The four Iowan Republicans who serve in the U.S. House have voted for the spending plan to reopen the federal government. Congressman Randy Feenstra, who represents Iowa’s fourth district, said in a written statement issued right after he cast his vote this evening that Democrats were pushing an “out-of-touch agenda” and the shutdown was “a […] View Full Story
Wisconsin’s Ag Secretary says he’s optimistic that a funding solution can be found to support animal health and inspection programs under rules ATCP-10 and ATCP-12. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield with the proposed fees scaled back to existing levels plus 18 years of adjustment for inflation, it still looks like a large fee increase […] The post Wisconsin continues to seek animal program funding solution appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dairy farmers have expressed concerns about the new and much higher make allowance deductions from milk checks that resulted from the USDA’s federal milk marketing order hearing, but an economist says some good news might be coming for farmers. Lucas Fuess with RaboBank tells Brownfield farmers saw a negative impact because of the new milk […] The post Next step in milk marketing order change should help farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says Friday’s release of the USDA’s November supply and demand report is likely to lead to volatility in the market. Brian Basting says a lot has happened since the last report was issued in September. “I think that harvest, probably in that first week of September, was 5% done […] The post Farmers advised to set price floors as USDA prepares new supply and demand outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Congress would have a very narrow window to pass nationwide E15 legislation this year if the government shutdown ends soon. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says he remains optimistic. “Now that it looks like Congress is going to get back to work and the federal government is going to reopen, we do think there […] The post RFA CEO: narrow window remains for Congress to approve year-round E15 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade’s getting ready for Friday’s USDA numbers, expecting cuts to soybean yield and production. The market seems to have dialed in a fairly conservative report, so any major surprises could lead to more volatility in beans. Beans continue to wait for more signs of new […] The post Soybeans higher on short covering, corn and wheat mixed ahead of key USDA data appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply lower, waiting for widespread direct trade to get underway. December live was down $1.92 at $225.27 and February was $1.42 lower at $224.97. January feeders were $1.67 lower at $327.47 and March was down $2.30 at $321.02. Cash cattle country has been quiet […] The post Cattle futures and lean hogs closed lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn $4.35 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans $11.33 and 3/4, up 6 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $321.00, up $4.10Dec. soybean oil 50.62, down 48 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.36, unchangedDec. live cattle $225.27, down $1.92Jan. feeder cattle $327.47, down $1.67Dec. lean hogs $80.62, down $1.72Dec. Class III milk closed at $16.62, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 12, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An equipment specialist says he expects more used machinery to come to market the next few months. Tim Meyer is a sales representative with Sullivan Auctioneers. “We’ve seen a lot of equipment come onto the market from dealers in the last two or three months. The dealers are pulling back a little bit. It’s a […] The post Equipment specialist expects more used machinery to hit the market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in southeastern Iowa says his 2025 harvest was near his five-year average. Tim Meyer tells Brownfield, “Lot of 225 to 250 bushel corn on our farm, so you sure can’t be disappointed in that. The beans were consistently 70 to 75.” He says he was especially pleased with his corn-on-corn acres. “I do […] The post Favorable crop yields in southeast Iowa, farmer says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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