May 28, 2025

A crop farmer in south-central Minnesota says local cash prices are decent. Tim Waibel of Courtland tells Brownfield the basis for soybeans is firming up. “Running a zero basis on the soybeans into ADM and CHS in Mankato.” He says the best corn basis is about 60 miles away. “That’d be an eight cent negative […] The post Decent basis in southern Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Photo provided by the Ohio Pork Council. The Ohio Pork Council is helping address food insecurity with several donations of fresh pork across the state through its Pork Power program. President-elect Jarred Black says donations were recently made to the Cincinnati-based Freestore Foodbank and the Grove City-based Mid-Ohio Food Collective. “Ohio is in the top 10 and 7th nationally in […] The post Ohio Pork makes large donation to help fight food insecurity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Many farmers are moving into their post-emergence weed management plans. University of Illinois Extension weed scientist Aaron Hager says as crops emerge across the Midwest, moisture becomes very important. “As a general rule of thumb, we usually tell folks if you get an inch of rain within about seven to ten days after that application […] The post Moisture key as weed control moves into post-emergence appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Planting is faster than average and emergence is solid, with generally favorable weather in the near-term forecast, even with some concerns about the potential for an extended warmer, drier period in parts of the Midwest and Plains starting in June. The USDA’s first national crop rating […] The post Soybeans, corn give back gains on planting progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.51, down 8 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.47 and 1/2, down 14 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $293.70, down $2.60Jul. soybean oil closed at 48.93, down 64 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.30 and 1/4, up 1 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $213.92, down $1.20Aug. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 28, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA will increase its reimbursement for meat and poultry inspection programs this year and the CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says it’s appreciated. Ted McKinney tells Brownfield “what this provides is the funding that gets USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service up to the 50 percent level, that’s been […] The post USDA boosts state meat processing reimbursement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

2025 broiler sets and placements continue to maintain their faster than 2024 pace. The USDA says 252.076 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, rising 553,000 from the previous week and 1% from a year ago, with average hatchability just over 79%. 193.558 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, down 122,000 […] The post Broiler sets, placements 1% ahead of last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican covers the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo. The post International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has approved Indiana’s waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  Emily Bryant, executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, says implementing restrictions takes away from the program’s intended purpose.  “SNAP is a program that goes directly to the consumer,” she says. “It enables families to […] The post The USDA approves Indiana’s SNAP waiver appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story