March 5, 2025

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are watching development weather in Argentina and the harvest pace in Brazil. Medium-term temperature outlooks for Argentina are up and down, with some areas expected to see more heavy rainfall in the coming days, while Brazil’s harvest is past the halfway point. The USDA’s new […] The post Soybeans, wheat see oversold bounces appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Slightly wetter and colder conditions during February could impact Michigan’s winter wheat crop. Sanilac County farmer Scott Wilson tells Brownfield he’s concerned about standing water in some fields. “There’s a possibility, I guess, that the wheat acres may be decreased if this water lays on the wheat too long,” he says. The USDA’s March crop […] The post Michigan wheat stands being watched closely appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May corn closed at $4.55 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.11 and 3/4, up 12 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $299.80, up $6.30May soybean oil closed at 42.99, up 15 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.48 and 1/4, up 11 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle closed at $196.55, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 5, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) says proposed legislation in the state legislature would ban some important herbicides. K.J. Johnson tells Brownfield, “This would be an all-out ban on 2, 4-D ester.”  He says, “This is some of your older formalizations of 2, 4-D, but we still use a lot in […] The post Illinois legislation would ban some 2, 4-D formulations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An animal disease expert says dairy farms should look for ways to step up biosecurity efforts to better protect humans and livestock from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dr. Keith Poulsen with the University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Center tells Brownfield besides vaccines, the two common ways to control viruses are biosecurity and restricted or permitted […] The post Veterinarian says it’s wise to step up dairy biosecurity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Midwest farm credit cooperative says the financial condition of farmers this year is very commodity specific. GreenStone Farm Credit Services CEO Travis Jones points to the cyclical turn in dairy. “Our dairy customers are sitting in a very sound situation, but there’s certainly been challenging years in the past for dairy,” he says. “These last few years […] The post GreenStone says farm financial conditions are mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. broiler hatchery numbers had another round of year-to-year gains last week. The USDA says 251.452 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, a rise of 992,000 on the week and 3% on the year, with the average hatchability at 78.7%. That continues to imply increased production in 2025. 190.641 million broiler-type chicks were placed […] The post Broiler hatchery numbers continue year-over-year rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The combined U.S. and Canadian livestock numbers are mixed. A joint report from the USDA and Statistics Canada shows a slight year-to-year increase in the combined hog herd at 89.7 million head from the end of December 2023 to the end of December 2024, with a 1% rise in the U.S. canceling out a 1% […] The post Modest changes for combined U.S./Canada livestock numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers and ranchers let a U.S. House committee know how devastating wolves have been since being reintroduced by the Fish and Wildlife Service and protected by the Endangered Species Act. Public Lands Council (PLC) Secretary and Colorado producer Robbie LeValley testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee Tuesday about the burdens borne by livestock producers […] The post House members hear about Endangered Species Act burdens appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Containerized freight challenges continue to plague the movement of some agricultural products. Randy Duckworth with the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance says there’s a shortage of containers. “We want to make sure that we have containers ready to ship products when our customers want it, and that’s not always possible here in the Midwest. For […] The post Containerized freight challenges continue appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story