At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, feeders were up, supported by sharply higher boxed beef during the session and getting ready for another week of business. 

The vice president of fertilizer with Stone X Group says recent events in Venezuela could have a long-term impact on the nitrogen market. Josh Linville tells Brownfield, “Years ago, back

A bill filed in the U.S. Senate aims to limit rural broadband funding previously allocated under the Biden-era Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband

The president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association is hopeful tax reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will benefit his farm. Darin Johnson grows corn and soybeans near

A dairy economist says a Christmas tradition has a noticeable impact on overall dairy consumption. Leonard Polzin with the University of Wisconsin says leaving milk and cookies for Santa Claus

An extension agronomist says southern rust was an unexpected disease pressure for growers in 2025. Meaghan Anderson with Iowa State University says southern rust impacted a large portion of the

Mar. corn $4.44 and 1/2, up 7 centsMar. soybeans $10.62, up 16 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal $299.90, up $3.99Mar. soybean oil 49.87, up 57 pointsMar. Chicago wheat $5.12 and

A Wisconsin dairy farmer says the task of getting whole and 2% milk back into schools now needs local support. Mike Yager milks cows near Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He tells

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts bounced off the recent lows, monitoring weather in South America. Central Brazil saw good rain over the weekend, while near-term,

The director of brokerage for Allendale suggests there could be an increase in soybean acres during the 2026 growing season. Greg McBride tells Brownfield, “We’re still talking about 95 or