August 5, 2025

A seed consultant says the scattered problems with tassel wrap in corn are because growing conditions are almost too good.  Ryan Durant from Dairyland Seed says tassel wrap is affecting some corn but not a lot, and it appears to affect the later-planted corn during the rapid growth stage. “It doesn’t pick on any hybrid or […] The post Rapid growth, not seed or brands causing tassel wrap appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical sales rep with BASF says detections of southern rust have been picking up steam across Midwestern corn fields. “For this time of year, it’s a lot,” said Kurt Maertens. Maertens, who covers eastern Iowa and western Illinois, says the number of southern rust confirmations has been both surprising and concerning. “It over winters […] The post Southern rust concerning in Midwest, BASF rep says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher ahead of widespread direct business with boxed beef sharply higher during the session. October live cattle closed $3.00 higher at $227.10 and December live cattle closed $3.15 higher at $228.15.  September feeder cattle closed $5.10 higher at $339.55 and October feeder cattle closed […] The post Cattle future sharply higher Tuesday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Ag Committees suggest a lot of work needs to be done to complete a new farm bill.  During an ag policy forum Tuesday morning at Farmfest in southwest Minnesota, House Ag Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig said she supported the ag provisions included in the One Big […] The post appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Democratic leaders of the House and Senate Ag Committees suggest a lot of work needs to be done to complete a new farm bill.  During an ag policy forum Tuesday morning at Farmfest in southwest Minnesota, House Ag Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig said she supported the ag provisions included in the One Big […] The post More work is needed to finish the farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says cheese and butter production levels were higher for June but down from the prior month as supplies remain tight. Total cheese production was more than 1.2 billion pounds, a rise of more than four percent from last year but nearly four percent below the prior month. Italian cheese production increased five percent […] The post Cheese and butter production higher in June appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwestern Illinois farmer says this year’s wheat crop exceeded expectations. John Howell, who farms in Randolph and Monroe Counties and serves as president of the Illinois Wheat Association, says yields were excellent. “We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of our wheat, especially for the amount of adversity it went through.”  He says, “Everything […] The post Illinois farmer surprised by wheat harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.81 and 1/2, down 5 and 1/2 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.71 and 1/2, down 3 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $277.00, unchangedSep. soybean oil closed at 53.77, down 63 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.08 and 1/4, down 8 and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle closed at $227.10, up $3.00Sep. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 5, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The North Central Soybean Research Program is making the first update to soybean defoliation guidance for the first time since the 1980s. Michigan State University entomologist Chis Difonzo tells Brownfield intensive on-farm defoliation threshold surveys were conducted over three years across the 13-state region. “And we never saw a field that would have been over […] The post Soybean defoliation guidance tweaked for applicators appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story