August 4, 2025

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans are oversold and there was help from a higher move in bean meal. Bean meal futures were up on the recent bump in global demand for meal, led by China. China remains officially out of the U.S. soybean market, continuing to focus on Brazil […] The post Soybeans see modestly higher Monday finish appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Most Wisconsin crops are doing well and are on schedule. The second cutting of alfalfa hay is 95% finished, and the third crop is 52% finished.  Third crop is two days ahead of average.  The hay condition is down three points from last week, with 82% now rated good to excellent. USDA’s National Ag Statistics […] The post Wisconsin wheat, hay, potato harvests continue appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Indiana farmer says the recent rise in temperatures is having an impact on his corn crop. Chris Cherry tells Brownfield, “We have some of our later corn that is going through pollination right now, so with it cooling down, we’re hoping the timing will be really good for that. I know it’s been […] The post The right conditions for tar spot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north central Ohio farmer says his corn crop is facing pollination issues due to tassel wrap.  Owen Niese says there’s a lot of unknowns about the condition. “I cannot trace it back to a certain variety or a certain planning date,” he says. “For the most part, we got all of our corn planted […] The post Pollination issues impacting one Ohio farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says he’s excited about the promise of his 2025 crop. Josh Sawyer, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in Macon County, says their operation is focused on protecting that potential. “We sprayed a lot of our corn this year and beans both.”  He says, “We did a lot of crop scouting […] The post Illinois crop ratings dip slightly, but farmer excited about potential appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.87, down 2 and 1/2 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.75 and 1/4, up 5 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $277.00, up $6.10Sep. soybean oil closed at 54.40, down 8 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.16 and 3/4, unchangedOct. live cattle closed at $224.10, up 42 centsSep. feeder cattle closed at […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 4, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A grain market analyst says farmers are starting to clear old grain out of bins to prepare for the new crop as harvest gets closer. Don Roose with U.S. Commodities says farmers were waiting for a weather scare to affect the grain markets this summer, but that hasn’t happened. “They’re getting ready for harvest, clearing […] The post Farmers clearing bins ahead of harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Not a lot of changes for the USDA’s national crop condition ratings over the past week. Development weather continues to be seen as generally favorable in much of the Midwest and Plains. 73% of U.S. corn is called good to excellent, unchanged on the week, with 88% silking, 42% at the dough making stage, and […] The post 73% of U.S. corn, 69% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Kansas farmer says his crops could benefit from moisture this month. Daniel Anderes tells Brownfield his corn crop got off to a great start. “Now it’s kind of fell off the radar, but the corn itself is looking very good. We actually walked some fields the other day and we’re in dent stage […] The post Kansas farmer says crops are in need of a timely rain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new year-round arena is being built on the Missouri State Fairgrounds and director Jason Moore says starting this week, fairgoers can check out the progress. “We’re going to engage our fairgoers to make them part of the project. We’ll do some tours and route our tram route through the build site and have some […] The post Get a closer look at new arena at MO State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story