Cattle futures close higher, lean hog futures lower
Brownfield Ag News6 minutes ago
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were higher, buying back part of Monday’s drop on oversold signals, with help from a higher midday move in the wholesale market. August live cattle were up $3.05 at $222.40 and October was $2.50 higher at $219.27. August feeders were...
Introducing the Successful Farming College Edition Agribusiness Issue
Successful Farming17 minutes ago
Introducing the Successful Farming College Edition Agribusiness Issue
Better or Worse? How Iowa’s Crops Compare to U.S. Averages
Successful Farming18 minutes ago
Better or Worse? How Iowa’s Crops Compare to U.S. Averages
Grassley frustrated with Brazil’s ethanol tariffs
Brownfield Ag News22 minutes ago
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s asking the Trump administration to address Brazil’s 18% tariff on ethanol imports. “Brazil’s unfair tariffs have allowed the country to shelter its domestic ethanol industry from competition here in the United States. Brazil is trying to take global market share away from the United...
Corn continues to find light support
Brownfield Ag News22 minutes ago
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. 70% of the U.S. crop is rated good to excellent, up 4% on the week and the highest rating for this point of the season in a few years, while near-term crop weather remains generally favorable. The NOPA member crush numbers...
A need for US soybean meal in Africa
Brownfield Ag News22 minutes ago
A farmer-leader with the United Soybean Board says there’s a growing need for U.S. soybean meal in Africa. Shannon Tignor-Ellis tells Brownfield that Africa’s aquaculture industry is booming, growing at nearly twice the global rate. “It’s a huge opportunity there to provide them with high quality protein in the form...
Scout for soybean aphids in 2025
Brownfield Ag News22 minutes ago
Farmers are encouraged to scout for soybean aphids the rest of the growing season. Ron Geis with Corteva Agriscience says they were highly prevalent during the 2024 growing season. “If you are out there scouting, you’re finding aphid pressures, and you’re finding the aphid pressures are building, then you can...