May 29, 2026

A veterinarian reminds producers that heat stress can be a big problem for dairy and beef cattle.  Veterinarian Ryan Royer serves as a consultant for Novonesis.  He tells Brownfield that uncomfortable cattle eat less, milk and beef production will drop, and health problems become more common. “Anywhere from ten or fifteen percent up to fifty […] The post Prepare to prevent heat stress in cattle appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Market volatility remains a reality for cattle producers. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root says there’s a lot of optimism as prices remain high, but. “What’s frustrating (is) we’ve seen really just in the past six months, maybe even a year, just a few things that have come across the media or news […] The post High prices, uncertain markets: volatility frustrates cattle industry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An apiculture educator is encouraging farmers to consider pollinator health when applying pesticides. Michigan State University Extension’s Ana Heck tells Brownfield, “As much as we can, make sure that we’re not getting pesticides onto flowers that are in bloom that bees are visiting, and then other places like water and nesting sites.” “Then another big […] The post Michigan State University highlights pollinator-friendly practices ahead of beekeeping conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, ensuring a lower weekly finish. Unknown destinations did buy U.S. soybeans Friday morning, but at least officially, China continues to mostly stay away from U.S. beans, in favor of Brazil, at least partially because of price and geopolitics. That sale to unknown was 192,000 tons, with […] The post Soybeans, corn see profit taking, technical selling appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn $4.46 and 3/4, down 9 centsJul. soybeans $11.86 and 3/4, down 7 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal $329.80, down $4.30Jul. soybean oil 77.72, up 102 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.10 and 1/2, down 13 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle $248.25, down $1.50Aug. feeder cattle $348.42, down $4.60Jun. lean hogs $95.85, down $1.12Jun. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 29, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa farmer says today’s fertilizer prices are not sustainable. “Farmers are basically going broke right now.” Lance Lillibridge of Vinton tells Brownfield that was his message to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission at an event in Texas on Thursday. “Our input costs are out of control and they have been for […] The post Farmers voice concerns over fertilizer prices to FTC appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A field agronomist with Burrus Seed says some growers in his territory are dealing with replant situations. Chris Brown, who covers the eastern two thirds of Illinois and southern half of Wisconsin, says extreme weather events have caused challenges. “Most of the replant I’ve seen is a relatively small amount of replant, not system wide, […] The post Some farmers weighing replant decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A researcher is puzzled by a striped rust case in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin plant pathologist Damon Smith tells Brownfield the one case reported in a south-central wheat field is unusual. “It’s a little bit of a head scratcher because it sort-of leap frogged from Kansas, which would be our closest current confirmations up to […] The post Striped rust found in Wisconsin wheat field appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story