Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson joined pork producers at a farm near Marshalltown today to talk about the “Save Our Bacon Act.” It’s an attempt to override California’s Proposition 12, which requires pork to be raised under their rules to be sold there. Dean Frazier raises hogs on a farm near Liscomb that has been in […] View Full Story
The CME Group will launch two new futures contracts to help manage risk across the cattle supply chain. John Ricci, Managing Director and Global Head of Agricultural Products with the CME Group, says the new contracts will bridge the gap between live cattle prices and the ground beef that’s sold. “Think of the beef trim contracts effectively as a burger contract, right,” he says. “What we […] The post New CME Group beef trim futures contracts provide risk management tools for the cattle supply chain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, ending the week in positive territory. The USDA did raise U.S. production following the June acreage update, but old crop stocks were down and new crop was steady, despite that bigger crop guess. The USDA did increase export expectations for both the 2025/26 and 2026/27 marketing years, […] The post Wheat sees big gains on smaller U.S. crop estimate appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The market manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says there was a lot of hay made before this latest round of precipitation. Tony Hancock says producers took advantage of the dry weather right before Independence Day. “I would doubt there was a piece of operational hay equipment in the state anywhere that wasn’t being used because everywhere you drove, and everybody […] The post Strong hay yields reported across Missouri despite delayed harvest season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Sep. corn $4.39 and 1/2, up 8 centsAug. soybeans $11.91 and 3/4, up 14 centsAug. soybean meal $320.40, up $3.00Aug. soybean oil 70.46, up 54 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.40 and 1/4, up 20 and 1/2 centsAug. live cattle $235.20, down 5 centsAug. feeder cattle $354.60, down $1.55Aug. lean hogs $99.00, up 15 centsAug. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 10, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of the National Farmers Union says John Deere’s right-to-repair settlement is a win for farmers and ranchers. Rob Larew tells Brownfield, “There’s been a lot of promises made over the years from John Deere and others about truly opening access to farmers and independent repair shops to be able to repair equipment. But […] The post NFU, AFPI applaud Deere right-to-repair settlement appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA has reduced its 2026 red meat production guess, while increasing expectations for poultry. Beef is projected at 25.288 billion pounds, down 150 million from June due to tight ready numbers, with an average steer price of $251.10, up $.94, against lower imports, exports, and consumption. Pork is seen at 27.955 billion pounds, 40 […] The post USDA beef, pork estimates down from June appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An assistant vice president of underwriting and sales with Nationwide Insurance says agriculture’s quick adaptation of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, is bringing with it new considerations for farm insurance policies. Justin Owens says a typical farm policy likely doesn’t cover drones and the inherent liability that comes with them. “Some farm policies today actually […] The post Increased ag drone use spurring insurance coverage options appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Over six dozen Catholic churches in northeast Iowa will hold their final weekend masses this Sunday. The changes are part of a reorganization of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The Archbishop of Dubuque says the consolidation is needed because attendance at masses across the 30 counties in the archdiocese has fallen nearly 50% in the last […] View Full Story
Over six dozen Catholic churches in northeast Iowa will hold their final weekend masses this Sunday. The changes are part of a reorganization of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The Archbishop of Dubuque says the consolidation is needed because attendance at masses across the 30 counties in the archdiocese has fallen nearly 50% in the last […] View Full Story
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