September 16, 2026

The vice president of the American Soybean Association says he’s glad to see the farm bill advance out of the Senate Ag Committee, but there could be more hurdles ahead. “Some of the amendments that didn’t make it out of the committee, I think are going to get brought up again on the floor,” says […] The post Soybean leader says farm bill faces hurdles on Senate floor appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Senate Ag Committee advanced a farm bill out of the committee on a party line vote Wednesday, but not without an attempt from lawmakers to amend the bill. Senator Joni Ernst tried to add Prop 12 language, but the attempt was denied by Chairman John Boozman from Arkansas, who said the time to make […] The post Senate farm bill heads to floor as lawmakers debate SNAP, Prop 12 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly higher on fund and technical buying, rallying late in the session. The trade is watching harvest activity, expecting early rain delays in some areas. Yield will be watched be watched closely because of the tight stocks-to-usage ratio. The U.S. and China are expected to talk trade next week in Washington D.C. and […] The post Soybeans, wheat see late fund buying bounce appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $5.34 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans $13.20 and 1/2, up 1 and 3/4 centsOct. soybean meal $360.90, up 80 centsOct. soybean oil 69.19, down 69 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $7.30 and 3/4, up 2 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle $218.45, down $2.25Oct. feeder cattle $329.65, down $4.20Oct. lean hogs $78.67, down […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 16, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Broiler sets fell sharply over the past week. The USDA says 245.722 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators, falling 2.959 million on the week partially due to high heat in some areas impacting laying efficiency, but rising 2% on the year because of the larger overall number of layers. 195219 million broiler-type chicks were […] The post Big decline in broiler sets as placements stay ahead of 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A plant pathologist says soybean cyst nematode detections have been popping up in Nebraska. Dylan Mangel is with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and says, “The call I get this time of year have been highly focused in high sand areas of the state. Nematodes love high sand. We get called out there, and those will […] The post SCN continues to spread across Nebraska soybean fields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of agronomy with the Illinois Soybean Association says farmers across the state are putting some of the latest agricultural research principles to the test in the organization’s checkoff-funded On-Farm Trial Network. Abigail Peterson says the goal of the second-year program is to advance soybean production. “How can we really see if these tools […] The post Illinois Soybean Association’s On-Farm Trial Network partnering farmers and researchers to push soybean production appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A state lawmaker suggests there’s a sizable gap between the ag labor needs of farmers and the available workforce.  Keith Allen represents House Seat 19A in the Minnesota Legislature and says farmers are competing with other employers in rural areas. “With Family Paid Leave and some of these other things in place, it’s putting us […] The post Minnesota legislator: farmers may need new approaches to fill ag labor gaps appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An organic crop farmer says he takes a systems-based approach for managing weeds. “We planted a little bit late this year and it was intentional using delayed planting as a weed control strategy.” Joel Layman farms 2,200 acres of organic row crops in southwest Michigan. He tells Brownfield, “I feel like the treadmill is easy […] The post Weed management for the long game appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Kansas farmer says he’s trying to decide when to start planting winter wheat. Gary Millershaski says his area has been in dire need of rain. “We did luck out and get a few showers here in the last week to 10 days. Still, the ground is a little too warm to be planting.” […] The post Kansas farmer weighs winter wheat planting decisions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story