February 11, 2026

A Wisconsin farmer is urging Congress to get the nationwide E15 deal done. Mike Berget is a representative of the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board, the state’s corn checkoff program.  He tells Brownfield that farmers did not need Washington punting on the E15 issue again. “We need to talk to our legislators and tell them how […] The post Corn farmer urges DC to deliver on nationwide E15 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A professor of weed science at the University of Illinois says the U.S. EPA’s decision to issue new labels for three over-the-top dicamba products in soybeans and cotton means farmers and applicators will need to pay close attention to details. Dr. Aaron Hager tells Brownfield, “There’ll be a checklist again that every applicator is going […] The post University of Illinois expert urges applicators to follow updated dicamba restrictions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Soybeans are watching rain chances for Argentina and monitoring crop quality concerns in parts of Brazil. The USDA did raise its production estimate for Brazil this week, with the next guess out March 10th, while CONAB’s new outlook for Brazil’s crop is set for this Thursday, […] The post Wheat, soybeans see support from weak dollar appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the, Chicago Mercantile Exchange ,live and feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher, feeling optimistic about this week’s direct cash cattle business. April live was up $3.55 at $240.97 and June was $2.77 higher at $236.57. March feeders were $2.67 higher at $267.45 and April was up $3.32 at $364.60. Direct cash cattle trade was […] The post Cattle futures higher, lean hogs were lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Mar. corn $4.27 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans $11.24, up 1 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal $303.00, up $2.20Mar. soybean oil 57.05, down 22 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.37 and 1/4, up 9 centsApr. live cattle $240.97, up $3.55Mar. feeder cattle $367.45, up $2.67Apr. lean hogs $93.85, down $1.65Mar. Class III milk closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 11, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. broiler sets and placements continue to move faster than last year, pointing to higher production in 2026 than in 2025. The USDA says 253.971 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, rising 1.517 million on the week and 2% on the year, with average hatchability at 79%. 196.137 million broiler-type chicks were placed into […] The post Rising broiler numbers imply increased production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers in Argentina are seeing crops deteriorate under dry conditions. Market analyst Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisor says soybean condition ratings have been dropping for several consecutive weeks. “And right now, the soybean crop is rated at 40 percent good to excellent. That’s down 7 points from last week. And corn is 44 […] The post Argentina crops slide as dry weather slashes soybean, corn ratings appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist says milk production is going up, but the replacement herd is shrinking. Danny Munch with the American Farm Bureau Federation has been tracking the number of milk cows, replacement heifers, and culling rates.  He tells Brownfield that dairy farmers are heavily utilizing beef genetics in their herd management plans to take advantage of […] The post Economist says dairy replacement heifer pipeline is shrinking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story