A Vietnam era military jet got a helicopter ride back to its home Tuesday following a new paint job courtesy of the 185th Iowa Air Guard in Sioux City. The A-7 was flown by helicopter to the Sioux City base in May from Freedom Park in South Sioux City. Freedom Park board member Marty Hogan […] View Full Story
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Minnesota commercial turkey flock. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the detection in Redwood County marks the first time the virus has affected the state since April. The flock of 20,000 toms showed signs of increased mortality, and HPAI was confirmed on Tuesday. Minnesota Board of […] The post Avian influenza detected in southwest Minnesota commercial turkey flock appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the recent declines in boxed beef prices and ahead of this week’s direct business and Cattle on Feed report. October live cattle closed $2.35 lower at $231.10 and December live cattle closed $2.47 lower at $232.67. October feeder cattle closed $5.17 […] The post Cattle futures sharply lower as box beef prices continue to slide appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southwest Iowa farmer is confident fungicide will pay off this year. Mark Peterson of Stanton says disease pressure was high in corn. “I am hoping that we will be fairly well blessed, and I think we will be. I did put fungicide on all of my corn, I don’t like to do that necessarily, […] The post SW Iowa farmer says this was the year for fungicide on corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans are watching U.S. harvest activity and anticipating generally good near-term progress. There’s been some rain in parts of the region with more in the forecast later this week, but coverage and totals remain uncertain. The trade is also monitoring planting conditions in Brazil, which mostly […] The post Soybeans, corn slip on profit taking, harvest pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest in Michigan is on pace to start earlier than normal as persistent drought conditions across a third of the state have impacted crops. Michigan State University Extension soybean educator Eric Anderson tells Brownfield rain has been limited since April, and above-normal temperatures will hit production numbers. “There’s a band from that Saginaw Bay […] The post USDA’s record Michigan soybean yield forecast may be too optimistic amid drought appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn $4.26 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.43 and 3/4, down 6 centsOct. soybean meal $283.90, down $1.90Oct. soybean oil 51.24, down 145 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.28 and 1/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle $231.15, down $2.35Oct. feeder cattle $349.12, down $5.17Oct. lean hogs $97.32, down 5 centsOct. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 17, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The chief economist with the National Corn Growers Association says a new study conducted in partnership with the Renewable Fuels Association shows expanding consumer access to E15 nationwide, year-round, would dynamically boost the American economy. Krista Swanson says full implementation would bring nearly $26 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product. “Supporting 128,000 additional […] The post New study shows unrestricted sales of E15 would boost economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says the wheat market currently faces a tough situation. Greg McBride with Allendale says there’s very good demand for U.S. wheat. “You just saw the USDA increase the export demand number on Friday’s report.” But he tells Brownfield the problem is that any sustained upside might be limited by the large global […] The post Global supply pressures limit U.S. wheat market upside despite strong demand appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The vice president of Iowa Appraisal says local communities have been driving the farmland market in the state. Jim Rothermich tells Brownfield that September has been a strong month for ag land sales. “Most of them are local buyers, like at a $24,400 per acre sale in Mitchell County. That was local buyers there for […] The post Local buyers taking advantage of Iowa farmland opportunities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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