September 2, 2025

The animal health industry is collaborating to bring greater awareness to current talent shortages and future workforce needs. KC Animal Health Corridor president Kimberly Young tells Brownfield becoming a veterinarian is not the only career that supports animals. “In animal health, we need microbiologists and manufacturing technicians, and supply chain strategists,” she shares. “We need […] The post Animal health organizations recruiting all kinds appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.23 and up 02 and ¾ centsNov. soybeans $10.41 down 13 and ½ centsOct. soybean meal $278.30 down $5.10Oct. soybean oil 51.72 up 56 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.28 and ¼ down 6 centsOct. live cattle $239.52 down 12 centsOct. feeder cattle $363.70 down 77 centsOct. lean hogs $95.55 up 52 centsOct. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 02, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings dipped slightly last week. The USDA says as of Sunday that 69% of U.S. corn is in good to excellent condition, down 2% from the previous week, with 15% of the crop mature and 58% dented. U.S. soybeans are rated 65% good to excellent, down 4% on the week, […] The post 69% of U.S. corn, 65% of soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Ohio farmer says he’s concerned dry conditions could impact his corn and soybean yields. Jed Bower farms in Fayette County. “We were about a month to a month and a half late getting planted,” he says. “It never quit raining, until it did. Now, we’re starting to burn up a little bit. Maybe […] The post Still a month out from harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Indiana farmer says he’s concerned a lack of rainfall could impact his 2025 crop. Roger Wenning tells Brownfield it’s been several weeks since they’ve had any moisture. “With all the rain and we planted two wet, so of course you cause a little compaction in the sidewall,” he says. “We didn’t get the […] The post Southeast Indiana farmer optimistic about 2025 crop  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Nebraska farmer says crop conditions vary across his area. Ethan Zoerb tells Brownfield his corn is in decent shape despite some dryness developing. Zoerb_September 1        :07      “yet.” “We’re starting to move a starch line on pretty much everything. I wouldn’t call anything quite quarter starch sign yet.” The USDA says 13 percent of […] The post Nebraska farmer says dryness is starting to impact crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows rising concern about the future of the ag sector. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says farmer sentiment hit its lowest level since September 2024. “It’s the third month in a row the barometer has fallen,” he says. “People are less optimistic about the future than they are […] The post Farmers are less optimistic about the future of the ag sector appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Kansas farmer says he has high expectations for his corn and soybeans. Adam Baldwin says corn harvest is about a week away and yields could be slightly above average. “We have some wind damage and so I’m not sure where that’s going to be. I think if a guy could avoided the wind, […] The post Kansas farmer says harvest is quickly approaching appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new CoBank report says the already-tight dairy heifer market is going to get a lot tighter. Economist and report author Corey Geiger tells Brownfield the next two years will see sizable drops in dairy replacement cows. “Three hundred thousand less dairy animals coming into the milking stream this year. Next year, our projection for […] The post Dairy heifer supplies remain tight appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Nadev Bocher, CEO & co-founder of Greeneye Technologies, told Brownfield at the 2025 Farm Progress Show that the ability to identify and spray individual weeds on the go is bringing both environmental and economical benefits to farmers. AUDIO: Nadev Bocher – Greeneye Technologies The post Greeneye Technologies bringing environmental & economic benefits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story