March 25, 2025

Legislation that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List is moving through the House Committee on Natural Resources.  During a Tuesday subcommittee hearing, co-author and Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert said the introduction of wolves west of the Great Divide in 2020 is an example of ballot box biology, forcing wolves into rural areas. […] The post Bill delisting wolves discussed by subcommittee appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Missouri Bootheel farmer started planting corn and soybeans this week, striving to make decent progress ahead of weekend rains. “We should be between 10 to 20 percent planted by the end of the week.” Barry Bean says good soil moisture should give the crops a solid start. “Enough moisture so we needed to dry […] The post Corn and soybean planting starts in MO Bootheel appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says it’s unclear what will happen in agriculture when reciprocal trade tariffs take effect next Wednesday. “We really need to see what the details are on April 2.” Mike Seyfert tells Brownfield additional tariffs could impact feed ingredients. “What that might mean for increased […] The post Reciprocal tariff uncertainty lingers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says he expects some upcoming export opportunities for U.S. corn into Japan. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says Japan needs more corn for livestock feed usage. “They are a bit ahead of us with highly pathogenic avian influenza. They are about a year ahead of us, so they are rebuilding their laying […] The post Economist: Japan could seek more U.S. corn during HPAI recovery appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Pork Producers Council president says getting a legislative fix for Proposition 12 remains the organization’s top priority. Duane Stateler of Ohio tells Brownfield, “We’ve got to stop the patchwork.” He says more Prop 12-like initiatives are being considered by voters in other states. “We just can’t have disruptions in the marketplace from every […] The post NPPC president outlines organization’s priorities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The latest Rural Mainstreet Index reveals most Midwestern bankers support President Trump’s tariff strategy. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss tells Brownfield, “Farmers and the bankers are supporting the president’s approach. Now, we haven’t seen the retaliation yet and that’s my real concern. If we don’t see retaliation that would be especially good for agriculture and […] The post Bankers back Trump’s tariff strategy, RMI survey says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Georgia jury has awarded more than $2 billion in compensation and damages to the plaintiff in a Bayer Roundup case. The plaintiff, John Barnes, originally filed suit in 2021 against Monsanto claiming the glyphosate-based herbicide caused his cancer. Reports indicate the order from the Georgia jury is one of the largest-ever Roundup settlements. Bayer […] The post Bayer loses Georgia Roundup case appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly lower ahead of direct business. April live cattle closed $.47 higher at $206.37 and June live cattle closed $.17 higher at $202.32.  April feeder cattle closed $.40 lower at $284.85 and May feeder cattle closed $.72 lower at $284.12.  Direct cash cattle trade activity […] The post Cattle futures mostly lower waiting on direct business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story