April 23, 2026

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were supported by an oversold bounce, watching direct business develop. June live cattle closed $.42 higher at $243.50 and August live cattle closed $.97 higher at $240.15.  May feeder cattle closed $.45 higher at $358.87 and August feeder cattle closed $.47 higher at $359.35.  There was […] The post Cattle futures higher on an oversold bounce appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of public policy for Indiana Farm Bureau says the rapid development of data centers continues to spark land use debates. Katie Nelson says there are concerns about the impact on rural communities.  “Counties know their people, their resources, their land, and their long-term needs,” she says. “Counties are balancing farmland preservation and they’re also […] The post Data center development causing land-use debates across the country appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says urea costs are the highest they’ve been in four years.  David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights says the longer the conflict in Iran goes, the higher prices could go. “Surging urea has created a price gap between urea and anhydrous ammonia,” he says. “Usually, anhydrous has a $16 per acre advantage. The spread […] The post Rising urea prices signal increased fertilizer market risk as Iran conflict continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Planting weather mostly looks favorable in much of the Midwest, which should keep the overall pace well ahead of average. Beans are waiting for more details on a planned trade meeting with China next month. The meeting has been delayed at least once by the military […] The post Wheat surges on drought, input cost concerns appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A technical consultant with Elanco Animal Health says poultry producers should take a thorough approach to pest control. Dr. Alissa Welsher tells Brownfield managing the housing facilities is a good starting point. “Picking up organic material, picking up any feed spillage (or) water that may be standing that you can potentially dry up, whether it’s […] The post Elanco expert urges poultry producers to strengthen pest control practices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says he wrapped up planting this week. Jason Brier, who farms in Warren and Fountain Counties near Attica, tells Brownfield… “We got the bean planter rolling Friday the 9th, started the corn planter up the 10th, and we just pretty much stayed at it flat five days straight.”  He says, […] The post West central Indiana farmer wraps up planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May corn $4.55 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.59 and 3/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $320.60, unchangedMay soybean oil 71.66, down 2 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.10 and 3/4, up 11 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle $243.50, up 42 centsMay feeder cattle $358.87, up 45 centsJun. lean hogs $103.45, up […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 23, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Two ag economists say USDA’s proposed changes to improve the way data is explained and shared should help improve farmer trust. Seth Meyer with MU’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute tells Brownfield “My experience at USDA was always farmers, if there’s a report that they don’t like, when they would come in and talk […] The post Ag economists: USDA data changes aim to boost transparency appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag research and policy organization is studying how and if U.S. farmers are ‘feeding the world.’ The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s executive director Sophia Murphy described the new project as part of a recent webinar. “We want to do some fact sheets, the role of the U.S. in this,” she shared. “What […] The post IATP to launch feeding the world project appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story