February 20, 2026

Mar. corn $4.27 and 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans $11.37 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/2 centsMar. soybean meal $309.80, up $5.00Mar. soybean oil 58.92, down 76 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.73 and 1/2, up 14 centsApr. live cattle $242.00, down $1.42Mar. feeder cattle $368.02, down $2.25Apr. lean hogs $93.67, up 22 centsMar. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 20, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told attendees at the USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum it’s up to Congress to find a solution regarding nationwide, year-round E15. “While the Trump administration has gone as far as we possibly can on E15, we are asking Congress to step up, answer the call and to finally get nationwide, year-round E15 […] The post Rollins: Congress must act on nationwide E15 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Market ready cattle numbers remain tight and should stay that way for a while. The USDA says placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots during January 2026 were 1.736 million head, 5% lower than January 2025, with most of those lighter and middle weight cattle. Marketings of 1.626 million head fell 13% on the year due […] The post USDA Cattle on Feed numbers show decline in placements, marketings appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Zero-carbon bioethanol is coming to the racetrack under a new partnership between POET and NASCAR. POET Founder and CEO Jeff Broin tells Brownfield that NASCAR will become the first major motorsports series to utilize zero-carbon bioethanol. “Through NASCAR we’re announcing this as the first liquid transportation fuel that’s available that’s zero-carbon and it’s available in […] The post POET expands biofuels reach with zero-carbon NASCAR partnership appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Two state Farm Bureau leaders say they’re concerned about rise of data centers in rural areas and the lack of policy to protect prime farmland. Ohio Farm Bureau president Bill Patterson says it’s part of a larger land use issue facing much of the Midwest. “Whether it’s green energy, commercial, housing, or eminent domain, you have to […] The post State Farm Bureaus implementing policy aimed at protecting farmland, limiting data centers in rural communities appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brent Gatton, a Kentucky farmer and the chairman of the United Soybean Board, says new fiscal year investments and priorities focus on growing demand for U.S. soybeans both at home and abroad. The post Growing Soybean Demand: Insights from USB Chairman Brent Gatton appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A risk management consultant with Nationwide Agribusiness says tight margins and record crop production means ensuring proper grain storage is more important than ever. Derek Hommer, who’s also a farmer and firefighter in southern Iowa, says it not only protects the bottom line but it’s also important for on-farm safety. “Keeping your grain in good […] The post Proper grain storage vital to reducing dangers of grain bins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A bill that would ban the sale and manufacturing of lab-grown protein in Oklahoma is making its way through the state legislature. Scott Blubaugh is the president of American Farmers & Ranchers and the Oklahoma Farmers Union. He tells Brownfield the measure recently passed out of the Senate Ag and Wildlife Committee. “We very much […] The post Bill to ban lab-grown protein gains momentum in Oklahoma Senate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says declining cheese and butter prices continue to make U.S. products more competitive on the global market.  USDA’s Anthony Fisher says U.S. dairy exports last year were the second largest on record in terms of volume and value.  “We’re expecting butter prices to find some support in 2026 due to low stocks […] The post Near record dairy shipments set in 2025, while butterfat hit new highs appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story