August 27, 2026

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on technical buying, with feeders see additional support from the losses in corn. October live cattle was up $2.15 at $212.92 and December was $2.22 higher at $214.80. September feeder cattle were $3.45 higher at $322.45 and October was up $3.82 at $318.07. […] The post Cattle futures close higher, lean hogs mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A California federal court judge has ruled the Department of Labor’s new farmworker wage rules are unlawful and need to be rewritten. John Hollay with the National Council of Agricultural Employers tells Brownfield the Adverse Effect Wage Rate Interim Final Rule for the H-2A guest worker program is still in effect, but employers could be […] The post Court Ruling on H-2A Farmworker Wages Could Boost Support for Ag Workforce Act appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of R-CALF USA says the decision to import more foreign beef underscores the need for Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. Bill Bullard says President Trump’s recent proclamation to attempt to lower beef prices creates more competition for U.S. cattle producers and muddies the water for consumers. “If we had country of origin labeling […] The post R-CALF calls for M-COOL amid beeef import plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The CEO of R-CALF USA says the decision to import more foreign beef underscores the need for Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. Bill Bullard says President Trump’s recent proclamation to attempt to lower beef prices creates more competition for U.S. cattle producers and muddies the water for consumers. “If we had country of origin labeling […] The post R-CALF calls for M-COOL amid beef import plan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A coalition of farmers, biofuel producers, oilseed processors and others are asking President Donald Trump not to expand Small Refinery Exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. “More than double what they predicted in March is what they’re contemplating granting,” says Kurt Kovarik with Clean Fuels Alliance America, part of that coalition. Kovarik says if more […] The post Biofuel coalition warns against larger small refinery exemptions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farm groups use the state fair to enlighten the public about modern agriculture.  Ruth Meirick with Minnesota Farm Bureau says they’ve created an interactive experience at their booth at the Minnesota State Fair. “We get a lot of ‘ah ha’s’ like I didn’t realize something that was connected to beef cattle, I didn’t realize that […] The post Ah-ha moments: farm groups share the story of modern agriculture at Minnesota State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans are watching late development weather, with the potential for late heat stress in parts of the region. Harvest activity is already underway in some areas, but for later developing beans, this could impact yield at a time when every bushel counts. The USDA’s updated […] The post Wheat builds on gains, soybeans manage a firm finish appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn $5.10 and 1/4, down 3 and 3/4 centsSep. soybeans $12.56 and 1/2, up 2 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal $330.20, up $1.50Sep. soybean oil 68.00, up 78 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $7.42 and 3/4, up 12 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle $212.92, up $2.15Sep. feeder cattle $322.45, up $3.45Oct. lean hogs $80.62, down 27 […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 27, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A policy advisor for the American Dairy Coalition says there’s still hope the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act can pass through Congress by the end of the year.   “We’ve really failed as a nation, we’ve failed all of year-round agriculture, not just dairy.” Sherry Bunting tells Brownfield lawmakers need to read the bill. “If we can get another […] The post Dairy labor shortages fuel push for Securing Ag Workforce Act in Congress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was down $0.01 to $0.73. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 to $1.4950. Thirteen sales were reported ranging from $1.49 to $1.5050.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5750. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0050 to $1.46.Nineteen sales were reported ranging from […] The post Nonfat dry milk jumps while cheese blocks and butter move lower Thursday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story