June 9, 2025

Jul. corn closed at $4.33 and 1/2, down 9 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.56, down 1 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $295.50, down 20 centsJul. soybean oil closed at 47.38, down 12 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.42, down 12 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $218.87, up $2.05Aug. feeder cattle closed at […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 9, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in central Nebraska says a stretch of cool weather is impacting crop conditions. Clay Govier tells Brownfield temperatures have been below average for about a month. “That really hasn’t allowed crops to get rocking and rolling that we’d like to see. Emergence has been slow and now it’s uneven.” The USDA says corn […] The post Central Nebraska farmer says cool, wet weather impacting early crop development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant pathologist says cool weather has helped mitigate disease pressure following recent rains. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield,“We did find Stripe Rust, but not until very late May.” “It really has only been confirmed in a few counties now, a little bit of leaf rust too, so thankfully in terms of foliar disease, it’s […] The post Cool wet weather impacting Michigan’s crop condition somewhat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. crop condition ratings improved at least slightly over the past week. That followed another week of generally favorable development conditions in most of the Midwest and Plains, but heavy rainfall did have at least some impact in parts of the region. The USDA says 71% of U.S. corn is good to excellent, up 2% […] The post 71% of U.S. corn, 68% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The winter wheat harvest is underway in the nation’s largest producing state. The USDA says 4 percent has been harvested as of Sunday. Paul Penner of central Kansas says he plans to start early next week if conditions dry up. “I’m looking forward to an average crop. Nothing super, but I think there will be […] The post Winter wheat harvest underway in Kansas 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 rainfall across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to parts of the Northeast and Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile drier-than-normal weather should be limited to California, the Great Basin, and portions of the Intermountain West. The post Seasonal heat & rainfall continue for most across the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield file photo: Anchor/reporter Brent Barnett interviews Governor Kim Reynolds at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to make a decision this week to sign or veto a bill that would limit eminent domain for carbon pipelines. Speaking to reporters at a recent biodiesel event in Urbandale, Iowa […] The post Gov. Reynolds close to pipeline bill decision appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa farmer says crop conditions have been favorable in his area. Dave Walton says emergence has been ahead of normal. “We planted a little bit early there in late April and seemed to miss some of the issues I’ve seen around the neighborhood,” he said. “Then we got rained out for a while. […] The post Favorable crop conditions in eastern Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A research associate in veterinary medicine with Iowa State University says proper biosecurity procedures on cattle operations begin with points of herd contact. Dr. Sara Chaplin says quarantining new animals is key. “Being able to establish a physical separation between new animals onto a property and the animals that are already there is a much […] The post Biosecurity starts with points of herd contact appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story