October 8, 2025

A lender says most dairy farms have been financially healthy during this ag economic downturn, but they’re reluctant to expand or make capital investments. Curtis Gerrits is the Senior Animal Ag Lending Specialist for Compeer Financial.  He tells Brownfield most of the time when milk prices are good, farmers are upgrading or expanding by building […] The post Compeer Financial: Dairy farms remain strong but cautious about expansion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee says he’s optimistic the Trump administration will announce more details of farmer assistance “fairly soon.” Jason Smith tells Brownfield the government shutdown doesn’t help the timing. “They (the administration) are just trying to keep the doors open and funded right now, which is affecting us […] The post Agriculture awaits the details of Trump’s tariff-funded aid package appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the Hemp Feed Coalition (HFC) says approval of hemp seed meal for laying hens is the latest step in expanding markets for hemp growers. Andrew Bish says hemp grain brings many benefits to poultry. “Hemp seed meal versus corn, you’re going to see upwards of three times of protein per serving.”  He […] The post Hemp seed meal approved for laying hens, opening new market for U.S. farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Support was tied to the optimism about tariff talks with China and the potential for trade aid. Still, those tariff discussions are a few weeks away and that potential trade aid has been thrown into question by the current partial shutdown of the federal government. Additionally, cash […] The post Soybeans, corn edge higher as harvest advances and trade talks loom appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.22, up 2 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.29 and 1/2, up 7 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $278.00, up $1.10Dec. soybean oil 51.48, up 44 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.07 and 1/4, up 1/2 centDec. live cattle $238.87, up $1.15Nov. feeder cattle $368.82, up $4.57Dec. lean hogs $86.10, down 7 centsNov. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 8, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, with feeders continuing to take the lead on the tight supply of market ready numbers. December live was up $.75 at $1.15 and February was $1.50 higher at $242.22. November feeders were $2.57 higher at $268.82 and January was up $4.52 at […] The post Cattle futures sharply higher, lean hogs lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. State officials say the commercial flock is the third detection of the virus in the county this year, with 30,000 turkeys impacted this month. Reports of HPAI cases on commercial poultry operations have started to increase across the […] The post HPAI detected at West Michigan turkey farm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The American Egg Board says the industry is still recovering from losses caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza as the fall bird migration season picks up. CEO Emily Metz tells Brownfield more than 70 million birds were lost between last October and this March. “We’re repopulating it as quickly as we can, but we’re still […] The post U.S. poultry industry still recovering from HPAI losses ahead of World Egg Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story