Biostimulants offer improved bottom lines
Ron Calhoun, senior portolio manager for plant nutrition, with Loveland Products discusses biostimulants and the advantages farmers can have reducing their bottom line. Ron Calhoun: The post Biostimulants offer improved […]
Ag supplier says farmers are delaying crop decisions
An ag input supplier says 2026 has been unusually quiet so far. Matt Oehmichen with Short Lane Ag Supply in Wisconsin tells Brownfield, “There still is a significant amount of […]
South Dakota enacts 5-year ban on cell-cultured protein
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill into law that temporarily bans cell-cultured protein products in South Dakota. The ban goes into effect on July 1 and expires […]
Gains in crude oil pull soybeans, soybean oil, corn higher at midweek
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans followed bean oil, which was up on biodiesel demand expectations and the strength in crude oil. The midweek gains in crude […]
Cattle futures under pressure again
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the drop in cash business, the decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the threat […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 11, 2026
May corn $4.60 and 1/4, up 8 centsMay soybeans $12.14, up 12 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $315.40, up 90 centsMay soybean oil 67.16, up 154 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.94 […]
Corn farmers urge administration to update on fertilizer investigations
Corn farmers from across the United States are asking the USDA and the U.S. Attorney General for an update on an investigation into fertilizer pricing and market concentration. In a […]
Dairy farm investment improves efficiency, prepares for next generation
A Wisconsin dairy farm family says a major facility upgrade has improved operations, cow health and comfort, and helped secure long-term farm viability. Sixth-generation dairy farmer Luke Luchterhand tells Brownfield […]
Lerner: higher risk of late season frost and freezes
An ag meteorologist says there’s a greater risk of a late-season frost and freeze in the northern Midwest this spring. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated tells Brownfield while warmer […]
Missouri fieldwork on pause due to rain, cool temps ahead
Spring fieldwork has already started in Missouri. Chris DeMoss with MFA Incorporated says there was a good amount of anhydrous applied in January and February, which is uncommon, and in […]