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 $248.85, down $.35Aug. feeder cattle $367.42, up $.55Jul. lean hogs $94.65, down 15 centsJul. Class III milk closed at $16.04, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 17, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield […]
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 Preservation Act came up short this spring in the General Assembly, but… “We’ve got a lot of momentum.” He says, […] The post Illinois Farm Bureau maintaining pursuit of estate tax reform appeared first on […]
The head of R-CALF USA says the supply and demand imbalance is impacting expansion in the cattle herd. CEO Bill Bullard says the current environment in the cattle sector is making any significant growth difficult. “Right now, we have record high beef prices, record high cattle prices, record high imports, and the smallest cattle herd in 75 years,” he says. The Trump administration has floated […] The post R-CALF CEO says supply imbalance is slowing cattle herd expansion efforts appeared […]
The USDA has announced more details on the reorganization of two mission areas. The Foreign Agricultural Service will establish an operational support hub in Kansas City, Missouri. The agency will also begin a phased relocation of its Washington D.C.-based workforce soon to Kansas City, Missouri and Beltsville, Maryland, keeping some employees in Washington D.C. The […] The post USDA details FAS, Rural Development relocations as reorganization moves forward appeared first […]
Indiana FFA has expanded its district and section leadership model to keep pace with student membership growth. Lisa Chaudion, executive director of the Indiana FFA Foundation, says the updates were needed. “We have 12 districts in the state,” she says. “This year, we’re moving to 16 districts. For many years, we were stuck around 9,000 […] The post Indiana FFA expanding leadership structure as membership grows to more than 14,000 […]
U.S. ethanol production dipped slightly last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production fell half a percentage point to 1.1 million barrels per day. The four-week average ethanol production rate decreased. 0.2%, equivalent to an annualized rate of 16.94 billion gallons. Ethanol stocks were slightly higher at 24.5 million barrels, coming in at 6.3% […] The post Ethanol stocks up, exports decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
Two new dairy operations are coming online in Missouri by late 2027, and the state’s ag director says the growth is positive. Chris Chinn with the Missouri Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield “We are excited. We’re excited for these two new dairies that are going to come to the state of Missouri. We’re excited about […] The post Missouri dairy sector expanding with two new operations planned appeared first on […]
Missouri voters will decide in August whether to phase out and eventually eliminate the state’s income tax, and several state ag groups tell Brownfield they are neutral or don’t have policy on the issue. Garrett Hawkins with Missouri Farm Bureau says there are mixed thoughts among the organization’s farmer members about the phase out. “I […] The post Ag groups take wait-and-see stance on Missouri income tax elimination plan appeared […]
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 of the virus at a small commercial swine facility. “We did the final round of testing that was required by […] The post Quarantines lifted as Iowa declared free of pseudorabies appeared first on Brownfield […]
