September 22, 2025

An ag economist says the placements and marketings numbers were both sharply lower in the latest Cattle on Feed report, but it wasn’t a big surprise. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says marketings were down 14 percent from 2024 and placements were down 10 percent year-over-year. “We’ve halted getting live cattle imports from […] The post Cattle on Feed report shows sharp decline in marketings and placements appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin farmers started to make harvest progress on the week. USDA reporters say twenty-eight percent of Wisconsin’s corn is mature, 82 percent is dented, and one percent is harvested. Eighty-one percent of the corn is rated good to excellent. Forty-six percent of the state’s soybeans are dropping leaves, one percent is harvested, with 79 percent […] The post One percent of Wisconsin corn and soybeans harvested appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The U.S. corn and soybean harvests are in line with most recent years. That followed a generally favorable week of weather for activity in much of the Midwest and Plains, and while condition ratings for crops generally declined, that’s normal during the harvest. The USDA says 11% of U.S. corn is harvested, matching the five-year […] The post 11% of U.S. corn, 9% of soybeans harvested appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.21 and 3/4, down 2 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.11, down 14 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal $278.90, down $4.00Oct. soybean oil 49.17, down 86 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.10 and 3/4, down 11 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle $237.17, up $3.57Oct. feeder cattle $361.35, up $7.25Oct. lean hogs $98.80, up 82 centsOct. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 22, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Kansas farmer says the slow start to corn harvest continues. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield on-going moisture has been an issue for many farmers across the state. “My area here there is a few guys that started and going, but there hasn’t been a bunch of farmers going. We’re still in the calm before […] The post Kansas farmer says corn harvest still a week away appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Harvest is just starting to pick up steam for southeast Nebraska farmer Logan Bredemeier. “We’ve started on a soft start. We’ve probably picked around 75 to 80 acres of corn. Moisture wise, we’re ready to go.” The USDA says 5 percent has been harvested and 78 percent is in good-to-excellent condition. Bredemeier tells Brownfield disease […] The post Harvest underway in southeast Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. milk production increased more than three percent in August as dairy cows made big productivity gains and the herd grew. Economist Nate Donnay with StoneX says he expects the past six months of expansion to end as producers adjust to low commodity prices. “We’ve pushed spot prices down to levels that are really close […] The post Expanding regions drive milk production gains in August appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist in Iowa is expecting some big corn yields this fall. Dan Bjorklund with Landus Cooperative says he’s been scouting fields across the state. “When you go out and do the traditional rows around the ears and the kernel depth in length, we have giant ears. I mean, the ear development is really good. […] The post Giant ears and big yields: Iowa corn crop looking strong appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Ohio farmer says the 2025 harvest season is officially underway. Eric Tipton says he started with corn about two weeks ago. “The recent dry weather is giving us a little bit of a benefit on the corn,” he says. “It’s kind of helping things dry down a little bit better. We’ve got a lot […] The post Ohio corn and soybean harvest underway amid dry conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says weather challenges have impacted the start of the 2025 harvest season. Kevin Cox says he started with soybeans a few weeks ago, but variable rainfall is keeping him out of the field. “I felt like there was hope that the 90-degree weather we had there for a few weeks would […] The post Variable rainfall delaying Central Indiana harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story