July 29, 2025

Sep. corn closed at $3.89 and 1/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $9.81 and 3/4, down 7 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $261.70, down $3.20Aug. soybean oil closed at 57.54, up 99 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.29 and 3/4, down 8 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $229.72, up $1.85Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 29, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A feed commodity dealer says more farmers in the Great Lakes region need to consider planting high oleic soybeans. Harvey Commodities’ Clint Cherney tells Brownfield dairy farmers in Michigan have started to change the demand picture. “Beans generally leave the state, we are an exporter of beans,” he says. “We are currently importing Plenish beans from […] The post High oleic soybean demand likely to cause acreage shifts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Iowa says most of his crops are in excellent condition after narrowly missing this week’s severe weather. Matt Hoeft raises corn and soybeans in Floyd County and says there’s been plenty of moisture. “The last two nights we’ve had had anywhere from 2-4 or 5 inches in the area. That’s been […] The post Northeast Iowa farmer says crops missed Monday’s severe weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant pathologist says growers need to be making white mold management decisions as soybeans begin to set pods. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield, “With white mold, we need to be proactive, and if we are going to make an application, that really needs to be made between that R1 to R3 growth stage.” “We’re […] The post White mold prevention underway appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The storms that rolled through the upper Midwest late Monday and early Tuesday caused crop and farm structure damage. Daniel Olson with Forage Innovations has several dairy clients across the country, and he’s been getting questions from them about what to do with certain crops. “If it’s just tipped, I’m hopeful that some of the […] The post Storm damages farm crops, buildings late Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west-central Iowa livestock producer says he’d like to see more young farmers getting involved in the cattle industry. Justin Robbins with Robbins Land and Cattle tells Brownfield, “We need more producers that are younger. I hope they could have gotten in before (cattle prices) got high, or if they got in while it’s high […] The post More young cattle farmers needed, Iowa producer says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican will attend the Kansas Livestock Association Ranch Management Field Day The post Kansas Livestock Association Ranch Management Field Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Dekalb ASGROW technical agronomist says now is the time for growers to make fungicide applications.  Megan Taylor says the conditions have been right for disease development. “We have tar spot and we also have southern rust,” she says. “I think southern rust is a more immediate risk. Tar spot is more of a long […] The post Getting the most out of fungicide applications appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story