January 30, 2025

The associate director of policy with the Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) says a new state legislative session brings new priorities for the organization. Jacob Knaebel tells Brownfield securing further support and certainty for ethanol is at the forefront. “The biofuels infrastructure incentive program that has historically been funded.”  He says, “This is a grant […] The post Missouri corn growers focused on new legislative session appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were down sharply on profit-taking, the midday drop in boxed beef, and ahead of Friday’s Cattle Inventory report. February live cattle closed $2.55 lower at $204.47 and April live cattle closed $3.45 lower at $201.50.  March feeder cattle closed $2.07 lower at $273.20 and April feeder […] The post Cattle futures lower ahead of Friday’s Cattle Inventory report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Mar. corn closed at $4.90 and 1/4, down 6 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.44, down 16 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $304.70, down $5.10Mar. soybean oil closed at 44.98, up 1 pointMar. wheat closed at $5.66 and 1/2, up 4 centsFeb. live cattle closed at $204.47, down $2.55Mar. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 30, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Brazil’s harvest continues to move slower than average, with more rain in the forecast for some areas. There is a chance for improved rainfall in parts of Argentina in some medium-term outlooks and while some analysts have lowered their outlooks for South American production, there won’t […] The post Soybeans, corn pressured by profit taking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A free resource connecting farmers and landowners is growing. Erica Peters, with Illinois FarmLink, says the two-year-old program of The Land Connection is meeting a definite need in the farming community. “We work with urban farmers looking to build a business.”  She says, “We work with diversified farmers who are growing produce, or beginning farmers […] The post Illinois FarmLink growing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says he’s concerned about the potential impacts President Trump’s tariff threats could have on the ag industry. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says, “This is an area where frankly I do worry a little bit. If this does go into place this coming Saturday and we see kind of an escalation, do […] The post Assessing potential tariff impacts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A climatologist says many farmers in the Midwest are experiencing a snow drought to start the year. Justin Glisan is with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and says, “Anywhere from 14-to-20 inches below average. Statewide totals through the season is about 4.4 inches. That’s a little over 14 inches below where we […] The post Snow drought in the Midwest? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ohio’s Governor has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to delay implementation of the Midwest E-15 rule until 2026. Tadd Nicholson is the executive director of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Grower’s Association. “The governor is getting some pressure by the petroleum industry to delay this or pull out of that agreement,” he says. “It’s disappointing, […] The post Ohio Corn and Wheat responds to Governor DeWine’s request for E-15 delay appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Governor Mike Kehoe says farmers and ranchers are critical to Missouri’s economic success. During his State of the State address earlier this week, he said the agriculture industry contributes $93.7 billion to the state’s economy, but there is room to grow. “As Lieutenant governor, I was proud to work with education and agriculture stakeholders on […] The post Governor says ag will continue to thrive in Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story