August 14, 2025

Several farmers and ranchers from across the state kicked off their Thursday with a ham breakfast at the Missouri State Fair. The Governor’s Ham Breakfast has been happening since the 1950s on the state fairgrounds. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe says “it’s kind of an agricultural family reunion, if you will.” Brian Lehman from Morgan County […] The post Ham breakfast “ag family reunion” at MO State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

New World screwworm is top-of-mind for cattle producers as they meet with state and federal lawmakers at the Missouri State Fair. Jeff Reed with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association told U.S. Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri farmers and state departments of agriculture aren’t getting up-to-date information about New World screwworm from the USDA. “We’ve had some […] The post Up-to-date information needed from USDA on New World screwworm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were down sharply on technical liquidation and the market year low for export sales. October live cattle closed $2.60 lower at $226.82 and December live cattle closed $3.00 lower at $228.40.  September feeder cattle closed $5.60 lower at $341.02 and October feeder cattle closed $5.17 lower […] The post Cattle futures lower heading into Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Deputy Secretary at USDA is touting the ag provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Stephen Vaden says the legislation has big wins for American agriculture. “First and foremost, it modernizes reference prices. As you know, the cost of production in agriculture has skyrocketed over the past few years (and) USDA’s formulas […] The post Vaden touts ag provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The cash dairy market settled mostly lower Thursday. Dry whey down $0.0125 at $0.60 Blocks down $0.1025 at $1.7775 Barrels down $0.0350 at $1.8250 Butter unchanged at $2.28 Nonfat dry milk down $0.0050 at $1.26 The post Cash dairy markets lower Thursday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.75, up 1 centSep. soybeans closed at $10.07 and 1/2, down 16 and 1/2 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $284.30, down $2.70Sep. soybean oil closed at 51.99, down 140 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.03 and 1/2, down 3 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $226.82, down $2.60Sep. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 14, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Near-term development weather continues to look non-threatening to favorable in most of the region. Still, it will take nearly ideal weather through at least mid-September for soybeans to meet the USDA’s most recent average yield projection. Old crop export sales were a net reduction and a […] The post Soybeans give back gains, corn closes mostly weak appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A field market development specialist with Valent says the wetter-than-expected summer has made it difficult to manage weeds. Garrison Gundy covers Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado… “It’s been really hard to control, especially Palmer and waterhemp this year. I think a lot of the really big rains washed some of our residuals out of the soil […] The post 2025 – The year of difficult weed pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of the Illinois 4-H Youth Leadership Team says the organization is pushing students to be “Beyond Ready” for the future. Alex Paul says the new national initiative showcases the organization’s impact on a member’s development. “Whether it’s college or a career, they’re becoming citizens.”  He says, “They’re going to do community service […] The post 4-H taking students “Beyond Ready” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story