Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans are watching a major crop tour, which has had very big yield estimates in some areas. However, weather will need to be nearly ideal ...

Rep. Eric Sorensen visits with northern Illinois dairy farmer, Scott Brenner. A member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says Congress needs to do more to support on-farm energy production.

There are concerns politics could disrupt U.S. ethanol exports to its top customer. American Coalition for Ethanol senior vice president Ron Lamberty says for more than two years Canada has been the ...

A former chief economist with American Farm Bureau says ongoing uncertainty in the ag economy will likely continue in 2026.

James Glueck, executive director of the Plant Based Products Council, says the Ag BIO Act would help scale up biomanufacturing capacity and open new markets for farmers.

New crop corn continues to be a big bright spot for U.S. exports. The USDA says those new crop corn sales during the week ending August 14 th topped 110 million bushels thanks to the U.S. price ...

Cash hogs were steady to lower at midday. The cash hog market has struggled with consistency lately. The market continues to monitor demand trends this week. Domestic and international demand ...

The DFL majority leader of the Minnesota Senate says she’s aware of challenges facing farmers in the state. Erin Murphy tells Brownfield agriculture is a critical part of Minnesota’s economy. “And I ...

The head of a sugarbeet cooperative says domestic sugar-producing regions are disappearing because of poor economic conditions. Neil Juhnke with the Michigan Sugar Company tells Brownfield processing ...

A new multi-seed crush facility coming online in southeast South Dakota this fall is starting to contract soybeans. “We have probably half of what we need so we need to buy a few more yet.” Tom ...

USDA data continues to point to higher broiler chicken production in 2025. 250.314 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubators last week, dipping 283,000 head on the week, but rising 1% on the ...

The newly elected president of Iowa Corn says India could be a rising market for U.S. biofuels. Mark Mueller tells Brownfield ethanol could help provide India some environmental benefits. “India doesn ...