March 4, 2025

Many in the ag industry continue to push for year-round E15.   Nebraska farmer Jan tenBensel says, “There’s a lot of frustration that it seems so obvious that it should have happened already.”  He tells Brownfield farmers need a steady and reliable market for their grain, and E15 is a common-sense solution. “For every one percent of […] The post E15 – a common sense solution to increase demand for corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines in South Dakota is making its way to Governor Larry Rhoden’s desk. House Bill 1052 would add a new section to existing right-of-way carrier law preventing the use of eminent domain for pipelines carrying carbon oxide. Senator and farmer Mark Lapka says the bill creates […] The post Eminent domain bill passes South Dakota Senate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Patrick Ewan, General Manager of Helena Products Group told Brownfield there is no getting around it, times are tough in the ag industry and Helena wants to be there for farmers. That could mean providing solid agronomy, being a source of information for farmers, and just being there to support them. Cyndi Young talked with […] The post For Helena it is about the people appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle were up and feeders were mostly modestly higher, oversold and waiting for direct business to get underway. The import tariffs on Canada and Mexico could lead to a tighter domestic supply of cattle. April live was $2.40 higher at $194.65 and June up $1.97 at $190.07. April feeders were up […] The post Cattle futures mostly higher, awaiting direct business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture warns farmers to brace for the impact of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. ag exports. Mike Naig tells Brownfield Canada has already retaliated and Mexico is expected to. “Factually, we expect that there will be or we should expect a disruption. Time will tell how much of a disruption, of course. We […] The post Iowa Ag Secretary expects market disruption from retaliatory tariffs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Surtain corn herbicide from BASF is commercially available to growers in the United States in 2025. Josh Putnam, Technical Marketing Manager for U.S. Corn Herbicides told Brownfield that weed resistance continues to spread and farmers have fewer tools to control weeds than they did twenty or thirty years ago. Surtain herbicide, according to Putnam, opens […] The post New weed control tools from BASF appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Pictured: Darin Johnson (left) with the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association interviews with Brownfield’s Brent Barnett at the 2025 Commodity Classic (Photo by Jill Makovec/Brownfield) Farm groups continue to call on lawmakers to finish the farm bill this year. Darin Johnson, president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, says a new farm bill is long overdue […] The post Is 2025 the year a new farm bill gets done? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May corn closed at $4.51 and 1/2, down 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.99, down 12 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $293.50, down $4.50May soybean oil closed at 42.27, down 63 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.36 and 3/4, down 11 centsApr. live cattle closed at $194.65, up $2.40Apr. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 4, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Despite current economic challenges, farmer sentiment rose significantly this month in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert with Purdue University says the survey was taken the week of February 10th.  “Of course, conditions have changed a lot since then, with the collapse in prices, we’ve seen the improvement from January into February,” he says. […] The post Ag Economy Barometer sees surprising rise from last month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story