Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 03, 2025

Dec. corn $4.18 and down 05 centsNov. soybeans $10.31 and 1/2 down 9 and ½ centsOct. soybean meal $277.60 down $.70Oct. soybean oil 51.44 down 87 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.22 down 6  and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle $238.32 down $1.20Oct. feeder cattle $361.50 down $2.20Oct. lean hogs $93.82 down $1.72Oct. Class III milk closed at…Continue Reading

Cattle, hog futures lower at midweek

Cattle, hog futures lower at midweek

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower, waiting on direct business to develop.  October live cattle closed $1.20 lower at $238.32 and December live cattle closed $.90 lower at $240.25.  October feeder cattle closed $2.20 lower at $361.50 and November feeder cattle closed $2.40 lower at $361.07.  There was a light…Continue Reading

Iowa-based Landus names new CEO

Iowa’s largest farmer-owned cooperative has named a new CEO. Landus announced Eric Heismeyer will join the organization, effective September 3rd. In a statement, Landus says Heismeyer brings a wealth of experience from some of the world’s most respected agribusinesses, including Bunge and Archer Daniels Midland, where he held senior leadership roles in operations, commercial strategy,…Continue Reading

Dairy checkoff awards scholarships

Dairy’s checkoff is helping the next generation of industry leaders complete their education.  The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, through Dairy Management Inc., annually awards $2,500 scholarships to 11 students.  They have also awarded the $3,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship to Rachel Visser, a student at the University of Minnesota.  Visser is…Continue Reading

An uptick in demand for replacement heifers

Is there some expansion happening in the cattle herd?  The market news manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says he’s starting to see an increase in replacement heifer purchases. Tony Hancock tells Brownfield that demand has increased.  “I won’t say it’s been amazing, but it has definitely had an uptick for replacements,” he says.…Continue Reading

Upcoming soil test season brings SCN reminders

Once the 2025 crop comes off the fields, it’ll be time to soil test. Experts with the SCN Coalition remind farmers to utilize those tests to find out their soybean cyst nematode numbers and formulate a management plan. Dylan Mangel, plant pathologist with the University of Nebraska, and Horacio Lopez-Nicora, plant pathologist and nematologist with…Continue Reading

Boosting soy demand through biofuels

An ag economist says soybean growers need more uses for their commodity. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says that’s due to decreasing demand for U.S. soybeans, which has been led by China seeking its supply from Brazil. “Remember, (China) spent a billion dollars plus building a port in Chile,” he said. “The goal of that port…Continue Reading

Ohio corn farmers remain concerned about the ag economy

A pair of Ohio farmers remain concerned about the current state of the ag economy. North central Ohio farmer John Schroeder says depressed commodity prices and trade uncertainty are  pressuring the farm economy. “We’re waiting for exports,” he says. “It’s kind of discouraging that we can’t get our exports back to where they should be. We’re hoping…Continue Reading

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