May 29, 2025

A plant disease expert says whether crops emerged weeks ago or this week, farmers should watch for signs of infection. Dr. Damen Smith with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield producers should scout for soybean plants that emerged and then died and wilted. “If you’re starting to see a number of those plants out there […] The post Early concerns about soybean, corn diseases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by the cash and wholesale business during the session. Feeders picked up additional support from the modestly lower move in corn. June live was up $1.60 at $215.52 and August was $1.90 higher at $210.07. August feeders were $4.30 higher at $299.92 and […] The post Cattle see cash, wholesale support appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says active trade negotiations could weigh on U.S. cotton and rice prices in the next few months. “The trade deals are going to be much more important this year than prevent plant on price.” Jody Lawrence with Strategic Trading Advisors says the U.S. cotton industry is watching for a trade deal with […] The post Trade negotiations will affect some ag prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says corn planting remains behind schedule due to the excessively wet spring. “It’s been a frustrating spring, that’s for sure.” Hudson Byrd, who farms in Mississippi County, tells Brownfield “there’s been a lot of corn planted in the last two weeks. And there was a lot of replant in […] The post Corn behind schedule in MO Bootheel appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Arkansas has been waiting weeks for a long stretch of warm, dry weather to plant soybeans. “We just need some windows. All we need right now are some windows we haven’t had.” Tommy Young says it’s rained almost every day this month. And that’s not only delayed soybean planting, but complicated […] The post Fieldwork to-do list growing as rain continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An American Soybean Association board director has some concerns about the Make America Healthy Again Commission report. Jamie Beyer, who farms in west-central Minnesota, says there were some unwelcome surprises regarding certain crop protection tools. “That we have relied on for decades (that) in our opinion have a tried and true safety record, and we […] The post ASA director says MAHA report contains some unwelcome “surprises” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension ag economist says there’s a sizeable amount of unsold old crop in storage across Missouri. Ben Brown says farmers have been waiting on better prices.                   “And I think end users across much of Missouri are mostly covered for the summer months,” he says. “As we get around to August, there’s the expectation of […] The post Farmers holding onto old crop grain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the South Dakota Wheat Commission says recent rains have helped improve wheat quality in the state. Jonathan Kleinjan says “we were kind of on the dry side most of the spring and then, 10 days to two weeks ago, we started getting rain. In central South Dakota, the wheat belt got […] The post A little rain goes a long way for wheat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.47, down 4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.51 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $296.40, up $2.70Jul. soybean oil closed at 48.39, down 54 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.34, up 3 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle closed at $215.52, up $1.60Aug. feeder cattle closed at $299.92, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 29, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story