July 8, 2025

A farmer in central Missouri says the crops are hit-and-miss due to the excessively wet conditions. Jay Fischer raises corn and soybeans in Callaway County. “I don’t think I’ve ever had a year where we started planting at the end of March and are still trying to plant the wet spots the first week of […] The post Excessively wet conditions affect central MO crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A livestock economist says the cattle market is positioned to move higher.   Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says, “Tight supplies is really what’s driving what we’re seeing right now.” The average live steer price for the five-market area is already running $32 per hundredweight above last year’s levels. “Prices for feeder cattle […] The post Fundamentals for cattle market support even higher prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new study underscores the economic contributions of corn refining. Corn Refiners Association president John Bode says the independent analysis commissioned by the association focused on the financial implications of displacing high fructose corn syrup in the U.S. food supply. “I thought it was stunning (that) they found that the average corn price would drop […] The post Study underscores economic contributions of corn refining appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.98, down 5 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.21 and 1/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $270.70, down $1.50Aug. soybean oil closed at 54.11, up 17 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.47 and 3/4, down 3/4 centAug. live cattle closed at $219.97, up $4.07Aug. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 8, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national crop rating held at 66% good to excellent for the third week in a row and development weather is favorable in much of the region. Commodities in general are waiting for any new news on tariffs and trade deals. For now, the market seems […] The post Soybeans, corn down on weather, crop expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of commodities and food systems at the Illinois Farm Bureau says the state’s dairy herds have thus far remained free of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Tasha Bunting tells Brownfield, “We did not have a single dairy that has tested positive for HPAI.”  She says, “The Illinois Department of Public Health is still […] The post Illinois dairy herds still clean of HPAI; CDC ends emergency response appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some petroleum industry groups questioned the U.S. EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standards during a public hearing Tuesday. Fred Turatti with American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers says EPA’s target levels for 2026-2027 Renewable Volume Obligations are concerning. “AFPM has serious concerns about the feasibility of achieving the large increases in required volumes of biomass-based diesel and […] The post Petroleum groups push back on EPA’s RFS proposal appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension field crop pathologist at Purdue University says tar spot continues to spread throughout the Corn Belt. Darcy Telenko says the disease has now been found in Cass, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, and Tipton counties in Indiana. “This cool and wet spring is very conducive for tar spot, so it’s not surprising that the disease has started,” […] The post Tar spot found in five Indiana locations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. Dairy Export Council says tariff tensions weighed on May exports despite a rise in values. U.S. dairy shipments for dipped nearly two percent while values increased 13 percent to $803 million. The Council says demand from China has dropped to levels not seen in 15 years. Good U.S. prices have boosted overall sales […] The post Lost Chinese demand overhangs dairy exports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story