April 16, 2025

May corn closed at $4.84 and 1/4, up 3 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.38 and 3/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $296.70, up $2.50May soybean oil closed at 47.48, up 15 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.47 and 3/4, up 5 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $202.07, up $2.27May feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 16, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, along with the lower dollar and higher crude oil during the session. The trade’s watching U.S. planting weather, late harvest activity in Brazil, and probable near-term harvest delays in Argentina. The USDA’s next round of supply, demand, and production estimates is out May 12th, while CONAB’s updated […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat post modest gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some lawmakers are concerned the Make America Healthy Again Commision could impact the future of ag inputs. Indiana Senator Todd Young recently signed onto a letter of more than 30 Republicans asking members of the Trump administration to develop sound rules around pesticide use and seed oil for farmers. The letter was sent to Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, Health […] The post Lawmakers expressing concern about the Make America Healthy Again Commission appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says it’s been a slow start to the 2025 planting season.  Justin Gravatt says he expects to be back in the field starting next week.  “Slowly we’re getting stuff wrapped up and ready to hit the fields,” he says. “There’s a few guys that have started working some ground, but not […] The post Slow start to planting season in northwest Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Several state legislative issues are high priorities for Wisconsin’s dairy farmers, but they will have to lobby for them another day.  Wednesday was supposed to be the day where members of the Dairy Business Association visited with lawmakers about issues important to the industry, but DBA’s Chad Zuleger tells Brownfield the weather prevented that from […] The post Dairy group cancels lobby day due to good weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag retailer says farmers should have access to the inputs they need for the planting season. Vice President of Crop Nutrients Kreg Ruhl with Growmark tells Brownfield, “The interesting thing about crop nutrient products is that they’re made all around the world every day of the year.” “The products that are in place, that […] The post Growmark says retailers are ready for planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Broiler sets and placements both saw week-to-week and year-to-year improvements. The USDA says 250.167 million broiler-type eggs went into incubation last week, up 406,000 from the previous week and slightly from a year ago, with average hatchability of 78.6%. 192.029 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, rising 635,000 on the week and modestly […] The post Broiler hatchery numbers above prior week, last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says the Trump administration is creating uncertainty that hurts farmers.             Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski says she’s hearing about the impact of on and off tariffs, and cuts to the USDA. “What I heard today, if I could encapsulate it into one word, is the uncertainty.”  She says, […] The post Uncertainty reigns; FSA closures proposed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story