September 12, 2025

Congress continues to work to keep the U.S. at the forefront of biotechnology innovation. The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology recently released a report that included policy recommendations to help the ag industry streamline new technologies.  Commissioner Paul Arcangeli says 49 recommendations have already been submitted to Congress. “25 of them are already in […] The post Senator Duckworth: Biotechnology investment is key to U.S. food and national security appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Purdue University weed scientist says spraying herbicides effectively requires getting all of the little things right.  Dr. Tommy Butts tells Brownfield using the right nozzles, pressures, tank mixes, and application speed matters. “All of those little things seem like they might not be important as we’re trying to make an application, but if you […] The post Nozzles, pressure, tank mix, speed matter when spraying appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying, cementing week-to-week gains. The USDA’s production guess is up slightly from August, but below 2024 due to acreage differences, and ending stocks were higher. While the average yield is record large, that projection could decline further once harvest gets widespread because of the dry finish to […] The post Soybeans, corn, and wheat see gains amid shifting yield and export forecasts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley suggests passing what remains of the farm bill in 2025 will be difficult. The Iowa Republican says Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman is committed to finishing the job by the end of the year. “With limited time left on the Senate Floor, and considering all legislation that still needs to […] The post Grassley says Senate faces time crunch to finalize skinny farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A commodity marketing advisor says Friday’s USDA Supply and Demand report had some unexpected corn numbers. John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing tells Brownfield Friday’s USDA Supply and Demand Report is expecting another 1.5 million acres of corn production. “Now, we’re looking at 90 million harvested acres, 98.7 million acres of corn got planted, so […] The post Some small surprises in new Supply & Demand report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Many soybean growers expect profits to be hard to come by next year. University of Minnesota Extension agronomist Seth Naeve encourages a risk-averse approach. “We give a lot of talks with P values and all the statistics that said that this treatment was better than that treatment, but what farmers really want to know is […] The post Refining ROI: Why seeding rates and genetics matter more than ever appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.30, up 10 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.46 and 1/4, up 12 and 3/4 centsOct. soybean meal $287.60, up $1.50Oct. soybean oil 51.67, up 59 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.23 and 1/2, up 2 centsOct. live cattle $229.97, down $2.30Oct. feeder cattle $345.80, down $6.55Oct. lean hogs $97.12, down $1.05Oct. Class III milk closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 12, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Michigan Farmers Market Association is urging lawmakers to modernize the state’s Cottage Food Law before the issue potentially carries into a fifth legislative session. Executive Director Amanda Shreve tells Brownfield the retail market has undergone dramatic changes in the past 15 years since the legislation was enacted. “Originally, the bill did not allow for […] The post Outdated cottage food law limits growth for Michigan entrepreneurs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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