March 17, 2026

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business and Friday’s On Feed report. April live cattle closed $1.97 higher at $235.22 and June live cattle closed $1.82 higher at $233.70. April feeder cattle closed $4.95 higher at $354.80 and May feeder cattle closed $5.07 higher at […] The post Cattle futures higher waiting on direct business appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag groups are pushing back on fertilizer trade policy. In a letter sent last week, 64 state and national organizations have asked Mosaic and J.R. Simplot to drop support for phosphate import duties the groups say are inflating prices. Also on Friday, a class action antitrust lawsuit was filed against several major fertilizer producers and […] The post Fertilizer companies face farmer requests for tariff relief, lawsuit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An Illinois farmer says virtual fencing has completely changed how he manages his beef cattle herd. Greg Thoren, who raises around 250 head in Jo Daviess County in the northwestern part of the state, says the GPS-enabled technology uses app-controlled solar collars to define grazing boundaries, replacing physical fences.  “It would take me three to […] The post Farmer says virtual fencing a gamechanger in herd management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southern Minnesota doesn’t think deviating from her normal crop rotation is worth the risk. Rochelle Krusemark grows corn and soybeans in Martin County and says a lot of options are on the table with margins so tight. “We don’t normally change our crop rotations just because the challenges of diseases and insect […] The post Profit pressures rise, but Minnesota farmer keeps corn-soybean rotation steady appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans bought back part of Monday’s drop, with help from gains in soybean and crude oils. Soybean meal futures were lower on product spread trade with bean oil. Brazil’s record soybean harvest is about 60% complete and their prices are significantly below the U.S. The USDA’s updated […] The post Soybeans regain part of Monday’s drop, corn closes mostly firm appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Ohio Soybean Council is working to create new domestic demand opportunities for Ohio-grown soybeans. Madi Corbi says BIORESTOR is helping extend the life of rural roads in northwest Ohio. “Any traditional petroleum product, we can put soy in that,” she says. “Soybean oil is chemically similar to petroleum, so it does make it a very good alternative to expand […] The post Soy-based road sealant creating new market opportunities for Ohio-grown soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Twenty-one new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry facilities across the state since the beginning of March. Denise Derrer Spears with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the wild bird migration season is in full swing. “We have seen a lot of high winds in the last few days and that […] The post More than 100,000 birds impacted by HPAI in March as wild bird migration season picks up in Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May corn $4.54, unchangedMay soybeans $11.57, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $311.70, down 50 centsMay soybean oil 65.97, up 203 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.89 and 3/4, down 7 and 1/2 centsApr. live cattle $235.22, up $1.97Apr. feeder cattle $354.80, up $4.95Apr. lean hogs $93.72, up 22 centsApr. Class III milk closed at $17.10, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 17, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story