The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch reopened today after being closed for 18 months for a 20 million dollar renovation. Hoover’s great grandson, Allan Hoover III, presided over the event. He says the museum tells one of America’s most remarkable stories. “The story of a young boy deep in Quaker faith […] View Full Story
The permanent “Field of Dreams” stadium in Dyersville will host the first major league game at the site in four years when the Minnesota Twins play the Philadelphia Phillies next Thursday night. Jeremiah Yolkut, Senior Vice President of Global Events for Major League Baseball, said the setting drives home what the movie was all about. […] View Full Story
The global crop intelligence lead for a remote sensing and analytics company is mostly bullish on the U.S. corn crop. Nick Ohrtman is with EarthDaily. “The way I’d probably sum up the year, especially for the Corn Belt, is that the vast majority of it is off to a very good start and looking quite […] The post Dry conditions trim top-end yield potential, but corn crop remains solid appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on profit taking. October live cattle closed $4.55 lower on $224.92 and December live cattle closed $4.30 lower at $224.37. September feeder cattle closed $6.80 lower at $341.57 and October feeder cattle closed $7.47 lower at $331.95. Direct cash cattle trade activity was relatively […] The post Cattle, hog futures finish the day lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says he’s optimistic the USDA will follow through in its decision to reopen the U.S. border to cattle imports from Mexico later this month. Colin Woodall says it’s no longer about keeping New World screwworm out of the country. “I think that takes some of the pressure off […] The post NCBA weighs risks, benefits as U.S. prepares to resume Mexican cattle imports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A fire at a processing plant in northeast Iowa is expected to reduce kosher beef production by more than 10 percent. Rabbi Moshe Elefant is the CEO of OU Kosher, the largest kosher certification agency in the world. He says extensive damage to AgriStar Meat and Poultry in Postville will keep the facility offline for […] The post Postville plant fire threatens kosher beef supply ahead of Jewish holidays appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. It was an up and down day, with traders looking at favorable development weather, but contracts eventually found some support and crude oil was higher. While old crop export sales were a marketing year low, new crop sales were solid and China bought another 122,000 […] The post Soybeans, corn eke out modestly higher finishes appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s disappointed the U.S. Senate Ag Committee failed to advance a farm bill ahead of the August recess. “We have been calling on Congress for some time to finish the job,” Garrett Hawkins tells Brownfield. “We can be grateful for the updates in farm programs that we received […] The post Hawkins: Congress ‘needs to deliver’ on farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Sep. corn $4.39, up 2 and 1/4 centsSep. soybeans $11.60, up 3 and 1/2 centsSep. soybean meal $311.60, up $1.40Sep. soybean oil 67.74, up 2 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.31 and 1/4, down 11 centsOct. live cattle $224.92, down $4.55Sep. feeder cattle $341.57, down $6.80Oct. lean hogs $81.72, down $1.30Sep. Class III milk closed at $17.22, […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 6, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The 2026 Indiana State Fair has a new lineup of specialty food and drinks items that highlight the state’s various agricultural industries. Brooke Williams with the American Dairy Association Indiana says it’s an opportunity for farmers to connect directly with consumers. “People that come to the fair expect a taste of agriculture,” she says. “For […] The post Dairy Bar, pork tents offering new specialty items during the 2026 Indiana State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
