There are mixed reviews from ethanol groups over EPA’s decision to grant small refinery exemptions. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper says the agency’s action is mostly good news for the ag industry. “We don’t really expect these exemptions that EPA is granting retroactively will have any real...

Sep. corn closed at $3.88 and 1/4, up 1 centSep. soybeans closed at $10.36 and 1/2, up 2 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $296.70, down 10 centsSep. soybean oil closed at 54.84, up 120 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.04 and 3/4, down 2 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up, waiting on direct business to develop and Friday’s Cattle on Feed report from the USDA.  October live cattle closed $3.15 higher at $237.87 and December live cattle closed $2.75 higher at $239.15.  September feeder cattle closed $4.65 higher at...

A Wisconsin group that helps migrant workers and American farmers will show the public what it’s like working far from your home and family. Puentes-Bridges President Mercedes Falk tells Brownfield their organization is planning for an October event at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Mcintyre Library to tell the stories...

Egg production numbers declined again in July, but there are signs of a bounce back. The USDA says 8.791 billion eggs were produced in July 2025, 3% less than July 2024, with the number of laying hens 3% smaller at 358.543 million head, but the average production per 100 layers...

Chipotle’s burritos are now airborne with the launch of drone delivery. Yet, the stock isn’t flying that high. Should investors ride the drone wave or sit this one out?

A leading educator on raising dairy calves has died. Dr. Robert Elliott James, best known as Dr. Bob, helped start the Professional Dairy Heifer Growers Association, now known as the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association.  The former Virginia Tech professor and consultant with Down Home Heifer Solutions was instrumental in...

The USDA says 1.598 million cattle were placed into U.S. feedlots during July 2025. That was 6% below July 2024, reflecting tighter available supplies, partially because the U.S. border with Mexico remains closed to feeder cattle imports due to New World screwworm concerns. That was towards the high end of...

Red meat and poultry supplies in cold storage are tighter than a year ago. The USDA says red meat stocks on July 31st, 2025 fell 5% on the year at 825.569 million pounds, with an 11% drop in pork more than canceling out a 1% rise in beef. As both...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.90%. The dollar retreated from a 1.5-week high on Friday and sank to a 3.5-week low on dovish comments from Fed Chair Powell, who said downside risks to employment are rising and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting monetary...

Cathie Wood believes this crypto rally has just started and can continue delivering stellar returns.

October WTI crude oil (CLV25 ) on Friday closed up +0.14 (+0.22%), and October RBOB gasoline (RBV25 ) closed up +0.0066 (+0.33%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Friday settled higher, with crude posting a 2-week high and gasoline posting a 3-week high. Friday's plunge in the dollar index (DXY00...

Crop Tour Projects Record Corn Yields, USDA Data Shows Mixed Conditions

September Nymex natural gas (NGU25 ) on Friday closed down -0.128 (-4.53%). Sep nat-gas prices sank to a 9.5-month nearest-futures low Friday and settled sharply lower on the prospects of cooler US temperatures reducing demand for nat-gas to power air conditioning. On Friday, Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said that forecasts shifted...

A cropping systems agronomist encourages farmers to plant winter wheat in narrow rows to gain yield. Michigan State University’s Manni Singh tells Brownfield, “We have a lot of data showing that going to rows narrower than 7.5 inches in winter wheat, (to) 5-inch row spacings, does pay off.” “It can...