August 13, 2025

A market analyst says while prevent plant isn’t expected to have a major impact on commodity prices, more prevent plant corn acres could affect the U.S. balance sheet. USDA is forecasting a record U.S. corn crop and Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net tells Brownfield… “All of that just leads to a lot of production that has […] The post A snapshot of U.S. prevent plant appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Most of that support was follow-through from Tuesday’s post-USDA report, smaller-supply-driven gains. Nearly ideal development weather will be needed to hit USDA’s record yield estimate. For now, crop conditions generally look favorable in most key growing areas until at least late this month. The USDA’s next round […] The post Soybeans extend gains, corn bounces appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, and feeder cattle were up, watching direct business develop.  Boxed beef was higher during the session.  October live cattle closed $.40 higher at $229.42 and December live cattle closed $.50 higher at $231.40.  September feeder cattle closed $.37 higher at $346.62 and October feeder cattle […] The post Hog futures lower on demand uncertainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The secretary of the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council is excited about potential new markets for soybeans. Pat Sullivan, who farms near Franklin and serves as a volunteer firefighter, says there’s a lot of interest in soy-based firefighting foam. “That is PFAS-free and is environmentally friendly. The number one cause of death in firemen […] The post Minnesota farmer excited about soy-based firefighting foam and road treatment appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Technical and high schools in Wisconsin are continuing to prepare people for careers in the meat processing industry. One of the programs is Northcentral Technical College’s Pasture to Plate Butchery program.  Travis Teska teaches the program, which uses a specialized trailer equipped to harvest animals on-the-farm. “We use this to go out to our farms […] The post School helps address meat processing labor shortage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.74, up 2 and 1/2 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.24, up 11 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $287.00, up $5.60Sep. soybean oil closed at 53.39, up 15 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.07 and 1/4, up 2 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $229.42, up 40 centsSep. feeder cattle […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 13, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ninety-five farm families were honored for their commitment to agriculture with the Hoosier Homestead Award during this year’s Indiana State Fair. Don Lamb, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, says the award recognizes the state’s deep agricultural history. “Some of these families, especially if it’s been in the family for 150 or 200 years, […] The post Farm families receive Hoosier Homestead Award during 2025 Indiana State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The latest turkey hatchery numbers show the potential for tighter near-term supplies. The USDA says the number of poults hatched during July 2025 were 20.106 million head, declining 5% from June and 1% from July 2024, while 19.978 million poults moved to meat production, down 1% on the month, but up 1% on the year. […] The post July turkey hatchery numbers mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story