May 6, 2025

Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. Planting and emergence are ahead of average, with generally favorable conditions expected in the next several days. There are some areas of concern, but for now, expectations are for a solid 2025 yield. Soybeans are also watching Argentina’s harvest and waiting for the totals on Brazil’s […] The post Wheat up on lower dollar, oversold signals appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An atmospheric scientist says a decent planting window is expected for much of the Corn Belt in the next week. Eric Snodgrass is with Nutrien Ag Solutions. “Most of Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and the whole Western Corn Belt, except Kansas, has wide open windows coming, and those are starting right now.” But he says […] The post Short-term planting windows coming appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says cheese and butter production started to pick up steam in March while other products remained mostly slumped. Total cheese production was more than 1.2 billion pounds, up 1.4 percent from last year and nearly 10 percent from the prior month. Italian cheese production was up incrementally on the year and more than […] The post Cheese and butter processors pick up production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in north-central Missouri says he’d like to have a break in the consistent rains to finish soybean planting. “We shut down operations on Easter weekend and haven’t been back since.” Brandon Thiel from Malta Bend tells Brownfield field conditions are close to being dry enough to resume planting, but “we’ve had several days […] The post Waiting on dry conditions to resume planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the recent E15 summertime waiver gives producers and retailers some short-term certainty. “It does allow everyone nationwide to have access to what we already have access to in this state, Unleaded 88,” he said. But he tells Brownfield the issue has been lingering for far too long. “The only […] The post Naig touts E15 waiver, says more work needs to be done appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmer sentiment has improved despite ongoing trade concerns in this month’s Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says respondents remain optimistic the outcomes of President Trump’s tariff strategy will be positive. “Producers are telling us that they do expect a negative impact from tariffs on their farm income,” he says. “From […] The post Farmer sentiment improves despite ongoing trade concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farm real estate specialist says the recent surge in Iowa’s farmland market is similar to trends in other Midwestern states. Jim Rothermich is the vice president of Iowa Appraisal and says, “Very steady and very few no-sales. The market just seems to be rolling right on across the Midwest.” He tells Brownfield the majority […] The post Midwest farmland sales surging appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist in South Dakota says many Midwestern fields are blanketed in the color purple this spring. Darren Hefty, who is a co-host of Ag PhD Radio, says those flower-looking weeds are actually henbit and they can pose a threat to yields. “It will just cover fields and it’s all purple,” he said. “I remember […] The post Farmers tackle purple henbit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The head of Michigan Milk Producers Association says USDA staff reductions won’t stop food safety efforts throughout the supply chain. Joe Diglio tells Brownfield, “While there might be maybe some less oversight within the government ranks, I don’t believe that the practices being followed today from the farm community all the way through the supply chain […] The post MMPA says milk quality & safety are essential appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senators have mixed reviews on President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal, which if realized, would cut 18% of federal spending at the USDA. At a Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, chairman John Hoeven, a Republican from North Dakota, said lawmakers can work with USDA to save money, but “we’ve got to know we’re […] The post USDA budget proposal gets mixed reviews appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story