Brownfield Ag News https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/ News from America's largest agriculture radio network Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:55:58 +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/market-news/cattle-futures-higher-waiting-on-direct-trade-2/ Cattle futures higher, waiting on direct trade https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589437/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cattle-futures-higher-waiting-on-direct-trade/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589437/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cattle-futures-higher-waiting-on-direct-trade/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:58:24 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=309570 At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business.  June live cattle closed $1.27 higher at $247.20 and August live cattle closed $.92 higher at $243.35.  May feeder cattle closed $2.42 higher at $370.42 and August feeder cattle closed $2.17 higher at $370.12.  Direct cash cattle trade activity […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589437/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Cattle-futures-higher-waiting-on-direct-trade/feed/ 0At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of widespread direct business.  June live cattle closed $1.27 higher at $247.20 and August live cattle closed $.92 higher at $243.35.  May feeder cattle closed $2.42 higher at $370.42 and August feeder cattle closed $2.17 higher at $370.12.  Direct cash cattle trade activity […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/new-grassland-conservation-grants-are-tailored-to-beef-producers/ New grassland conservation grants are tailored to beef producers https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589287/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~New-grassland-conservation-grants-are-tailored-to-beef-producers/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589287/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~New-grassland-conservation-grants-are-tailored-to-beef-producers/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:51:22 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309568 A public-private partnership is funding more than two million acres of grassland conservation projects for beef producers. The Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced an initial award of $32.8 million in grants to six partners, including Sand County Foundation.  Dr. Heidi Peterson is with the Sand County Foundation. “This could […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589287/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~New-grassland-conservation-grants-are-tailored-to-beef-producers/feed/ 0A public-private partnership is funding more than two million acres of grassland conservation projects for beef producers. The Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced an initial award of $32.8 million in grants to six partners, including Sand County Foundation.  Dr. Heidi Peterson is with the Sand County Foundation. “This could […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/soybeans-see-modest-modestly-higher-move-on-renewed-gains-in-crude-oil/ Soybeans see modestly higher move on renewed gains in crude oil https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589020/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybeans-see-modestly-higher-move-on-renewed-gains-in-crude-oil/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589020/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybeans-see-modestly-higher-move-on-renewed-gains-in-crude-oil/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:44:05 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=309522 Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA raised domestic crush, but cut exports, leaving U.S. ending stocks unchanged, with minor adjustments for South America. The USDA did raise production and exports for Paraguay, also increasing its export outlook for Brazil. CONAB’s updated outlook for Brazil will be released on the 13th. […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953589020/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybeans-see-modestly-higher-move-on-renewed-gains-in-crude-oil/feed/ 0Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA raised domestic crush, but cut exports, leaving U.S. ending stocks unchanged, with minor adjustments for South America. The USDA did raise production and exports for Paraguay, also increasing its export outlook for Brazil. CONAB’s updated outlook for Brazil will be released on the 13th. […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/wisconsin-farm-bureau-says-farmers-get-some-wins-some-losses-in-25-26-legislative-session/ Wisconsin Farm Bureau says farmers get some wins, some losses in 25-26 legislative session https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953588915/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Wisconsin-Farm-Bureau-says-farmers-get-some-wins-some-losses-in-legislative-session/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953588915/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Wisconsin-Farm-Bureau-says-farmers-get-some-wins-some-losses-in-legislative-session/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:39:22 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309559 A farm group lobbyist says Wisconsin’s producers had some victories and some major defeats in the just-completed state legislative session. Tim Fiocchi with Wisconsin Farm Bureau tells Brownfield the biggest wins were the new laws related to PFAS contamination, “To provide both farmers and landowners who accepted some material that may have been contaminated, unbeknownst […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953588915/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Wisconsin-Farm-Bureau-says-farmers-get-some-wins-some-losses-in-legislative-session/feed/ 0A farm group lobbyist says Wisconsin’s producers had some victories and some major defeats in the just-completed state legislative session. Tim Fiocchi with Wisconsin Farm Bureau tells Brownfield the biggest wins were the new laws related to PFAS contamination, “To provide both farmers and landowners who accepted some material that may have been contaminated, unbeknownst […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/closing-grain-and-livestock-futures-april-9-2026/ Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 9, 2026 https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587730/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Closing-Grain-and-Livestock-Futures-April/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587730/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Closing-Grain-and-Livestock-Futures-April/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:11:35 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=309521 May corn $4.44, down 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.65 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $317.60, up $3.50May soybean oil 67.70, up 28 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.74 and 1/2, down 5 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle $247.20, up $1.27May feeder cattle $370.42, up $2.42Jun. lean hogs $104.12, down 52 centsMay Class […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587730/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Closing-Grain-and-Livestock-Futures-April/feed/ 0May corn $4.44, down 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.65 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $317.60, up $3.50May soybean oil 67.70, up 28 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.74 and 1/2, down 5 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle $247.20, up $1.27May feeder cattle $370.42, up $2.42Jun. lean hogs $104.12, down 52 centsMay Class […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/soybean-planting-underway-in-south-central-iowa/ Soybean planting underway in south-central Iowa https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587658/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybean-planting-underway-in-southcentral-Iowa/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587658/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybean-planting-underway-in-southcentral-Iowa/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:07:43 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309565 A south-central Iowa farmer says his 2026 planting season got underway this week. Steve Kuiper tells Brownfield soybean planting is off to a fast start. “We’ve been trying to get the bugs out of the bean planter yesterday and I decided last night that since I wasn’t doing anything I just kept planting for a […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587658/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Soybean-planting-underway-in-southcentral-Iowa/feed/ 0A south-central Iowa farmer says his 2026 planting season got underway this week. Steve Kuiper tells Brownfield soybean planting is off to a fast start. “We’ve been trying to get the bugs out of the bean planter yesterday and I decided last night that since I wasn’t doing anything I just kept planting for a […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usdas-lindberg-tapped-to-lead-world-food-program/ USDA’s Lindberg tapped to lead World Food Program https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587184/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDAs-Lindberg-tapped-to-lead-World-Food-Program/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587184/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDAs-Lindberg-tapped-to-lead-World-Food-Program/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:51:15 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309564 Luke Lindberg, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs, has been nominated by the Trump administration to lead the World Food Program.   In a release, the U.S. State Department says Lindberg brings exceptional qualifications to the UN-backed organization. The Department says Lindberg’s strategic vision and geopolitical insight will be critical to deliver emergency […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587184/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~USDAs-Lindberg-tapped-to-lead-World-Food-Program/feed/ 0Luke Lindberg, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agriculture Affairs, has been nominated by the Trump administration to lead the World Food Program.   In a release, the U.S. State Department says Lindberg brings exceptional qualifications to the UN-backed organization. The Department says Lindberg’s strategic vision and geopolitical insight will be critical to deliver emergency […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/rain-key-to-grassland-recovery-following-nebraska-wildfires/ Rain key to grassland recovery following Nebraska wildfires https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587058/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Rain-key-to-grassland-recovery-following-Nebraska-wildfires/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587058/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Rain-key-to-grassland-recovery-following-Nebraska-wildfires/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:47:06 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309563 A rangeland ecologist says he’s cautiously optimistic that grasslands destroyed by widespread wildfires could recover this summer. Dirac Tidwell with the University of Nebraska says progress will be determined by the amount of rain over the next several weeks. He says the grasses were just coming out of dormancy prior to the disaster. “It takes […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587058/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Rain-key-to-grassland-recovery-following-Nebraska-wildfires/feed/ 0A rangeland ecologist says he’s cautiously optimistic that grasslands destroyed by widespread wildfires could recover this summer. Dirac Tidwell with the University of Nebraska says progress will be determined by the amount of rain over the next several weeks. He says the grasses were just coming out of dormancy prior to the disaster. “It takes […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/mus-fapri-director-external-shock-needed-to-lift-u-s-farm-income/ MU’s FAPRI director: ‘external shock’ needed to lift U.S. farm income https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587025/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~MU%e2%80%99s-FAPRI-director-%e2%80%98external-shock%e2%80%99-needed-to-lift-US-farm-income/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587025/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~MU%e2%80%99s-FAPRI-director-%e2%80%98external-shock%e2%80%99-needed-to-lift-US-farm-income/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:45:07 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309561 The director of MU’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says it will take an external shock to get U.S. agriculture out of its low farm income situation. Seth Meyer has some historic examples of shocks… “In 2012, it was our drought. In 2007, it was some production shortfalls. In 2022, it was war between […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587025/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~MU%e2%80%99s-FAPRI-director-%e2%80%98external-shock%e2%80%99-needed-to-lift-US-farm-income/feed/ 0The director of MU’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says it will take an external shock to get U.S. agriculture out of its low farm income situation. Seth Meyer has some historic examples of shocks… “In 2012, it was our drought. In 2007, it was some production shortfalls. In 2022, it was war between […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/ag-economist-warns-middle-east-conflict-has-economy-teetering/ Ag economist warns Middle East conflict has economy teetering https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587028/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Ag-economist-warns-Middle-East-conflict-has-economy-teetering/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587028/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Ag-economist-warns-Middle-East-conflict-has-economy-teetering/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:44:19 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309560 An agricultural economist says ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East has the global economy on edge. Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus with Virginia Tech University, tells Brownfield, “We’ve got the Gulf War, $4 gasoline, $5 diesel, $100 barrel oil, and 15-week duration.” He says, “That could throw us into a recession. It could put us […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953587028/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Ag-economist-warns-Middle-East-conflict-has-economy-teetering/feed/ 0An agricultural economist says ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East has the global economy on edge. Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus with Virginia Tech University, tells Brownfield, “We’ve got the Gulf War, $4 gasoline, $5 diesel, $100 barrel oil, and 15-week duration.” He says, “That could throw us into a recession. It could put us […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/rising-fuel-and-fertilizer-costs-are-hitting-u-s-producers-differently-with-smaller-operations-feeling-the-squeeze/ Rising fuel and fertilizer costs are hitting U.S. producers differently, with smaller operations feeling the squeeze https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953585015/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Rising-fuel-and-fertilizer-costs-are-hitting-US-producers-differently-with-smaller-operations-feeling-the-squeeze/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953585015/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Rising-fuel-and-fertilizer-costs-are-hitting-US-producers-differently-with-smaller-operations-feeling-the-squeeze/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:02:49 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309558 An ag economist says the rise in input costs is impacting producers differently.  Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says larger producers likely purchased fuel and fertilizer at the end of 2025. “However, I would say a lot of smaller producers don’t do that,” he says.  “And so this is a spot here where […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953585015/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Rising-fuel-and-fertilizer-costs-are-hitting-US-producers-differently-with-smaller-operations-feeling-the-squeeze/feed/ 0An ag economist says the rise in input costs is impacting producers differently.  Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says larger producers likely purchased fuel and fertilizer at the end of 2025. “However, I would say a lot of smaller producers don’t do that,” he says.  “And so this is a spot here where […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/weathering-the-storm-of-a-challenging-ag-economy/ Weathering the storm of a challenging ag economy https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953583233/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Weathering-the-storm-of-a-challenging-ag-economy/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953583233/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Weathering-the-storm-of-a-challenging-ag-economy/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:23:41 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309549 Ohio farmer Eric Tipton says farmers are facing one of the toughest economic years in recent history. “It’s not sustainable,” he says. “Something needs to get fixed.” Michigan Senator, Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic member of the Senate Ag Committee, tells Brownfield the lack of Congressional action is making it harder for farmers to manage rising […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953583233/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Weathering-the-storm-of-a-challenging-ag-economy/feed/ 0Ohio farmer Eric Tipton says farmers are facing one of the toughest economic years in recent history. “It’s not sustainable,” he says. “Something needs to get fixed.” Michigan Senator, Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic member of the Senate Ag Committee, tells Brownfield the lack of Congressional action is making it harder for farmers to manage rising […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/mixed-precipitation-and-rising-temps-shape-late-april-forecast-for-farmers/ Mixed precipitation and rising temps shape late-April forecast for farmers https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953581079/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Mixed-precipitation-and-rising-temps-shape-lateApril-forecast-for-farmers/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953581079/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Mixed-precipitation-and-rising-temps-shape-lateApril-forecast-for-farmers/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:55:49 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309556 Warmer weather and mixed precipitation are forecast over most major U.S. growing regions the last half of April. Vaisala Xweather senior ag forecaster Donald Keeney says temperature swings should give way with a warmup this weekend. “And we’re going to be consistently warm across all of the Central Plains, most of the Midwest and Delta […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953581079/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Mixed-precipitation-and-rising-temps-shape-lateApril-forecast-for-farmers/feed/ 0Warmer weather and mixed precipitation are forecast over most major U.S. growing regions the last half of April. Vaisala Xweather senior ag forecaster Donald Keeney says temperature swings should give way with a warmup this weekend. “And we’re going to be consistently warm across all of the Central Plains, most of the Midwest and Delta […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/illinois-soybean-farmers-celebrate-states-move-to-b20/ Illinois soybean farmers celebrate state’s move to B20 https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953579456/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Illinois-soybean-farmers-celebrate-state%e2%80%99s-move-to-B/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953579456/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Illinois-soybean-farmers-celebrate-state%e2%80%99s-move-to-B/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:38:16 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309554 The government relations committee chair with the Illinois Soybean Association says more soybeans will be crushed now that the state has entered the final step in its implementation of B20. Rob Shaffer, who farms in Woodford County, says a bipartisan bill passed in 2022 established as of April 1st, 2026, B20 is now the minimum […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953579456/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Illinois-soybean-farmers-celebrate-state%e2%80%99s-move-to-B/feed/ 0The government relations committee chair with the Illinois Soybean Association says more soybeans will be crushed now that the state has entered the final step in its implementation of B20. Rob Shaffer, who farms in Woodford County, says a bipartisan bill passed in 2022 established as of April 1st, 2026, B20 is now the minimum […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/midwest-farmers-offered-financial-safety-net-for-cutting-nitrogen/ Midwest farmers offered financial safety net for cutting nitrogen https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578919/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midwest-farmers-offered-financial-safety-net-for-cutting-nitrogen/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578919/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midwest-farmers-offered-financial-safety-net-for-cutting-nitrogen/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:32:30 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309552 Farmers in several Midwestern states could be eligible for the Practical Farmers of Iowa N Rate Risk Protection Program. PFI senior field crops viability coordinator Chelsea Ferrie says corn growers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and parts of South Dakota and Wisconsin who are willing to reduce nitrogen by approximately 20 pounds per acre […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578919/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midwest-farmers-offered-financial-safety-net-for-cutting-nitrogen/feed/ 0Farmers in several Midwestern states could be eligible for the Practical Farmers of Iowa N Rate Risk Protection Program. PFI senior field crops viability coordinator Chelsea Ferrie says corn growers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and parts of South Dakota and Wisconsin who are willing to reduce nitrogen by approximately 20 pounds per acre […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/slower-slaughter-rates-pull-usda-beef-pork-estimates-lower/ Slower slaughter rates pull USDA beef, pork estimates lower https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578844/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Slower-slaughter-rates-pull-USDA-beef-pork-estimates-lower/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578844/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Slower-slaughter-rates-pull-USDA-beef-pork-estimates-lower/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:24:30 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309529 The USDA has trimmed its 2026 red meat production numbers, while increasing the outlook for poultry. Beef is now projected at 25.79 billion pounds, down 20 million from March mostly on lower first half steer and heifer slaughter, with an average steer price of $242 per hundredweight, unchanged, and higher imports and consumption against a […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578844/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Slower-slaughter-rates-pull-USDA-beef-pork-estimates-lower/feed/ 0The USDA has trimmed its 2026 red meat production numbers, while increasing the outlook for poultry. Beef is now projected at 25.79 billion pounds, down 20 million from March mostly on lower first half steer and heifer slaughter, with an average steer price of $242 per hundredweight, unchanged, and higher imports and consumption against a […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/minnesota-dairy-assistance-bill-clears-senate-awaits-house-action/ Minnesota dairy assistance bill clears Senate, awaits House action https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578847/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Minnesota-dairy-assistance-bill-clears-Senate-awaits-House-action/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578847/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Minnesota-dairy-assistance-bill-clears-Senate-awaits-House-action/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:22:16 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309548 A bill to provide financial assistance to Minnesota dairy farmers passed unanimously in the Senate. Ag Committee Chair Aric Putnam says the measure helps cover insurance in case milk prices fall or feed prices rise. “It’s absolutely essential. And remember, we’re talking probably about 28 to 32 farms that have started since this original bill […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953578847/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Minnesota-dairy-assistance-bill-clears-Senate-awaits-House-action/feed/ 0A bill to provide financial assistance to Minnesota dairy farmers passed unanimously in the Senate. Ag Committee Chair Aric Putnam says the measure helps cover insurance in case milk prices fall or feed prices rise. “It’s absolutely essential. And remember, we’re talking probably about 28 to 32 farms that have started since this original bill […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/nonfat-dry-milk-stays-above-2-in-mixed-cash-dairy-market/ Nonfat dry milk stays above $2 in mixed cash dairy market https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953577404/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nonfat-dry-milk-stays-above-in-mixed-cash-dairy-market/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953577404/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nonfat-dry-milk-stays-above-in-mixed-cash-dairy-market/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:13:34 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=309547 Cash dairy prices were mixed again on Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as nonfat dry milk remains above two dollars and butter makes a small price recovery.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.70.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.5525.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0175 at $1.5725.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.01 at $1.7375.  Twenty-seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.71 to $1.7450.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0350 at $2.06, […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953577404/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Nonfat-dry-milk-stays-above-in-mixed-cash-dairy-market/feed/ 0Cash dairy prices were mixed again on Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as nonfat dry milk remains above two dollars and butter makes a small price recovery.    Dry whey was unchanged at $0.70.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.5525.  One sale was recorded at that price.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0175 at $1.5725.  No sales were recorded.  Butter was up $0.01 at $1.7375.  Twenty-seven sales were recorded, ranging from $1.71 to $1.7450.  Nonfat dry milk was up $0.0350 at $2.06, […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/outlaw-lost-export-markets-and-brazil-competition-add-pressure/ Outlaw: lost export markets and Brazil competition add pressure https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953576519/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Outlaw-lost-export-markets-and-Brazil-competition-add-pressure/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953576519/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Outlaw-lost-export-markets-and-Brazil-competition-add-pressure/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:57:13 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=news&p=309546 An ag economist with Texas A&M University says the challenges facing U.S. agriculture go beyond low prices and high input costs. Joe Outlaw says getting lost export markets back won’t be easy. “We have more competition from Brazil than we’ve ever had from any other country because they are very low cost. And while they’re […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953576519/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Outlaw-lost-export-markets-and-Brazil-competition-add-pressure/feed/ 0An ag economist with Texas A&M University says the challenges facing U.S. agriculture go beyond low prices and high input costs. Joe Outlaw says getting lost export markets back won’t be easy. “We have more competition from Brazil than we’ve ever had from any other country because they are very low cost. And while they’re […]

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]]> https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/market-news/midday-cash-livestock-markets-2747/ Midday cash livestock markets https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953576177/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midday-cash-livestock-markets/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953576177/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midday-cash-livestock-markets/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:51:34 +0000 https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/?post_type=market_news&p=309545 Direct cash cattle activity is off to another quiet start.  Bids and asking prices haven’t surfaced.  Packer inquiries could start to improve as the day progresses. Significant trade volume isn’t expected until late in the week.  There were a handful of deals in Kansas marked at $246 live.  At the Huss Livestock Market in Nebraska, […]

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]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/953576177/0/feedburner/brownfieldagnews~Midday-cash-livestock-markets/feed/ 0Direct cash cattle activity is off to another quiet start.  Bids and asking prices haven’t surfaced.  Packer inquiries could start to improve as the day progresses. Significant trade volume isn’t expected until late in the week.  There were a handful of deals in Kansas marked at $246 live.  At the Huss Livestock Market in Nebraska, […]

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