A long-standing partnership is helping consumers understand how pork is raised and prepared. Jeanette Merritt, communications director for Indiana Pork, says the Ivy Tech Community College Meat Fabrication Lab is giving students hands-on experiences with meat processing. “Their Meat Fabrication Lab has stations where they’re able to hang the carcasses in their cooling lockers,” she says.…… Continue Reading
MSU research shows soybeans thrive in northern regions with competitive yields
The Director of Michigan State University’s Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center says there’s a steady push northward to grow soybeans in the state. James DeDecker tells Brownfield about 10,000 acres in the northern lower and Upper Peninsula have been added in the last decade. “What we see is that soybeans are supplanting crops like…… Continue Reading
Cattle futures higher to finish the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, watching direct business develop. Boxed beef was higher during the session. December live cattle closed $2.62 higher at $242.52 and February live cattle closed $2.00 higher at $245.40. November feeder cattle closed $1.85 higher at $375.90 and January feeder cattle closed $2.90 higher at…… Continue Reading
Corn and soybeans fall as U.S. harvest and South American weather drive markets
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, pulling contracts to a lower weekly finish. The trade continues to monitor the U.S. harvest and South American planting weather, expecting generally good all-around progress in the next few days. The Rosario Grain Exchange left its outlook for Argentina’s soybean crop at 47 million tons, noting better…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 10, 2025
Dec. corn $4.13, down 5 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.06 and 3/4, down 15 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $275.00, down $1.90Dec. soybean oil 49.97, down 97 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $4.98 and 1/2, down 8 centsDec. live cattle $242.52, up $2.62Nov. feeder cattle $375.90, up $1.85Dec. lean hogs $84.02, down 32 centsNov. Class III milk…… Continue Reading
McCormick: Market volatility mixed as traders await fresh news
An ag economist says there’s been some mixed volatility in the grain markets. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says a lack of fresh news has left grains trading sideways. “We should be having an October WASDE report and that obviously was canceled because the government is closed. So, we’re not getting your normal flow of news…… Continue Reading
Shutdown delays ARC payments to farmers
An ag economist says the farmers waiting for an Ag Risk Coverage payment on last year’s crops will likely have to wait for the check. Pat Westhoff with the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute tells Brownfield the government shutdown is slowing down those payments. “Until there’s an end to the shutdown,…… Continue Reading
R-CALF urges tariffs to protect U.S. cattle and sheep industries from imports
The CEO of R-CALF USA says tariffs should be supported by beef and sheep producers. Bill Bullard tells Brownfield he’s encouraged by President Trump’s tariff actions. “We’ve made a formal request to impose tariffs for our sheep producers because that industry has been decimated by the unlimited imports of lamb and mutton from Australia and…… Continue Reading
AFBF: farmers need long-term solutions, not just short-term aid
On Friday, the American Farm Bureau Federation sent letters to Congress and President Trump saying long-term solutions are needed to ease the extreme economic pressures in farm country. That includes securing fair and enforceable trade agreements, passing biofuels policy, and enforcing laws and regulations that protect competition. Farm Bureau also said leaders should authorize robust…… Continue Reading
New chronic wasting disease case confirmed at Portage County deer farm
A central Wisconsin deer farm has a newly confirmed case of chronic wasting disease. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection does not name the farm, but says it is in Portage County where there are two licensed deer farms. The positive test came from a three-year-old buck. DATCP officials say the premises is…… Continue Reading
