June 5, 2025

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade was encouraged by planned tariff discussions between the U.S. and China. Details about upcoming negotiations are still fairly sparse, but any sign of a thaw in the trade battle is viewed as a positive. Stateside, planting and development weather looks mostly favorable in much […] The post Wheat mostly up, watching dollar, crop weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Missouri farmer says the wet spring has caused planting setbacks. Russell Wolf tells Brownfield he wrapped up planting this week. “Beans should have been finished up a month ago, probably, so we’re a month behind on our beans,” he says. “Our corn was a little bit late, but it’s coming along alright.” Now […] The post Missouri farmer completes planting this week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.39 and 1/2, up 3/4 centJul. soybeans closed at $10.51 and 3/4, up 6 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $297.10, unchangedJul. soybean oil closed at 46.65, down 16 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.45 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $216.82, up $4.47Aug. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 5, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says maintaining a strong relationship with Mexico is vital to the pork industry. Jennifer Tirey says she witnessed the importance of the partnership firsthand on a recent trade mission visit. “It’s really interesting to be able to talk to those other countries and find out the […] The post Mexico pivotal to pork’s success appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. has slowed in its progress of getting 90 trade deals in 90 days and a market analyst says the grain markets have lost some interest in the short-term. Don Roose with U.S. Commodities tells Brownfield “with President Trump so far, we think the tariffs and dates are a moving target. I wouldn’t be […] The post Grain market loses interest in trade deals for now appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Larry Lee covers the Wisconsin FFA Convention The post Wisconsin FFA Convention appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop insurance specialist says prevent plant could be an important part of U.S. crop production this year. Rich Morrison is with NAU Country Insurance. “If we stay wet like the forecast is showing in the next week to 10 days, we could end up losing some corn and cotton acres,” he says. “Corn acres […] The post An early prevent plant picture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Swine Health Information Center is monitoring recent outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease in Europe and the Middle East. SHIC executive director Dr. Megan Niederwerder says there have been three incursions of FMD into European countries that had maintained negative status for many decades. “Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary, and we’ve been monitoring that very […] The post SHIC monitoring FMD outbreaks in Europe and Middle East appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy organization’s leader says not all dairy products start with the cows. Karen Nielsen with the Sheep Dairying Association of Wisconsin says her state also has the most dairy sheep and dairy goats in the country. “We are growing some of our flocks. I think as far as the number of producers, that has […] The post Sheep dairies see success in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story