October 6, 2025

Chet Edinger, a farmer in southeast South Dakota, says the hot, dry weather is taking the top end off corn and soybean yields. “We probably lost anywhere from three to four percent of our yield due to moisture evaporation,” says Edinger. “The beans are coming out between eight to 10 percent moisture.” But even with […] The post Dryness trimmed yields, but soybeans still among best ever for South Dakota farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Wisconsin farmer is grateful for this year’s nearly-perfect growing conditions and surprisingly good soybean yields. Steve Duwe farms near Johnson Creek, and tells Brownfield this has been an exceptional year for soybeans. “My longterm soybean average is usually is up to 55 (bushels per acre) or a little better over all of the past […] The post Good yield helps Wisconsin farmer make up for bad prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southeast Missouri says a little moisture makes all the difference at harvest. Patrick Seyer in Scott County says the soybeans needed the recent rains. “We cut some on Saturday and they were running at 13 percent moisture. Two days earlier, the soybeans were at 9 percent moisture.” Seyer says there’s more rain […] The post A little moisture makes all the difference at harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, with feeders in the lead on supply tightness, offsetting some of the bearishness from the recent direct business. There was also support from the higher midday move in beef. December live was up $2.17 at $236.67 and February was $2.80 higher at […] The post Live cattle and lean hog futures higher on Monday appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says federal trade policy is adding an unnecessary burden on farmers. “We’re in an economic crisis right now.” Jerry Costello says tariffs are driving elevated input costs even higher. “The tax or tariff on nitrogen has gone up 10%,  on ag machinery it has gone up 13%.”  […] The post Illinois Ag Director: Tariffs driving up input costs, squeezing farmers’ margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.21 and 3/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.17 and 3/4, down 1/4 centDec. soybean meal $277.10, down $1.50Dec. soybean oil 50.38, up 33 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.12 and 3/4, down 2 and 1/2 centsDec. live cattle $236.67, up $2.17Nov. feeder cattle $360.80, up $5.37Dec. lean hogs $87.27, down 2 centsNov. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 6, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An Ohio State Extension soybean pathologist says fall is an ideal time to identify soybean cyst nematode pressure in fields.   Horacio Lopez-Nicora says farmers should prioritize soil sampling. “Sampling in fall will tell us what we should expect in the spring,” he says. “Planting corn after soybeans will reduce the impact of soybean cyst […] The post Fall is ideal time to identify SCN appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says hot and dry weather during the growing season has impacted his 2025 crop. Justin Gravatt says he only planted soybeans this year and yields are down.  “We didn’t have any rain in August, but I was hoping they were going to be at least 10 bushels better,” he says. “The beans are small and […] The post Drought conditions reduce soybean yields in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A dairy farmer in northern Michigan says silage harvest has wrapped up for the season. McBain’s Dale Dick tells Brownfield, “That yielded surprisingly well.” “The lighter sandier soils were definitely down, but overall averages were pretty decent yet,” he shares. Dick says the drought also impacted the size of pumpkins at the family farm’s U-Pick. […] The post Silage holds up amid Michigan’s drought, pumpkins sizing smaller appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in western Iowa says widespread rains have slowed his harvest progress. Kevin Ross of Minden says his farm has received more than an inch of rain since Sunday night. “A decent shot here that will probably keep us out for at least Tuesday,” he said. “Who knows how quickly it dries out and […] The post Western Iowa farmer says rain delays harvest, crop quality mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story