On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about ag industry reaction to Brooke Rollins being picked by President-elect Donald Trump as US Ag Secretary, corn growers learning new uses for their commodity, milk testing for avian influenza, volatility in the commodity markets heading into 2025, and how the incoming Trump administration will …

Brownfield's Jared White visited with Kris Reynolds, Midwest Director for American Farmland Trust, at the IL Corn Growers Association annual meeting in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. The IL Corn Growers Association awarded Reynolds the "Mike Plumer Environmental Award." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

Brownfield's Jared White visited with Renae Halverson, grain originator with CHS Inc., at the University of Illinois Extension Landowner Conference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eden Finucan was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court and field. What she loves most about high school sports is being a leader to girls younger than her and taking advice from the upperclassmen. She loves making connections with people on her team. Eden is involved in volleyball, basketball, t…

Luke Hand was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the court and field. What he loves most about high school sports is being able to step up as a role model to the underclassmen because when he was a freshman, he looked up to the upperclassmen. Being part of a team means building friendships that go beyo…

Libbie Baker was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court. What she loves most about high school sports is being able to play with her friends and build some of the closest relationships with other grade levels. Libbie participates in volleyball and basketball. She is also involved in FFA as an off…

Anna Rott was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court and field. What Anna loves most about high school sports is the opportunity to hang out and compete with new people. They allow her to connect with kids that aren’t in the same grade or school as her. She finds it refreshing to find people who …

This week Will and Ben reflect on further developments in the Black Sea region and a new trade deal between China and Brazil. Market recap (changes on week as of Monday's close): » December 2024 corn down $.05 at $4.24 » December 2025 corn down $.09 at $4.32 » January 2025 soybeans down $.24 at $9.85 » November 2025 soybeans down $.16 at $10.10 » D…

Kyler Lozinski was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field and mat. What he loves most about high school sports is being around his friends while competing. He also enjoys learning lessons from the sports he plays. Kyler is involved in football, wrestling, and baseball. He is also a proud member o…

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about the status of a new farm bill in the lame duck session of Congress, the importance of tax policy in the year 2025, growers focusing on costs for the 2025 growing season, beef cow slaughter data for October, and a recap of a recent trade mission to Japan and Taiwan by an Iowa agricultural del…

Brownfield's Jared White visited with David Iserman, who farms in north-central Illinois and serves as LaSalle County Farm Bureua president, at the University of Illinois Extension Landowners Conference. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Gavin Sloss was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field, course, and mat. What he enjoys most about high school sports is being able to build relationships with his teammates and coaches, along with his opponents. These sports have also helped him set goals as well as achieve them. It has taught h…

Grady Madden was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field and court. What he enjoys most about high school sports is joking around with his friends and competing against other high school athletes. Grady participates in basketball, football, FFA, and NHS. When he is not in school or playing sports,…

Haylay Lydolph was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the field and court. The thing she loves the most about high school sports is the way everyone supports each other. Haylay and her teammates hold each other accountable and push each other to do better. She participates in cross country, basketball,…

Caleb Sinnwell was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field and course. What he loves most about high school sports is connecting with his friends, peers, and coaches through practices and meets while working hard to reach his goals. Caleb is involved in FCCLA, National Honor Society, Blood Drive C…

Jay Herbert was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field and course. What he enjoys most about high school sports is being part of a team, having fun with his teammates, and learning from his coaches. Jay has played golf for four years and soccer for one year. He participates in FFA and National Ho…

Jackson Cain was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for his commitment and passion on and off the field. The thing he loves most about high school sports is the community aspect as well as the opportunity to help lead others to become better in the sport. Jackson is involved in baseball and football, where he holds the position of captain for …

Nathan White, a Norborne, MO farmer and board member of the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, says that he is grateful for the soybean checkoff, as it helps keep an eye on soybean oil production, helps research new uses, and promotes foreign soy sales to strengthen demand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…

Corteva Agriscience Enlist Field Specialist Andy Carriger says farmers should take a program approach to managing weeds in 2025. He tells Brownfield that starting clean, using preemergence herbicides, and effectively timing post-emerge applications are the foundation for a successful growing season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a…

Buyers don’t just benefit during the lending process in a cooperative. In this Compeer Home Podcast episode, discover what member-ownership means and why it pays to partner with a lender rooted in community with Compeer lending officer Chad Young. To learn more about the benefits of lending with a cooperative like Compeer Financial, visit https://w…

In this episode of Weekly Livestock Market Update, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and livestock economist Scott Brown talk Livestock Slaughter and Cattle on Feed numbers. This week in the markets: Live fed cattle prices are $0.80 higher on the week, and feeder cattle markets were $2.00 to $6.00 higher this week. December live cattle were up $3.80 on t…

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about the position of U.S. soy growers amid another potential trade conflict with China under another Trump administration, the farm bill during the lame duck session of Congress, utilizing a whole-acre approach in a tough ag economy, Cattle on Feed numbers from USDA’s report on Friday, and drough…

Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp visited with Iowa State University professor Greg Tylka following a tour of Iowa State University's SCN Lab. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brownfield's Brandon Peoples visited with CattleFax CEO Randy Blach at the Kansas Livestock Association Convention & Expo in Manhattan, Kansas. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Data and digital tools are used by many farmers to improve efficiencies and profitability on their acres. In this edition of Innovations in Agriculture, Erin Anderson talks with U.S. Product Marketing Manager Andy Folta about FieldView and new FieldView Drive 2.0. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http…

On the latest episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield’s Brent Barnett sits down with hunter Cody Butler from Nebraska. Cody tells the story of his recent success hunting in Kansas where he bagged a giant 207” whitetail with his bow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s…

Current market conditions have growers increasingly focused on maximizing the dollars they spend, including their nitrogen investments. On this latest episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about the role nitrogen stabilizers can play. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv…

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about how the renewable fuel standard will be tackled under a second Trump administration, President-elect Trump’s past positions on Waters of the US, animal activist ballot measures from the last election, US Custom Harvesters priorities when it comes to the H-2A guest worker visa program, and an…

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modest gains in hogs, the mixed close for cattle, and the losses in soybeans, corn, and wheat. Closing numbers: » December corn $4.26 and ¾ down $.03 and 1/2 » January soybeans $9.77 and ¾ down $.12 and 3/4 » December soybean meal $287.70 down $1.70 » December soybean oil 42.18 …

This week Will and Ben review record ethanol and soy crush numbers and the wide swings in wheat prices. Market recap (changes on week as of Monday's close): » December 2024 corn down $.01 at $4.29 » December 2025 corn down $.04 at $4.41 » January 2025 soybeans down $.13 at $10.09 » November 2025 soybeans down $.19 at $10.26 » December soybean oil d…

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about ag discussions about disaster aid from a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing that took place Wednesday, crop input availability for 2025, an uncertain future for the farm labor market, federal E15 legislation under a second Trump administration, and reports from the 2024 Dairy Summit at …

Brownfield's Erin Anderson visited with Nationwide senior economist Ben Ayers at Ohio State University's Agricultural Outlook and Policy Summit in Columbus, Ohio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Farmers have many factors to consider when making their seed selections for 2025. In this Managing for Profit, Kansas-based Channel Seed-Pro Daymian Reed says taking advantage of seed diversity is key to maximizing yield potential. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell…

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we will learn about Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s farm bill text, reaction from the ag industry to Senator Stabenow’s farm bill update, renewable fuels legislation in the lame duck session of Congress, an uncertain future for sustainable aviation fuels, and the future of July Cattle Inventory…

Brownfield's Brent Barnett visited with Agricultural Economic Insights co-founder and managing partner David Widmar at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about harvest progress reports from across the country, the U.S. Senate has text of a farm bill proposal, NCGA seeking disaster assistance, new markets for US soy, an update on winter propane supplies, and we’ll set the stage for cattle markets in 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac…

Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp visited with Swine Health Information Center executive director Megan Niederwerder at the 2024 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Niederwerder spoke to the lone case of H5N1 in swine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19…

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains to start the week for soybeans, corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs. Closing numbers: » December corn $4.29 and ¼ up $.05 and 1/4 » November soybeans $10.09 and ¾ up $.11 and 1/4 » December soybean meal $290.30 up $.70 » December soybean oil 45.52 up 17 points » December Chicago…

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the early gains in wheat and hogs, the lower starts for corn and soybeans, and the mixed open for cattle. What to watch: » Soybeans and corn are down on South American weather. » Wheat's up on concerns about Black Sea exports. » Cattle are watching the distribution of the show list.…

Corteva Agriscience U.S. Product Manager for soybean herbicides Drake Robards says the company will offer three new products in 2025. He tells Brownfield Kyber Pro Herbicide and Sonic Boom Herbicide are preemergence herbicides, and Enversa is a post-emerge herbicide. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h…

In this Spotlight on Soybeans, Matt Amick, market development director for Missouri Soybean, tells Brownfield more about how soybean processing is expanding and what demand for soy biobased products and livestock means for growers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell…

Missouri is the second-largest producer of biofuels and contributes 13% to the price of soybeans, making it a significant market with many benefits. Biodiesel encourages better diesel engine performance, reduces our carbon footprint, is a great resource for farmers, and betters the rural economy. Missouri Soybean Market Development Director Matt Am…

It’s NAFB convention week for us here at Brownfield, and on this special edition of Agriculture Today, we’ll hear extended interview segments conducted by members of our team on topics of environmental concerns and policy, clean energy and the USDA’s REAP program, and priorities for cattle producers heading into 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://…

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and livestock economist Scott Brown preview the upcoming Cattle on Feed report in this Weekly Livestock Market Update. This week in the markets: Live fed cattle prices are $1.80 lower on the week, and feeder cattle markets were steady to $7.00 higher this week. December live cattle were down $0.85 on the week, while Janu…