Soybeans were mixed on bear spreading. Beans were watching South American planting and development weather, while waiting for what should be the last USDA crop progress report of the season. The USDA says the 2025 U.S. soybean harvest is, at least officially, wrapped up. China bought another 123,000 tons of U.S. beans Monday morning, the…… Continue Reading
Harvest nearly finished in Michigan
Farmers in Michigan are nearly wrapped up with the 2025 harvest. USDA reporters say that as of November 23rd, 92% of Michigan’s corn has been harvested compared to 97% at this time last year, but that’s 4% better than the five-year average. One hundred percent of Michigan’s winter wheat has been planted, and that’s on…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 24, 2025
Dec. corn $4.23 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsJan. soybeans $11.23 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal $314.20, down 90 centsDec. soybean oil 50.18, down 8 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.22 and 1/4, down 4 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle $207.20, down $7.25Jan. feeder cattle $304.97, down $9.25Dec. lean hogs $78.20, up…… Continue Reading
Harvest wrap-up: Missouri farmer reports good corn, ok soybeans
Northeast Missouri farmer Drew Lock says the fall harvest and fieldwork are almost wrapped up. “Looks like with the weather coming in, fall fieldwork might be done whether we wanted it to be done or not. Will it be cold or will we have snow? Maybe we’ll just kind of have to wait and see…… Continue Reading
Mixed soybean yields amid weather swings, China’s return to market
A farmer from south-central Ohio says fall harvest wasn’t bad this year considering the weather variability throughout the growing season. “For the year, we had starting off incredibly wet and then turned off super dry in August and September.” Scott Metzger says yields weren’t as good as expected, but he has been able to sell…… Continue Reading
Big corn yields, full grain piles
A farmer in southeastern South Dakota says he harvested a decent corn crop this fall. “I would say everybody was 180 to 200 plus bushels/acre pretty easy.” Matt Bainbridge says corn is piled everywhere. “It’s pretty wild. People are running out of places to pile it.” Bainbridge says he delivered some corn to the elevator…… Continue Reading
Wyffels Hybrids: plot data shows farmers likely didn’t harvest a record corn crop
The agronomy manager for Wyffels Hybrids says he doesn’t believe there was a record U.S. corn crop this year. Robby Meeker tells Brownfield, “Our data would not suggest that.” He says, “In Wyffels geography of Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, and a little bit of South Dakota, we were down 11 bushels year over year. Looking…… Continue Reading
Miranda Lambert is Grieving the Loss of Two of Her Mini Horses
‘The best part about being an animal mom is the joy. The worst part is when the time comes to say goodbye,’ Lambert reflects. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Dairy leader optimistic Whole Milk bill will pass House soon
Legislation allowing whole and 2% milk to return to school meal programs is a step closer to becoming law. Matthew Herrick with the International Dairy Foods Association tells Brownfield the bill passed the Senate, and similar legislation has already passed the House in previous sessions. “It had more than 300 votes, and less than 100…… Continue Reading
Farm Bureau survey: Thanksgiving meal cheaper this year
An economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation says cooking a Thanksgiving dinner will cost less than it did last year. “With the average cost for 10 people, we’re looking at $55.18 or about $5.20 a person.” Faith Parum says turkey costs have declined this year. “We actually see a 16 percent decrease in the…… Continue Reading
