July 24, 2025

An entomologist says what started out as a reasonably-pest free growing season is quickly changing. Emily Bick with the University of Wisconsin says this week, true army worms are back, and they’re being reported all over Wisconsin. Bick says farmers need to scout fields now because controlling army worms is all about timing. “This one […] The post True army worms & other pests out in force appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The government relations director for Minnesota Farmers Union has some concerns about how Congress handled reconciliation. Stu Lourey says healthcare is a priority for the organization and cuts to Medicaid in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could be detrimental to rural hospitals. “And EMS, all these other rural support pieces. It should be obvious […] The post Minnesota Farmers Union concerned about reconciliation outcomes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Michigan blueberry grower says Mother Nature has been kind at the start of this harvest season. Katelyn Craig with DeGrandchamp Farms says fruit has been ripening a bit faster with the warm weather at the start of July. “Yield looks good, the timing of everything is really nice,” she shares. “Some varieties are […] The post Warm summer kicking up blueberry harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of the week’s direct business and Friday’s cattle reports from the USDA.  August live cattle closed $1.22 lower at $225.80 and October live cattle closed $1.35 lower at $222.15.  August feeder cattle closed $2.62 lower at $328.90 and September feeder cattle closed $2.25 […] The post Cattle futures lower ahead of USDA reports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were mixed, mostly modestly higher, adjusting spreads.  Beans continue to monitor U.S. development conditions, which generally look favorable in much of the region. Still, the big test will be conditions during August and September. Domestic crush margins are solid, while it was a bearish week for export sales numbers. 2024/25 sales were considerably below […] The post Corn ekes out gain as soybeans, wheat finish mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $4.01 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.04 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $269.70, down $2.30Aug. soybean oil closed at 56.67, up 53 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.41 and 1/2, up 1 centAug. live cattle closed at $225.80, down $1.22Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 24, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A University of Wisconsin researcher says virtual fencing is a great way to manage grazing for cows, goats, and sheep. Stephanie Bowers is a dairy farmer and the University of Wisconsin’s regional dairy educator.  She tells Brownfield virtual fencing uses cow collars and either satellites, cellular towers, base stations, or a combination of those, so […] The post Virtual fencing can simplify herd management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The head of a USDA Regional Food Business Center says the agency’s decision to terminate programs ends a two-year process building collaborative resources and improved accessibility to funding.    Jahi Johnson-Chappell tells Brownfield financial support for the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center had stopped in December just before the grant process was to […] The post USDA Regional Food Business Centers terminated appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Commercial red meat production during June was 4.224 billion pounds. The USDA says that was down 1% on the year, with beef 2% lower at 2.087 billion pounds due to a slower slaughter pace tied to tighter market ready numbers, a dip of 4% to 2.426 million head, while pork was up slightly at 2.123 […] The post June red meat production 1% below a year ago appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Research is underway to find out how much nitrogen credits can be gained from using cover crops. Chris Bandura with the University of Wisconsin Extension tells Brownfield the research being done now at ten farms to learn what nitrogen credits farmers can expect from different cover crop species as part of Wisconsin’s Nitrogen Optimization Pilot […] The post Study looks at cover crop nitrogen credits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story