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A market analyst says producers will need to be proactive in their corn marketing in 2026. Brian Burke president of John Stewart & Associates says, “There’s not any home runs to be hit this next year. “ He says farmers aren’t guaranteed a profit, and need to have very serious conversations about their operating plans for […] The post Analyst says corn farmers should prepare early for 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says some farmers could see margins improve this year. Tanner Ehmke, lead economist for grains and oilseeds with CoBank, says he doesn’t expect much relief for input prices, but commodity markets could improve. “It will be a cyclical bounce. The market will do what it does and stimulate demand.” He says purchases […] The post CoBank economist says stronger demand may boost farm margins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A pair of farmers say the latest supply and demand report has dealt a fresh blow to an already fragile marketing environment.  “Yeah, it was kind of a gut punch.” North-central Kansas producer Shale Porter says commodity prices could still move lower due to the report and that makes marketing in the short term extremely […] The post Farmers call latest supply and demand report a “gut punch” appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says changes to the farm safety net program likely mean more payments coming to farmers later this year. Rich Morrison says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act brought needed updates to the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs.   “We saw […] The post Farm safety net changes could lead to higher ARC and PLC payments for farmers this year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The vice president of farm services with NAU Country Insurance says the soybean market is entering the new year waiting for news. Rich Morrison tells Brownfield, “The managed funds really loaded up on that announcement back in late fall, and now you’ve seen them start to sell out some of their length almost on a […] The post Weak Chinese buying and South American weather keep soybean prices steady heading into the new year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Nebraska rancher says expanding a key risk management tool could better help cattle producers manage ongoing market volatility. Steve Sunderman says the Livestock Risk Protection Program doesn’t protect against the cost of purchasing or replacing females. “Could you potentially have a product to do a bred heifer LRP program to somehow manage your risk […] The post Nebraska rancher urges expanded LRP to manage cattle market volatility appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The co-founder of AgMarket.Net says China’s lack of U.S. soybean imports isn’t overly surprising due to the recent trade dispute. Jim McCormick says they usually buy lots of grain during the fall, but “What you’re seeing in this release of import trade data from China, you’re showing how well they chose to essentially ignore the […] The post Trade tensions explain China’s lack of U.S. soybean imports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Nebraska farmer says market uncertainty is making it harder to plan for 2026. Adam Boeckenhauer says he won’t be shifting to more soybean acres because of demand concerns. “We’ll be a little heavy on corn. At this point, we’re just going to do things as is.” He tells Brownfield that capitalizing on price […] The post Wide basis and rising costs shaping 2026 crop decisions in northeast Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An assistant professor at the University of Illinois says increased volatility in the cattle markets is leading more producers to explore risk management strategies. Brittney Goodrich, who specializes in livestock for the FarmDoc team, tells Brownfield, “Even in these times where we have really high prices for cattle, we still need to be cognizant that […] The post Illinois livestock economist urges price protection despite strong cattle markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says the volatility in the cattle markets is expected to continue. Josh Maples is with Mississippi State University Extension.  “This market is not someone out there pulling a lever saying ‘ope, bad news today, we’re going to push prices down or good news today we’re going to push prices up’,” he says.  […] The post Risk management key as cattle market volatility continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story