October 3, 2025

The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says solutions are needed to help address the global hunger crisis. Tom Vilsack, who also served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under the Obama and Biden administrations, tells Brownfield, “733 million people are food insecure. One out of 10 people are malnourished in the world today. 60 […] The post Vilsack calls for ag-driven solutions to fight global food insecurity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Wisconsin Congressman says farmers can expect to hear about a financial assistance program from the Trump administration soon. Third district Republican Derrick Van Orden tells Brownfield Trump plans to use tariff revenue to help offset damages caused by the lack of export sales. “People need to understand that President Trump and Brooke Rollins, I […] The post Van Orden: Trump Administration Preparing Farmer Financial Relief Program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, while still ending the week with modest gains. Soybeans were watching U.S. harvest activity, along with planting conditions in South America. There’s still some cautious optimism about face-to-face tariff and trade talks with China at the end of the month. Still, that is four weeks away, […] The post Corn and soybeans slip on profit taking, but market still watching yields and trade talks appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA plans to significantly increase grant funding for veterinarians who commit to serving in rural areas and a former participant says it’s long overdue. Lincoln Montgomery-Rogers spoke about his experience with USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and Veterinary Services Grant Program during a recent listening session. “It’s been influential to me,” he says. “I […] The post USDA plan could more than double grants for rural veterinarian programs to address shortagesv appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA plans to significantly increase grant funding for veterinarians who commit to serving in rural areas and a former participant says it’s long overdue. Lincoln Montgomery-Rogers spoke about his experience with USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and Veterinary Services Grant Program during a recent listening session. “It’s been influential to me,” he says. “I […] The post USDA plan could more than double grants for rural veterinarian programs to address shortages appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were up and feeders were sharply higher thanks to technical buying and the tight supply of market ready numbers, closing before most of the week’s direct business. Feeders had additional support from the weakness in corn. December live cattle were $1.02 higher at $234.50 and February was up […] The post Cattle, hog futures higher Friday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.19, down 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.18, down 5 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal $278.60, down 70 centsDec. soybean oil 50.05, down 39 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.15 and 1/4, up 1/2 centDec. live cattle $234.50, up $1.02Nov. feeder cattle $355.42, up $3.02Dec. lean hogs $87.30, up 62 centsNov. Class III milk closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 3, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A unique state education program helps high school aged students learn more about possible dairy careers.  Debbie Grusenmeyer is a faculty member at Cornell University.  She developed the New York State Junior Dairy Leader program twenty-seven years ago. “It’s for juniors and seniors in high school and it’s about career awareness, looking at opportunities that […] The post Youth dairy program builds future career, life skills appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of agribusiness claims for Nationwide Insurance says the frequency and severity of storms are increasing. Nick Anderson says claims data shows wind and hail account for nearly 35% of all farm-related damage annually. “For vehicle insurance, in 2020, the average hail repair from a farm owner perspective averaged about $3400 to $3500.”  […] The post Nationwide: Stronger storms leading to more costly farm insurance claims appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A pair of farmers say the recent government shutdown has disrupted critical resources they need during harvest.  Ohio farmer Bill Patterson says the sudden closure has some day-to-day operations facing unnecessary uncertainty. “Changes are happening in days, weeks, hours,” he says. “It’s a challenging time for farmers right now.” Patterson says he’s concerned it could impact […] The post Farmers say government shutdown impacting harvest resources appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story