An Extension field crops pathologist says the hot, humid weather is likely to bring an onslaught of disease issues. Damon Smith with the University of Wisconsin–Madison tells Brownfield, “The way the

Sep. corn $4.22 and 3/4, up 6 centsAug. soybeans $11.33 and 1/4, up 9 centsAug. soybean meal $305.30, up $1.40Aug. soybean oil 66.69, down 24 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.00, up

The 2026 broiler hatchery pace continues to run ahead of 2025, implying a year-to-year rise in chicken production. The USDA says 256.232 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, rising

A livestock economist says a shift is underway in how farmers are balancing replacement heifers with breeding more beef-on-dairy animals. Abbi Groves with CoBank tells Brownfield nearly 800,000 fewer heifers

An agronomist says excessive rainfall, humidity and hail damage are setting state for another year for heavy disease pressure in the U.S. corn crop. Teal Mills covers eastern Kansas with

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the Trump administration’s announcement not to extend the USMCA didn’t come as a surprise. But, Joe Schuele, senior vice president of communications, says there’s

The domestic soybean crush continues to hang around some lofty levels. The USDA says 213 million bushels of beans were used for meal and oil production in May, down 5

A beef cattle specialist at Ohio State University Extension says high temperatures this summer could create challenges for cattle producers. Garth Ruff says heavier cattle are more vulnerable to heat

The owner of one of the largest sale barns in the country says the heat has had an impact on some cattle sales.   Jackie Moore is with Joplin Regional Stockyards

A central Ohio farmer says he’s monitoring his corn and soybean crops for any sign of disease pressure.  Allen Ett of Ashville says, “We don’t just fungicide every acre of corn, every acre of