December 11, 2025

Strong investor interest is helping support farmland values. Compeer Financial senior appraiser Bill Mergen covers southwest Wisconsin and says the ag land market has remained steady in 2025. “You’ve got those people that aren’t necessarily the people that are going to farm it, they view it more as an investment. It always seems that there’s […] The post Investors fuel stable farmland market across SW Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of the American Soybean Association says while the USDA’s latest ad-hoc assistance for farmers is appreciated, farmers could use more help. Stephen Censky says Congress can step in. “They’re going to have to look for the appropriate vehicle in Congress if they want to provide additional assistance and that’s not going to happen […] The post Trade woes, low prices spur call for more aid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates another quarter point this (last) week. Ag economist Dr. Megan Roberts with Compeer Financial says the Fed is likely responding to labor market concerns. “The non-farm unemployment rate ticked up in September. We are missing some data because of the government shutdown, so we don’t have the October or […] The post December rate cut brings relief for farmers planning 2026 borrowing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A new initiative aims to accelerate the use of U.S. biofuels in the maritime sector. President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield, “It is to make sure that we are engaging with our policymakers here in the U.S. to help raise their awareness about this opportunity, to help raise their […] The post American Biofuels Maritime Initiative targets new market opportunities as net-zero policies form appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, watching direct trade develop at sharply higher prices.  February live cattle closed $2.42 higher at $230.95 and April live cattle closed $2.30 higher at $230.67.  January feeder cattle closed $5.02 higher at $343.40 and March feeder cattle closed $4.85 higher at $337.67.  There was […] The post Cattle futures higher watching direct business develop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Mar. corn $4.46 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans $10.93 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsJan. soybean meal $302.10, up 90 centsJan soybean oil 50.82, down 27 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.33 and 1/2, up 4 centsFeb. live cattle $230.95, up $2.42Jan. feeder cattle $343.47, up $5.02Feb. lean hogs $84.17, up $1.75Jan. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 11, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. CONAB’s soybean guess for Brazil was down modestly on the month at 177.124 million tons but still record large and 3.3% above a year ago. Development weather in Brazil and Argentina continues to look mostly favorable. Ahead of the open Thursday, China bought another 264,000 […] The post Soybeans, corn manage modestly higher finishes after CONAB Brazil numbers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A food economist says the current tariff environment has been one of the most disruptive events to global food supply chains since COVID. David Ortega with Michigan State University says tariffs are increasing food costs for consumers by raising prices throughout the supply chain and compounding inflationary pressures. “As far as we can see from the data on […] The post Food economist warns tariffs are pushing prices higher as Trump targets price fixing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some farmers say artificial intelligence has a place in agriculture. Southwest Ohio farmer Eric Tipton says AI could be beneficial for automation technology. “Those sorts of things like facial recognition and, in our case, object recognition,” Tipton said, “where that tractor or vehicle has to recognize the difference between a human being and a rock.” […] The post Farmers see AI playing a bigger role in automation, soil decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story