Brownfield Ag News https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/ News from America's largest agriculture radio network Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:31:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://users.feedblitz.com/29f801da31418e00b2aaeaed8652b195/Brownfield%20O%20no%20background.png Brownfield Ag News https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/ https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/management-key-to-maximizing-seed-budget/ Management key to maximizing seed budget https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768610/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Management-key-to-maximizing-seed-budget/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768610/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Management-key-to-maximizing-seed-budget/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:31:40 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315265 Tight margins have many farmers already considering their 2027 crop budgets. Scott Beck, President of Beck’s Hybrids, says research shows seed purchases typically make up 12 to 14% of a producer’s annual input costs. “The value of seed being the most consistent in a cost per acre and it delivers the most value in terms […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768610/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Management-key-to-maximizing-seed-budget/feed/ 0Tight margins have many farmers already considering their 2027 crop budgets. Scott Beck, President of Beck’s Hybrids, says research shows seed purchases typically make up 12 to 14% of a producer’s annual input costs. “The value of seed being the most consistent in a cost per acre and it delivers the most value in terms […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/cuts-to-acreage-yield-pull-sorghum-production-lower/ Cuts to acreage, yield pull sorghum production lower https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768613/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cuts-to-acreage-yield-pull-sorghum-production-lower/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768613/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cuts-to-acreage-yield-pull-sorghum-production-lower/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:31:06 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315202 2026 U.S. sorghum production will be considerably smaller than 2025. The USDA sees this year’s crop at 296.44 million bushels, a drop of 140.85 million on the year due to lower yield and acreage, both of which have been impacted by drought in parts of the Plains. This year’s yield is now pegged at 55.4 […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768613/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cuts-to-acreage-yield-pull-sorghum-production-lower/feed/ 02026 U.S. sorghum production will be considerably smaller than 2025. The USDA sees this year’s crop at 296.44 million bushels, a drop of 140.85 million on the year due to lower yield and acreage, both of which have been impacted by drought in parts of the Plains. This year’s yield is now pegged at 55.4 […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/late-arrival-of-southern-rust-helped-limit-corn-disease/ Late arrival of southern rust helped limit corn disease https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768040/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Late-arrival-of-southern-rust-helped-limit-corn-disease/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768040/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Late-arrival-of-southern-rust-helped-limit-corn-disease/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:17:27 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315263 Researchers are wondering why southern rust was much less of a problem in corn compared to last year. University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist Dean Malvick says the pathogen is blown in from southern states, so the amount of disease and timing of spread play a big role. “So that the spores then can be […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967768040/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Late-arrival-of-southern-rust-helped-limit-corn-disease/feed/ 0Researchers are wondering why southern rust was much less of a problem in corn compared to last year. University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist Dean Malvick says the pathogen is blown in from southern states, so the amount of disease and timing of spread play a big role. “So that the spores then can be […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-wheat-production-estimate-falls-further/ USDA wheat production estimate falls further https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767749/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDA-wheat-production-estimate-falls-further/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767749/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDA-wheat-production-estimate-falls-further/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:06:08 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315198 The smallest U.S. wheat crop in decades continues to shrink. The USDA now has combined production at 1.531 billion bushels, 5 million less than July, due to cuts in winter wheat acreage and non-durum spring wheat yield projections. Winter and spring wheat production numbers were both down from a month ago, at 989.89 million and […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767749/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDA-wheat-production-estimate-falls-further/feed/ 0The smallest U.S. wheat crop in decades continues to shrink. The USDA now has combined production at 1.531 billion bushels, 5 million less than July, due to cuts in winter wheat acreage and non-durum spring wheat yield projections. Winter and spring wheat production numbers were both down from a month ago, at 989.89 million and […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/midday-cash-livestock-markets-2833/ Midday cash livestock markets https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767716/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midday-cash-livestock-markets/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767716/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midday-cash-livestock-markets/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=315260 There’s a light round of direct cash cattle trade that’s being reported.  Dressed deals in Nebraska are marked at $368, which is $2 lower than the previous week’s weighted average basis.  However, there’s not enough business yet to establish a full price trend for the week.  Look for additional trade to develop over the balance […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767716/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midday-cash-livestock-markets/feed/ 0There’s a light round of direct cash cattle trade that’s being reported.  Dressed deals in Nebraska are marked at $368, which is $2 lower than the previous week’s weighted average basis.  However, there’s not enough business yet to establish a full price trend for the week.  Look for additional trade to develop over the balance […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/minnesota-farmers-union-protect-equip-funding-in-next-farm-bill/ Minnesota Farmers Union: protect EQUIP funding in next farm bill https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767329/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Minnesota-Farmers-Union-protect-EQUIP-funding-in-next-farm-bill/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767329/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Minnesota-Farmers-Union-protect-EQUIP-funding-in-next-farm-bill/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:57:36 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315258 The Minnesota Farmers Union is prioritizing the Conservation Title of the next farm bill. MFU vice president Anne Schwagerl says they will continue to advocate to lawmakers during the August recess. “Really advocating strongly for the things that we care most about, namely I want to protect the conservation dollars that are in (the Environmental […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767329/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Minnesota-Farmers-Union-protect-EQUIP-funding-in-next-farm-bill/feed/ 0The Minnesota Farmers Union is prioritizing the Conservation Title of the next farm bill. MFU vice president Anne Schwagerl says they will continue to advocate to lawmakers during the August recess. “Really advocating strongly for the things that we care most about, namely I want to protect the conservation dollars that are in (the Environmental […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/nonfat-dry-milk-leads-dairy-prices-higher-as-cme-holds-mostly-unchanged/ Nonfat dry milk leads dairy prices higher as CME holds mostly unchanged https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767002/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nonfat-dry-milk-leads-dairy-prices-higher-as-CME-holds-mostly-unchanged/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767002/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nonfat-dry-milk-leads-dairy-prices-higher-as-CME-holds-mostly-unchanged/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:53:10 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=315261 Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6975. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6050. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0075 to $1.4625. Thirty-nine sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.4750.  Nonfat […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967767002/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nonfat-dry-milk-leads-dairy-prices-higher-as-CME-holds-mostly-unchanged/feed/ 0Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6975. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.6050. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5475. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0075 to $1.4625. Thirty-nine sales were reported ranging from $1.46 to $1.4750.  Nonfat […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usda-raises-corn-soybean-crop-guesses-on-acreage-increases/ USDA raises corn, soybean crop guesses on acreage increases https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967765958/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDA-raises-corn-soybean-crop-guesses-on-acreage-increases/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967765958/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDA-raises-corn-soybean-crop-guesses-on-acreage-increases/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:29:32 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315195 The USDA has raised their expectations for 2026 U.S. corn and soybean production. Corn is now seen at 16.013 billion bushels, with soybeans at 4.519 billion bushels, both up slightly from July with lower yield projections more than canceled out by increased planted and harvested area numbers for both crops. If realized, that is the […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967765958/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDA-raises-corn-soybean-crop-guesses-on-acreage-increases/feed/ 0The USDA has raised their expectations for 2026 U.S. corn and soybean production. Corn is now seen at 16.013 billion bushels, with soybeans at 4.519 billion bushels, both up slightly from July with lower yield projections more than canceled out by increased planted and harvested area numbers for both crops. If realized, that is the […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/diversifying-dairy-trade-idfa-identifies-uzbekistan-as-top-emerging-market/ Diversifying dairy trade: IDFA identifies Uzbekistan as top emerging market https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967763501/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Diversifying-dairy-trade-IDFA-identifies-Uzbekistan-as-top-emerging-market/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967763501/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Diversifying-dairy-trade-IDFA-identifies-Uzbekistan-as-top-emerging-market/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:40:47 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315253 A trade policy expert says the International Dairy Foods Association is working to expand new market opportunities for U.S. dairy exports. Becky Rasdall Vargas says IDFA’s latest Project Diversify report shows Uzbekistan to be an emerging export market in Central Asia. “Dairy is a great product for food insecure populations in that region,” she says, […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967763501/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Diversifying-dairy-trade-IDFA-identifies-Uzbekistan-as-top-emerging-market/feed/ 0A trade policy expert says the International Dairy Foods Association is working to expand new market opportunities for U.S. dairy exports. Becky Rasdall Vargas says IDFA’s latest Project Diversify report shows Uzbekistan to be an emerging export market in Central Asia. “Dairy is a great product for food insecure populations in that region,” she says, […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/optimizing-nutrient-efficiency-brings-economic-benefits/ Optimizing nutrient efficiency brings economic benefits https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967762913/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Optimizing-nutrient-efficiency-brings-economic-benefits/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967762913/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Optimizing-nutrient-efficiency-brings-economic-benefits/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:25:37 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315250 Soaring fertilizer prices are leading many farmers to adjust their nutrient management plans.  Drew Beckman, field agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids, says research shows many producers are applying more nitrogen than is economically optimal. “On our PFR farms we find that 160 units of overall nitrogen is our economic optimum rate, which is probably a little […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967762913/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Optimizing-nutrient-efficiency-brings-economic-benefits/feed/ 0Soaring fertilizer prices are leading many farmers to adjust their nutrient management plans.  Drew Beckman, field agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids, says research shows many producers are applying more nitrogen than is economically optimal. “On our PFR farms we find that 160 units of overall nitrogen is our economic optimum rate, which is probably a little […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/weathers/an-unusually-active-summer-pattern-across-the-heartland-a-heat-for-some-others-recurring-severe-t-storms/ An unusually active, summer pattern across the Heartland: a heat wave for some, others recurring severe t-storms, https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967600028/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~An-unusually-active-summer-pattern-across-the-Heartland-a-heat-wave-for-some-others-recurring-severe-tstorms/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967600028/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~An-unusually-active-summer-pattern-across-the-Heartland-a-heat-wave-for-some-others-recurring-severe-tstorms/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=weather&p=315098 Across the Corn Belt, numerous showers and thunderstorms stretch from Nebraska into the Ohio Valley, with some storms having a history of producing large hail and damaging winds. However, rain is generally benefiting corn (61% in the dough stage, nationally, on August 9, and 16% dented) and soybeans (74% setting pods). Midwestern temperatures are mostly […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967600028/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~An-unusually-active-summer-pattern-across-the-Heartland-a-heat-wave-for-some-others-recurring-severe-tstorms/feed/ 0Across the Corn Belt, numerous showers and thunderstorms stretch from Nebraska into the Ohio Valley, with some storms having a history of producing large hail and damaging winds. However, rain is generally benefiting corn (61% in the dough stage, nationally, on August 9, and 16% dented) and soybeans (74% setting pods). Midwestern temperatures are mostly […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/weathers/near-seasonal-warmth-heat-and-rainfall-ahead-for-most-of-the-heartland/ Near-seasonal warmth, heat and rainfall ahead for most of the Heartland https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967595444/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nearseasonal-warmth-heat-and-rainfall-ahead-for-most-of-the-Heartland/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967595444/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nearseasonal-warmth-heat-and-rainfall-ahead-for-most-of-the-Heartland/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=weather&p=315088 Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Sierra Nevada, western Great Basin, and northern New England. The South will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusually hot weather. Meanwhile, above-normal rainfall throughout the northern and western U.S. should contrast with drier-than-normal weather […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967595444/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nearseasonal-warmth-heat-and-rainfall-ahead-for-most-of-the-Heartland/feed/ 0Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the Sierra Nevada, western Great Basin, and northern New England. The South will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusually hot weather. Meanwhile, above-normal rainfall throughout the northern and western U.S. should contrast with drier-than-normal weather […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/agrinovus-indiana-ai-and-farmer-led-innovation-is-helping-shape-the-future-of-agriculture/ AgriNovus Indiana: AI and farmer-led innovation is helping shape the future of agriculture https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967751861/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~AgriNovus-Indiana-AI-and-farmerled-innovation-is-helping-shape-the-future-of-agriculture/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967751861/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~AgriNovus-Indiana-AI-and-farmerled-innovation-is-helping-shape-the-future-of-agriculture/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:33 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315235 The CEO of AgriNovus Indiana says farmer-led innovations are creating new opportunities for the state’s agbioscience economy. Christy Wright says the organization’s Velocity accelerator program is helping farmers address production challenges. “Farms generate an enormous amount of data,” she says. “We’re starting to see the first effects of how AI is reorganizing systems to capture […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967751861/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~AgriNovus-Indiana-AI-and-farmerled-innovation-is-helping-shape-the-future-of-agriculture/feed/ 0The CEO of AgriNovus Indiana says farmer-led innovations are creating new opportunities for the state’s agbioscience economy. Christy Wright says the organization’s Velocity accelerator program is helping farmers address production challenges. “Farms generate an enormous amount of data,” she says. “We’re starting to see the first effects of how AI is reorganizing systems to capture […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/weathers/brownfield-ag-weather-today-1331/ Brownfield Ag Weather Today https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967699097/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Brownfield-Ag-Weather-Today/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967699097/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Brownfield-Ag-Weather-Today/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=weather&p=315182 Additional Midwestern rainfall, accompanied by heavy showers and locally severe thunderstorms, should total 1 to 3 inches or more, with some of the highest amounts stretching from Iowa into the Ohio Valley. Similar totals will occur across the northwestern half of the Plains, including much of Nebraska and the Dakotas. In contrast, hot, dry weather […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967699097/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Brownfield-Ag-Weather-Today/feed/ 0Additional Midwestern rainfall, accompanied by heavy showers and locally severe thunderstorms, should total 1 to 3 inches or more, with some of the highest amounts stretching from Iowa into the Ohio Valley. Similar totals will occur across the northwestern half of the Plains, including much of Nebraska and the Dakotas. In contrast, hot, dry weather […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/managing-for_profit/how-the-current-ag-economy-is-impacting-crop-and-livestock-producers-differently/ How the current ag economy is impacting crop and livestock producers differently https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967751864/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~How-the-current-ag-economy-is-impacting-crop-and-livestock-producers-differently/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967751864/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~How-the-current-ag-economy-is-impacting-crop-and-livestock-producers-differently/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=managing_profit&p=315214 In this episode of Managing for Profit, Michael Langemeier with Purdue University breaks down the latest Ag Economy Barometer survey and how sentiment is impacting both crop and livestock producers.

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967751864/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~How-the-current-ag-economy-is-impacting-crop-and-livestock-producers-differently/feed/ 0In this episode of Managing for Profit, Michael Langemeier with Purdue University breaks down the latest Ag Economy Barometer survey and how sentiment is impacting both crop and livestock producers.

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/cattle-futures-mixed-ahead-of-direct-trade/ Cattle futures mixed ahead of direct trade https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967709789/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cattle-futures-mixed-ahead-of-direct-trade/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967709789/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cattle-futures-mixed-ahead-of-direct-trade/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:01:44 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=315228 At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were higher waiting on direct business.  Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. October live cattle closed $.57 lower at $226.32 and December live cattle closed $.25 lower at $225.70. September feeder cattle closed $.67 higher at $345.25 and October feeder cattle […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967709789/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cattle-futures-mixed-ahead-of-direct-trade/feed/ 0At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were higher waiting on direct business.  Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn. October live cattle closed $.57 lower at $226.32 and December live cattle closed $.25 lower at $225.70. September feeder cattle closed $.67 higher at $345.25 and October feeder cattle […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/agroexpo-highlights-advances-in-farm-technology-research-and-equipment/ AgroExpo highlights advances in farm technology, research and equipment https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967709792/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~AgroExpo-highlights-advances-in-farm-technology-research-and-equipment/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967709792/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~AgroExpo-highlights-advances-in-farm-technology-research-and-equipment/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:58:54 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315175 The head of AgroLiquid says opening their main research site has given farmers and agribusinesses a place to evaluate the latest technology in real time. Nick Bancroft tells Brownfield the North Central Research Station was created by his grandfather in the early 1990s to show farmers how fertilizer could be managed differently. “Those long-term trials […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967709792/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~AgroExpo-highlights-advances-in-farm-technology-research-and-equipment/feed/ 0The head of AgroLiquid says opening their main research site has given farmers and agribusinesses a place to evaluate the latest technology in real time. Nick Bancroft tells Brownfield the North Central Research Station was created by his grandfather in the early 1990s to show farmers how fertilizer could be managed differently. “Those long-term trials […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/corn-fungicide-strategy-evolves-as-disease-spectrum-shifts/ Corn fungicide strategy evolves as disease spectrum shifts https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967708955/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Corn-fungicide-strategy-evolves-as-disease-spectrum-shifts/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967708955/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Corn-fungicide-strategy-evolves-as-disease-spectrum-shifts/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:41:55 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315220 An extension plant pathologist sees a shift in the corn disease spectrum. Daren Mueller with Iowa State University says when fungicide use started to become common, the main pathogens were northern corn leaf blight and gray leaf spot. “And those are diseases that survive in the residue and they sort of hit that lower canopy […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967708955/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Corn-fungicide-strategy-evolves-as-disease-spectrum-shifts/feed/ 0An extension plant pathologist sees a shift in the corn disease spectrum. Daren Mueller with Iowa State University says when fungicide use started to become common, the main pathogens were northern corn leaf blight and gray leaf spot. “And those are diseases that survive in the residue and they sort of hit that lower canopy […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/soybeans-corn-wheat-down-ahead-of-wasde-update/ Soybeans, corn, wheat down ahead of WASDE update https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967707713/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybeans-corn-wheat-down-ahead-of-WASDE-update/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967707713/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybeans-corn-wheat-down-ahead-of-WASDE-update/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:29:10 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=315161 Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national good to excellent rating dipped 1% but development is ahead of average, with generally seasonal weather. The trade will continue to watch August weather very closely. There was also position squaring before USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers, out Wednesday at Noon Eastern/11 […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967707713/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybeans-corn-wheat-down-ahead-of-WASDE-update/feed/ 0Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA’s national good to excellent rating dipped 1% but development is ahead of average, with generally seasonal weather. The trade will continue to watch August weather very closely. There was also position squaring before USDA’s updated supply, demand, and production numbers, out Wednesday at Noon Eastern/11 […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/becks-encourages-growers-to-scout-for-red-crown-rot/ Beck’s encourages growers to scout for red crown rot https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967706615/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Becks-encourages-growers-to-scout-for-red-crown-rot/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967706615/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Becks-encourages-growers-to-scout-for-red-crown-rot/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:14:56 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=315219 A regional agronomy manager with Beck’s says red crown rot has been expanding across parts of the Corn Belt. Jon Skinner tells Brownfield red crown rot is a very aggressive disease that infects soybean roots. “It was contained in Illinois since 2018 until the last couple years,” he said. “Now we’re starting to see it […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/967706615/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Becks-encourages-growers-to-scout-for-red-crown-rot/feed/ 0A regional agronomy manager with Beck’s says red crown rot has been expanding across parts of the Corn Belt. Jon Skinner tells Brownfield red crown rot is a very aggressive disease that infects soybean roots. “It was contained in Illinois since 2018 until the last couple years,” he said. “Now we’re starting to see it […]

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