June 6, 2025

The president of the Michigan Corn Growers Association says sustainable aviation fuel has the potential to save family farms. During a recent Michigan Senate committee hearing, John Delmotte explained the economic challenges he and many other farmers are facing. “On 600 acres of corn, I’m going to lose about $80,000 on that crop this year,” […] The post MCGA president: SAF can help stop the hemorrhaging appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Iowa farmer is pleased with how the growing season is unfolding. Mark Jackson grows corn and soybeans near Oskaloosa. “We’ve had a really good spring as far as timeframe, we started pretty much on track middle of April. Worked in two week time frames and finished our corn (and) soybeans.” He tells Brownfield […] The post Iowa farmer pleased with start to growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A past president of the Illinois Beef Association says increased harvest capacity in the cattle industry means opportunity for producers. Dr. Paul Walker tells Brownfield, “That should mean we have increased demand for fat cattle.”  He says, “If you have increased demand, that should mean you have increased number of buyers; increased buyers should mean […] The post Added meat packing capacity should benefit cattle producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist says the new Federal Milk Marketing Order’s make allowances will take more money from farmers’ milk checks than they gain through other reforms. Danny Munch with American Farm Bureau Federation says there were some positive reforms for dairy farmers. “Class I differentials is about 25 million, which is a lot less than some […] The post Impact of new dairy make allowances is significant appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A science professor and air quality specialist is concerned European influence could eventually result in further restrictions for U.S. livestock producers.  Dr. Frank Mitloehner with the University of California Davis says Europe is beginning to look at reactive nitrogen emissions in the form of urine excreted by animals. “And what it refers to is that […] The post Mitloehner concerned about European views on reactive nitrogen emissions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.42 and 1/2, up 3 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.57 and 1/4, up 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $295.70, down $1.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 47.50, up 85 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.54 and 3/4, up 9 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $218.87, up $2.05Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 6, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, cementing a higher weekly finish. Beans also followed soybean and crude oils, while waiting for details on U.S./China tariff talks. Officials from Beijing and Washington D.C. are expected to meet early in the coming week. Soybean oil was up on strong April export data, while soybean […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat up, monitoring weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Pacific Northwest and parts of Texas. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to a small area of the Northeast, extending from Pennsylvania into southern New […] The post Seasonal warmth, heat ahead across the Heartland; a seasonally wet pattern for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A recent study shows high oleic soybeans can improve milk production by about ten pounds per cow. Dr. Adam Locke with Michigan State University says cows make milk fat in two ways, with acetate and butyrate and also with pre-formed fatty acids primarily found in the cow’s diet. “If we increase the oleic acid content […] The post Study shows high oleic soybeans boosts dairy production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says cheese and butter production levels were higher for April but down from the prior month as milk supplies remain flat. Total cheese production was more than 1.2 billion pounds, up more than three percent from last year but less than half of a percent from the prior month. Italian cheese production was […] The post Cheese and butter production posts slight uptick appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story