of Illinois, says the USDA’s proposed move of the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the university’s Urbana-Champaign […] The post USDA’s proposed move of critical seed banks under fire appeared first on […]

Soybeans finished the mixed, July contracts were at $11.85 and 1/4, which was down 3/4 cents.  Soybean products lent support to the market, with higher soybean meal and soybean oil, which was able to shrug off the sharply lower move in crude oil. The USDA has soybean planting at 79 percent complete, which ahead of […] The post Soybeans mixed at midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

A Chief Science Officer with the state of Michigan says she hopes collaboration across the Great Lakes region can strengthen local supply chains and the agricultural economy. Laura Johnson with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sustainable Agriculture Initiative is actively searching for partnerships that support shared research […] The post Great Lakes region partnership works strengthen sustainable agriculture and supply chains appeared […]

An agronomist in northern Arkansas says recent “just enough” rains have helped improve the extremely dry crops. “It helped a lot of the dry land acres, of course. And then also, yeah, just taking some of that pressure off of having to to irrigate the crop.” Stephen Leininger with Helena Agri-Enterprises tells Brownfield it’s one […] The post Agronomist says timely rains improve dryland crops, ease irrigation pressure appeared first […]

Jul. corn $4.52 and 1/2, down 5 centsJul. soybeans $11.85 and 1/4, down 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal $330.60, up $2.00Jul. soybean oil 75.26, up 90 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.22 and 1/2, down 13 centsJun. live cattle $251.42, up $3.20Aug. feeder cattle $354.62, up $5.17Jun. lean hogs $97.60, up $1.47Jun. Class III milk closed at $16.51, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 27, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield […]

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the recently concluded state legislative session was highlighted by a historic investment in clean water. He tells Brownfield the “Farm to Faucet” water quality package realigns existing resources without raising taxes and focuses investments where they deliver the greatest impact. “It totals $320 million over the next 12 years […] The post Secretary Naig praises Iowa water quality package appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]