October continues to remain unseasonably warm, but the Iowa DOT has started putting snow plows and salt spreaders on some trucks. Winter Operations director Craig Bargfrede says they start their winter prep every year at this time. “We have to start installing the wedge tanks in the back of the truck that holds some of […] View Full Story
A Main Street sports grill in Grinnell that touts the successes of local athletes is the winner of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest. Todd Reding is one of four partners who own the “Hometown Heroes” grill, and says using fresh pork is their key. “It’s a tenderized and marinated pork […] View Full Story
This episode of Outdoor Adventures is a content partnership with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Jeff Wenzel and Teresa Wortmann from MODHSS talk with Brownfield’s Brent Barnett about the impacts of lead exposure and some precautions that can be taken during outdoor activities. The post National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week runs October 19-25 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were sharply lower, and feeders were limit down on the talk of government intervention to lower beef prices. December live cattle closed $6.04 lower at $241.82 and February live cattle closed $6.72 lower at $242.82. November feeder cattle closed $9.25 lower at $371.70 and January feeder cattle closed […] The post Cattle futures sharply lower to finish the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A U.S. Senator from Kansas says some members of the Senate Appropriations Committee met on Wednesday to discuss how to fund farmer relief. Jerry Moran tells Brownfield “when it’s determined by the administration the total amount of funds necesseary, how do we collect those funds and make them available in a legal, statuatory manner?” He […] The post Moran: lawmakers exploring ways to expand farmer assistance programs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Researchers have found dairy cows can be bred to milk at more consistent speeds. Katie Schmitt with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding says researchers have collected milking information about individual cows from farmers’ parlor systems and found a genetic trait that is 42% heritable. “We take information off the sensor data in the parlor […] The post Researchers find cows can be bred to milk at consistent speeds, boosting parlor efficiency appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, cementing a higher weekly finish. Domestic demand continues to be solid, reflected in Wednesday’s NOPA September crush numbers, and there was some help from another round of gains in bean meal. The trade’s watching the U.S. harvest and planting in South America. The U.S. harvest has likely […] The post Soybeans finish week higher as solid domestic demand provides boost appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Ethanol supporters say year-round E15 continues to face a difficult road in Washington D.C. Chairman of the Nebraska Ethanol Board Jan TenBensel, a farmer from McCook, says the industry is becoming more frustrated. “The market is hungry for more ethanol in the system. We have the capacity. We have the corn. We just need these […] The post Ethanol backers say government delays stall year-round E15 progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
2026 seed decisions are happening now on many corn and soybean farms. Riley Sandmeyer is an agronomist with Minnesota-based New Vision Cooperative and says it’s critical the right hybrid or variety is selected for each field. “For instance, I understand the traits are a little bit more expensive, but what you really want to do […] The post 2026 seed choices underway: agronomist stresses importance of the right traits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn $4.22 and 1/2, up 3/4 centNov. soybeans $10.19 and 1/2, up 8 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal $281.00, up $4.10Dec. soybean oil 51.13, up 26 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.03 and 3/4, up 1 and 1/4 centsDec. live cattle $241.82, down $6.05Nov. feeder cattle $371.70, down $9.25Dec. lean hogs $82.37, down 22 centsNov. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 17, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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