Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has awarded five grants totaling more than $1.6 million to agencies that are helping Iowans with an addition to opioids or programs that warn of the dangers of an opioid addiction. “These are organizations that are making a big difference to stop that cycle of addiction and to help with […] View Full Story
Soybeans were modestly higher on fund and technical buying. Near-term finishing weather looks hot and dry in large parts of the region, potentially limited yield in those areas. Assuming solid domestic crush demand and strong new crop export business hold, any significant crop loss would have a big impact on supply. The USDA’s next round […] The post Soybeans up on late yield concerns, wheat sees profit taking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag researcher says farmers can start planning management changes that could help them benefit from 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit. Michigan State University’s Bruno Basso tells Brownfield, “I think the biggest and the lowest hanging fruit is to optimize nitrogen management because that has so many additional benefits—water quality issues, the opportunity of […] The post 45Z tax credit: farmers can prepare now to lower carbon intensity appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn $5.40 and 3/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $13.16 and 1/4, up 6 centsOct. soybean meal $348.60, up $5.70Oct. soybean oil 69.63, down 101 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $7.54 and 1/4, down 19 and 3/4 centsOct. live cattle $214.30, up $4.12Oct. feeder cattle $321.10, up $6.72Oct. lean hogs $83.45, down 32 centsOct. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 3, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A pair of agricultural economists with the University of Illinois say they expect most farmers to continue to face tight margins in the 2027 crop. During a recent FarmDoc webinar, Gary Schnitkey says market prices for both corn and soybeans have improved over the past month and project positively. “If you go back to that […] The post 2027 crop profitability outlook brightens, but belts expected to remain tight appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
There are still a lot of unanswered questions about the Trump administration’s plan to import up to 300,000 metric tons of beef. Josh Maples, an ag economist with Mississippi State University Extension says, “How much of this is actually new beef versus beef that was coming anyway, and we just don’t know.” He says details […] The post Economist says Brazil could play key role in expanded U.S. beef imports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Michigan House Agriculture Committee Chair says new legislation would allow sales of E15 gas year-round. Representative Jerry Neyer tells Brownfield split state regulations currently prevent eight counties from selling E15 during the summer unless waivers are granted. “It was done for pollution efforts put in place back in the 90s,” he says. “The car […] The post E15 bill would remove Michigan’s split state regulations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A report from the Iowa Environmental Council shows an uptick in the use of fossil fuels for electric generation in the state. The IEC’s Steven Guyer says wind is still the top source, but the amount of power coming from coal increased about 50% from 2024 to 2025. “The utilities have said this, that there […] View Full Story
2026 corn and soybean production could end up being highly regional. Rich Nelson, chief strategist for Allendale Inc., tells Brownfield the results of their annual yield survey generally show the impact of widespread dry weather in parts of the Western Corn Belt, with two states standing out for corn, “We did have South Dakota down […] The post Allendale survey shows lower 2026 corn, soybean yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The organic grain mentorship coordinator with The Land Connection says a long-awaited financial assistance opportunity is now open for organic producers. Kaite Bishop says the USDA is accepting applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program. “For 2025 and 2026, so there had been some stalling with funding, but you can get 75% of the costs […] The post Applications open for Organic Certification Cost Share Program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
