June 25, 2025

Many farmers and ranchers fear the increase in deportations will worsen the farm labor crisis. John Walt Boatwright with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield recent federal enforcement actions have producers worried. “I tell you, we hear from farmers and ranchers about the concerns, the fear and anxiety that they’re seeing in their workforce, and […] The post Many Farm Bureau members concerned about deporting workers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical service representative with BASF says Midwestern corn farmers need a plan to fight tar spot. “The last time I saw a tar spot this early with the forecast this wet was in 2021.” Kurt Maertens, who covers eastern Iowa & western Illinois, says conditions are lining up for heavy tar spot pressure across […] The post Preparing for tar spot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.10 and 1/4, down 6 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.25 and 1/4, down 21 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $276.00, down $4.50Jul. soybean oil closed at 51.82, down 35 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.28 and 1/4, down 7 and 1/2 centsAug. live cattle closed at $208.97, down 57 centsAug. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 25, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Near-term development conditions remain favorable in much of the region. While some stress is possible in areas that were mostly dry during spring, the widespread heat should be beneficial in areas that have sufficient soil moisture. Temperatures are expected to moderate in many areas over the next […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat extend decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southeast Missouri says the hot, dry conditions have been good for replanting soybeans and helping cotton grow. But Ryan Wilson from New Madrid County says warmer overnight temperatures could hurt corn as pollination begins. “Some of the corn was tasseling earlier. We’ll see how it goes and maybe we’ll get some cooler […] The post MO Booteel farmer welcomes heat for some crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A U.S. Representative from Iowa says a new bill in the House would help combat foreign agroterrorism. Republican Zach Nunn tells Brownfield the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats, or PLANT, Act creates a new criminal offense for knowingly and recklessly importing high-risk agricultural biological agents – with increased penalties for individuals linked to foreign […] The post Agroterrorism bill introduced in U.S. House appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says he’s not expecting total planted U.S. acres to increase much in USDA’s upcoming acreage report. “There could be a slight increase, but this year we had some probems.” Tim Marsh with Summit Commodities says challenging spring planting conditions likely affected what U.S. farmers planted. He says the average trade guess has […] The post What did U.S. farmers actually get planted? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story