A streamlined regulatory system benefits all of agriculture. Val Dolcini, head of public affairs for Syngenta says farmers and ranchers need certainty when it comes to crop protection tools.  “It’s about making sure that the toolbox is as expansive as it can be,” he says.  “And  has as many different tools for as many different needs.”  He tells Brownfield… ... Continue Reading

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were down sharply, watching direct trade develop at lower prices and getting ready for Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed report. Those numbers will be watched very closely after the October report was skipped because of the recently ended partial shutdown of the federal government. December live was… ... Continue Reading

An ag labor specialist says the government shutdown has caused lasting impacts for farmers who needed H-2A guest worker visas to be processed. Sarah Black with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services tells Brownfield, “Now you’re looking at potential delays of the workers getting here on time because it is such a rigid process and it is a… ... Continue Reading

Dec. corn $4.29 and 3/4, down 7 centsJan. soybeans $11.36 and 1/4, down 17 and 1/4 centsDec. soybean meal $318.90, down $8.10Dec. soybean oil 51.10, down 107 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.36 and 3/4, down 9 and 3/4 centsDec. live cattle $216.30, down $3.72Jan. feeder cattle $321.45, down $4.60Dec. lean hogs $78.85, up 95 centsDec. Class… ... Continue Reading

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Monday, traders bought the rumor China was purchasing U.S. soybeans, Tuesday and Wednesday, they have sold the facts. USDA says China bought another 330,000 tons of 2025/26 U.S. beans, pushing the week’s announced total to 1.122 million tons. That brings outright purchases of U.S. soybeans this… ... Continue Reading

U.S. broiler hatchery numbers were mixed. The USDA says 247.685 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, rising 5.132 million from the previous week, but falling 1% from a year ago, with average hatchability at 79.9%. 191.094 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, an increase of 5.553 million on the week… ... Continue Reading

Water resources across the country are under more scrutiny than ever before.  Billy Howe, with the Texas Farm Bureau, says some areas of his state are running out of water. “They’re actually going to run out of water.”  He says, “We don’t know what our members are going to do around the Lubbock area because… ... Continue Reading

Five new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been detected in northern Indiana.  The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the latest cases have been confirmed on two commercial broiler operations, two commercial meat duck facilities, and one commercial breeder duck operation in LaGrange and Elkhart Counties. In total, more than 47,000 birds have… ... Continue Reading

Cash dairy prices were steady to lower Wednesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7850.  No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 at $1.56.  Two sales were recorded at $1.5625.  Cheese barrels remnained unchanged at $1.6125.  No sales were recorded.  Butter prices were down $0.0450 at $1.48. Three sales were recorded, ranging from $1.48 to $1.50.  Nonfat dry milk was down $0.0175 at $1.1775.  Nine sales were recorded, ranging from $1.1725 to $1.1950. 

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U.S. ethanol production and stocks both moved higher over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.091 million barrels per day, up 16,000 on the week, but down 19,000 on the year. Producers continue to generally expect solid demand, but margins are starting to soften. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural… ... Continue Reading