February 26, 2025

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower, and feeder cattle were mostly lower ahead of the week’s direct business, with boxed beef mixed during the session. April live cattle closed $1.10 lower at $194.62 and June lives closed $.97 lower at $191.27.  March feeder cattle closed $.15 higher at $274.37 and April feeder […] The post Cattle futures mostly lower at midweek appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says consumers are becoming more cautious in their spending. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says that could have an impact on agriculture. “I think that trickles into ethanol consumption or traveling,” he said. “I think it feeds into beef, pork and other types of protein demand as well. Just things to be […] The post Consumer sentiment declines significantly in February appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chair of the Indiana Senate Ag Committee says more needs to be done to protect grain farmers. Jean Leising is the co-author of Senate Bill 461. “This makes it more specific in the law for when the license for that dealership can be revoked,” she says. “The farmer can then recover portion of lost assets.” […] The post Added protections for Indiana grain farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Red meat and poultry stocks tightened during January. That was due to changes in production and generally good demand. The USDA says the 893.726 million pounds of red meat in cold storage at the start of February were down 6% on the year, with a slight decline for beef to 463.28 million pounds and an […] The post Red meat, poultry stocks fall in January appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois state veterinarian says poultry producers need to ensure strict biosecurity measures as the nation continues to deal with outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dr. Mark Ernst says the state has confirmed four cases of the disease since late last year. “Had a game bird flock, a couple of turkey flocks, and a […] The post Illinois stressing poultry biosecurity amidst avian flu outbreaks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jefferson City, Missouri (February 21, 2025) – For years, subscribers have relied upon Brownfield’s Agriculture Today e-newsletter as a daily source of agricultural news and information. In recent weeks, we have added a daily audio program to enhance Brownfield’s Agriculture Today suite of products.  The Agriculture Today audio program is a daily wrap-up, highlighting the day’s agricultural news and market movers. […] The post Brownfield expands Agriculture Today product line  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed the second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Monroe County near the Ohio border. State officials say the backyard flock is the second detection of the virus in the county this month and the seventh case in the state reported since the beginning of […] The post 2nd HPAI Monroe County backyard flock appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says farm equipment sales continue to struggle. Ernie Goss with Creighton University says the farm equipment index has fallen below growth neutral for an 18th straight month in the latest Rural Mainstreet Index. “That’s a real concern, particularly for Iowa where you’ve got an equipment sector that’s got very important linkages forward […] The post Farm equipment sales drop for 18th straight month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee are demanding answers from the U.S. Ag Secretary about recent staff firings. During Wednesday’s hearing, Minnesota’s Tina Smith said the committee’s efforts to address staffing shortages at the Farm Service Agency have gone out the window. “What the administration is doing right now goes absolutely counter to, […] The post Some Ag Dems say USDA is stiffing farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story