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Across the Corn Belt, lingering chilly weather is limited to eastern areas, including Ohio. Meanwhile, Wednesday’s high temperatures will reach 80°F or higher as far north as Iowa. Dry weather throughout the Midwest is allowing wetter areas to begin drying out. In soggy Michigan, just 1% of the sugar beets had been planted by April […] The post A more active pattern getting underway on parts of the Plains; milder […]

A 2025 EPA report found that the average U.S. family of 4 put nearly $3,000 worth of food in the trash annually.  As we celebrate Earth Day, Sav Maive with LawnStarter says composting is a great way to utilize food that has gone bad instead of throwing it away and cluttering landfills.  AUDIO: Healthy Living […] The post Reducing food waste to celebrate Earth Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

A central Iowa farmer says planting progress is starting to pick up steam in his area. Morey Hill raises corn and soybeans near Madrid. “Everybody was sure anxious to get going there in mid-April, but the rains kept everybody out of the field including me until just this past week.” He tells Brownfield that corn […] The post Planting pace picking up in central Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag […]

Eastern Iowa farmer Dave Walton says his planting season should get started by the end of the week. “We had plenty of rain here the last few weeks that’s kept us out. We’re ready to go and I think we’re getting close.” He tells Brownfield he’s feeling better about his soil conditions as the growing […] The post Planting “a few days out” for eastern Iowa farmer appeared first on […]

An ag economist at Purdue University says the continued conflict in Iran is causing concerns about rising fertilizer prices. Joana Colussi says input costs have risen more than 30 percent since the end of February. “Once prices go up, it’s very difficult for them to come back down quickly,” she says. “We could see some […] The post Purdue economist: Geopolitical tensions igniting long-term concerns about fertilizer prices appeared first […]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on technical selling. June live cattle closed $2.52 lower at $243.55 and August live cattle closed $1.90 lower at $239.70.  May feeder cattle closed $2.55 lower at $358.55 and August feeder cattle closed $2.40 lower at $358.95.  Direct cash cattle trade activity was relatively […] The post Cattle futures lower heading into midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

The American Sugar Alliance is asking the U.S. Trade Representative to use Section 310 authorities to stop subsidized imports from harming farmers. Rob Johansson tells Brownfield producers have lost more than $2 billion in sales in just the past two seasons because artificially cheap sugar on the global market has made current trade quotas ineffective. […] The post U.S. sugar producers close to collapse as Alliance calls for higher tariffs […]

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans followed bean oil, which followed crude and palm oils, while staying cautiously optimistic about the expected trade talks with China next month. The strength in crude oil and the viability of the negotiations with China rest at least partially in the discussions surrounding the military actions […] The post Technical buying, crude oil help prop up corn, soybeans appeared first on […]

May corn $4.53 and 3/4, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.74 and 1/2, up 8 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $325.30, up 20 centsMay soybean oil 72.14, up 251 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.05, up 8 centsJun. live cattle $243.55, down $2.52May feeder cattle $358.55, down $2.55Jun. lean hogs $103.20, up $1.47May Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 21, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield […]