August 20, 2025

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on general optimism about this week’s direct business. Still, the major direct markets were quiet during the session and widespread trade could wait until after Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed Report. October live was up $3.50 at $234.85 and December was $3.20 […] The post Cattle futures sharply higher, lean hogs mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.80, up 1/2 centSep. soybeans closed at $10.15, up 2 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $292.00, up $4.60Sep. soybean oil closed at 51.20, down 48 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.05 and 1/2, up 7 centsOct. live cattle closed at $234.85, up $3.50Sep. feeder cattle closed at $358.10, up $5.67Oct. lean hogs […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 20, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA data continues to point to higher broiler chicken production in 2025. 250.314 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, dipping 283,000 head on the week, but rising 1% on the year, with average hatchability steady at 79.4%. 193.991 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, an increase of 866,000 from the […] The post Broiler placements hold higher trend appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It’s a milestone year for the “Super Bowl of Agriculture.” Matt Jungmann, national events manager with Farm Progress, says the 2025 Farm Progress Show marks the 20th anniversary of one of the industry’s largest events moving to permanent sites in Decatur, IL, and Boone, IA.  “The show has evolved and grown and become, I think, […] The post Farm Progress Show marking milestone appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A land transfer navigator says farm succession plans need action to work. Becky Huttenga tells Brownfield two common scenarios often break apart family farms if transition plans aren’t developed and implemented. “You can’t figure it out, and non-farming kids just want the value out of it and the farming kid can’t afford to buy them out, […] The post Succession plans curb the loss of family farms appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. ethanol exports hit a more than four-month high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says ethanol exports averaged 172,000 barrels per day, the highest since early April, rising 49,000 on the week and 90,000 on the year. Global demand for U.S. ethanol has been strong this year, with 2025 exports on pace to […] The post Ethanol exports pop higher appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Just like that, summer is winding down. School buses are back on the roads, kids are finding their routines again, and there’s a familiar crispness creeping into the morning air. Autumn is on its way—and many of us are left wondering, where did the summer go? At Brownfield Ag News, our team has spent the […] The post Where Did Summer Go? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An American Farm Bureau economist says record farmland values will help support farmers facing lower prices this year. Danny Munch tells Brownfield ag real estate values averaged $4,350 per acre in USDA’s latest survey, but the rise in prices is starting to slow. “Back in 2022, when you had record commodity prices, the 2021 to […] The post Rise in farmland values provides short-term benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist at Beck’s Hybrids says research shows aerial spray drone technology can help improve fungicide use. Luke Schulte says 2025 is the third year the company has tested fungicide use with spray drones. “We looked at a number of different ways to apply it from ground, helicopter, plane,” he says. “We’ve also done PFR […] The post Boosting fungicide use with spray drone technology appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story