February 19, 2025

An ag consultant says he’s optimistic about the year ahead for the beef industry. “It’s a wonderful time to be in the cattle business, there’s no doubt about it.” Kevin Ochsner, president of Agcellerate and host of NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen, says economics are on the side of the producer. “We’ve seen record high beef […] The post Ag consultant optimistic about beef outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

High oleic soybean development is continuing, and a soybean checkoff leader says further investment in them is likely. North Dakota farmer and United Soybean Board Treasurer Matt Gast tells Brownfield the markets for high oleic soybeans are growing. “Another thing that’s come up lately is high oleic soybeans in dairy rations. High oleic is something […] The post USB sees value in high oleic soybean research appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. There’s more rain in the forecast for parts of Argentina, but it does look like weather earlier in the season has trimmed yield potential. Harvest conditions look good in Brazil with activity about 25% complete. The USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers are out March […] The post Wheat sees profit taking, dollar pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan State University Extension is starting to help dairy farmers analyze management strategies to improve efficiencies. MSU Chair for Dairy Management Barry Bradford tells Brownfield new on-farm research assessments will allow Extension to tailor its outreach efforts. “We think our biggest value comes at the end where we can take herd management offloads, feeding software offloads […] The post MSUE offers evidence-based dairy management, sees dairy center progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Mar. corn closed at $4.97 and 1/32, down 4 and 1/2 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.31 and 3/4, down 6 and 3/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $294.70, up 90 centsMar. soybean oil closed at 46.30, down 100 pointsMar. wheat closed at $5.92, down 12 and 3/4 centsApr. live cattle closed at $194.77, up 75 […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 19, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says the ethanol industry can help agriculture navigate a down economy.  Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield there is a tremendous opportunity for ethanol. “Double down on renewable fuels,” he says.  “Double down on expanding the use of ethanol to really help boost agriculture and help restore profitability […] The post Cooper says biofuels can help ag navigate a tough farm economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

2025 U.S. broiler sets and placements remain on track to top 2024. The USDA says 249.285 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation last week, up 771,000 from the week before and 2% from last year, with average hatchability sitting at 78.8%. 191.161 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, a decline of 164,000 […] The post Broiler sets, placements see more year-to-year gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of National Farmers Union (NFU) says he’s seeing several trends as members in each state prioritize policy initiatives. Rob Larew says their members see ensuring a fair and diverse marketplace is vital to agriculture. “Making sure that we are increasing opportunity to sell into more direct and local markets but also making sure […] The post NFU seeing trends in state policy discussions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says farmers should monitor grain futures as inflation continues to increase. Consumer prices rose half a percentage point in January and University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says the commodity markets could benefit. “There’s some evidence that suggests that commodities follow the long-range gauge of inflation. If you see a period where inflation […] The post Economist: Inflation rate rises to 3%, could be bullish for commodities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story