Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 9, 2026
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 […]
Soybean planting underway in south-central Iowa
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 […]
USDA’s Lindberg tapped to lead World Food Program
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 […]
Rain key to grassland recovery following Nebraska wildfires
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 […]
MU’s FAPRI director: ‘external shock’ needed to lift U.S. farm income
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 […]
Ag economist warns Middle East conflict has economy teetering
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 […]
Rising fuel and fertilizer costs are hitting U.S. producers differently, with smaller operations feeling the squeeze
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 […]
Weathering the storm of a challenging ag economy
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 […]
Mixed precipitation and rising temps shape late-April forecast for farmers
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 […]
Illinois soybean farmers celebrate state’s move to B20
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. […]