August 4, 2026

Sep. corn $4.42 and 1/4, down 7 centsSep. soybeans $11.58 and 3/4, down 15 centsSep. soybean meal $312.70, down $2.70Sep. soybean oil 68.20, down 59 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.38 and 1/2, down 12 and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle $227.90, up $1.17Sep. feeder cattle $346.15, up $3.60Oct. lean hogs $84.35, up 67 centsSep. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 4, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The president of the National Pork Producers Council says a fix for California’s Proposition 12 would provide long-term certainty for pork producers. “We can’t afford to raise pigs 50 different ways,” Rob Brenneman said. “It just gets too complicated.” Brenneman says there have been some misconceptions about NPPC’s support of the Save Our Bacon Act, […] The post NPPC defends support for Save Our Bacon Act appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. Congressman from Missouri says he’s optimistic about a path forward for nationwide, year-round E15 in a farm bill. Chairman Boozman had previously said it wouldn’t be included, and the provision had been separated from the farm bill in the U.S. House. Sam Graves tells Brownfield he wants to see the provision remain in the […] The post Graves: a farm bill with year-round E15 would pass the House appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Record U.S. EPA blending requirements for biodiesel and renewable diesel are fueling another round of soy crush expansion. Scott Gerlt with the American Soybean Association tells Brownfield “Biofuels production really had to catch up in in a big way and we have seen that, but they really need a lot of feedstocks to do that. […] The post Biofuel demand continues to drive soybean crush investment appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says delaying state cost-sharing requirements for the nutrition program by one year helped reach a compromise on the draft farm bill. John Boozman from Arkansas tells Brownfield… “We’ve been working closely with the White House and trying to explain to them that we felt like that we […] The post Boozman: SNAP changes give states more time appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the timing of the border reopening to live cattle imports from Mexico matters. Charley Martinez, director of the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management says the majority of imports come during the fall and the spring. “By us having this phased opening by the end of August and we get into […] The post The timing of the border reopening matters appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist with University of Missouri Extension says some corn didn’t fully pollinate during the hot July weather. Ben Brown tells Brownfield he recently met with farmers in northeast Missouri. “You can actually get some bigger kernels when that happens, and that’s kind of what they’ve been telling me is it didn’t fully pollinate […] The post Heat impacts some corn pollination in MO, rain good for the beans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says inflation and regulatory uncertainty continue to limit expansion in the pork industry. Matt Erickson with Terrain tells Brownfield expenses have moved higher each year since 2020. “The cost of putting up a barn is expensive. You think about lumber prices. You think of iron and steel prices. Think of all of […] The post Pork producers face hurdles to herd growth appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Kansas could harvest its smallest wheat crop since the 1960s.   Southwest Kansas farmer Gary Millershaski says the total hasn’t been finalized, but the results so far are shocking. “We came in roughly at 194 million bushels, which is one of the lowest in many years. You look at our inputs this year and the […] The post Drought pushes Kansas wheat production near historic low appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story