June 18, 2025

A drone dealer and custom applicator says field conditions have keep his team very busy this spring.   Jeramy Williams with central-Wisconsin based American Drone says, “We have been getting a ton of rain so yup,  we’ve been pretty busy helping folks out.”   Williams tells Brownfield when fields are too wet for traditional spraying […] The post Wet field conditions are keeping Wisconsin drone operators busy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were narrowly mixed. Most forecasts have hotter temperatures in many areas starting later this week, but it’s expected to be a short-lived pattern. Additionally, if rain materializes as expected, it’d be broadly beneficial for development. The USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers are out July 11th. Ahead of that, the USDA will be […] The post Wheat gains on harvest delays, quality concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, mostly higher, with boxed beef up at midday, preparing for widespread direct business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. August live was up $1.02 at $211.67 and October was $.67 higher at $209.22. August live cattle was $.82 higher at $304.17 and September was […] The post Cash hogs sharply higher amid strong global demand for U.S. pork appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension field crop pathologist at Purdue University says farmers should be on the lookout for early tar spot development to prevent long-term damage. Darcy Telenko says tar spot has now been confirmed in Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. “Does the lesion go all the way through the leaf,” she says. “When we […] The post Early signs of tar spot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has announced its plan to combat the northward spread of New World screwworm.  New World screwworm is a devastating pest that can be deadly to animals.   Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the five-point plan announced by Secretary Rollins on Wednesday sends a very […] The post Cattle groups respond to USDA’s New World Screwworm plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.33 and 1/2, up 2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.74 and 3/4, up 3/4 centJul. soybean meal closed at $284.90, down 20 centsJul. soybean oil closed at 54.77, down 2 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.74 and 1/4, up 25 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $211.67, up $1.02Aug. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 18, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of communications for Indiana Pork says an ongoing partnership with a minor league baseball team is helping supply local food banks with protein. Jeanette Merritt says the organization has donated more than 5,000 meals to the Fort Wayne community in the first two years of the joint effort. “We anticipate that we’re going […] The post Indiana Pork donates meals to local food banks through Fort Wayne TinCaps partnership appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

2025 broiler hatchery numbers remain on pace to top 2024. The USDA says 252.107 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, falling 800,000 from the previous week, but rising 1% from a year ago, with average hatchability 79.1%. 194.485 million broiler-type chicks entered meat production, up 750,000 on the week and 1% on […] The post Broiler placements stay ahead of 2024 pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Red meat production last month was impacted by slower slaughter rates. The USDA says commercial red meat production during May was 4.376 billion pounds, a decrease of 5% on the year, with beef down 9% at 2.123 billion on an 11% drop in the cattle slaughter at 2.449 million head due to tighter available supplies, […] The post Red meat production dips on slower slaughter appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story