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Placements up 4% in latest Cattle on Feed report | Weekly Livestock Market Update

In this episode, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez breakdown this ...

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Placements up 4% in latest Cattle on Feed report | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Placements up 4% in latest Cattle on Feed report | Weekly Livestock Market Update

In this episode, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez breakdown this ...

Top 5 News Stories for the week ending March 20, 2026 cover art

Top 5 News Stories for the week ending March 20, 2026

Brownfield's Jared White counts down the Top 5 Ag News stories from this week. Learn more about what's happening in the ...

Cattle were higher Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Friday's higher move in cattle, and the declines in corn, ...

USDA fast-tracking disaster relief for Nebraska producers impacted by wildfires cover art

USDA fast-tracking disaster relief for Nebraska producers impacted by wildfires

Brownfield's Kellan Heavican talks with Richard Fordyce, USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Fordyce ...

Managing risks in a volatile, uncertain market cover art

Managing risks in a volatile, uncertain market

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins asks Ag Trader Talk owner Garrett Toay what producers can do to manage ...

Soybeans were mostly firm overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were mostly firm overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the mixed overnight business in soybeans and the losses in ...

The Power of Partnerships Between AGI and Iowa Soybean cover art

The Power of Partnerships Between AGI and Iowa Soybean

Brownfield speaks with Iowa Soybean's Aaron Putze and Paul Kassel about the value of their partnership with AGI and new ...

Sen. Joni Ernst Talks E15 Future, Fertilizer Costs & USDA Changes cover art

Sen. Joni Ernst Talks E15 Future, Fertilizer Costs & USDA Changes

Joni Ernst sits down with Brownfield to discuss key issues impacting agriculture, including the outlook for a federal E15 solution, ...

Cattle were lower Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were lower Thursday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the losses in cattle and hogs and the gains in corn, ...

Corn was up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher overnight trade in corn, soybeans, and wheat, ...

Avian Influenza Update: USDA’s Dr. Chelsey Shivley on Outbreak, Warning Signs & Biosecurity cover art

Avian Influenza Update: USDA’s Dr. Chelsey Shivley on Outbreak, Warning Signs & Biosecurity

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) continues to impact poultry operations across the Midwest. In this interview, Dr. Chelsey ...

Wheat was higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the midweek gains in wheat, soybeans, and corn, and the ...

Corn was mixed overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was mixed overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the mixed overnight trade in corn, soybeans, and wheat, ...

Knowing farm financials and crop budgets cover art

Knowing farm financials and crop budgets

Welcome to the Next Gen Podcast on Brownfield, where the future of agriculture gets a voice. This week, Brownfield's Erin ...

American Farmland Trust, ADM launch effort to support Midwest farmers cover art

American Farmland Trust, ADM launch effort to support Midwest farmers

The president and CEO of American Farmland Trust says a new partnership with ADM aims to help farmers strengthen resilience ...

Factors influencing cattle prices cover art

Factors influencing cattle prices

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner sits down with Jackie Moore, Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri, to talk about the markets, ...

Cattle were higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Tuesday's gains in cattle and soybeans, the losses in wheat ...

Soybeans were up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in soybeans and corn, the losses in ...

Barriers to entry into the cattle business cover art

Barriers to entry into the cattle business

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner talks with Jackie Moore of Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri about some of the barriers young ...

Wildfire risks persist, drought to continue into summer cover art

Wildfire risks persist, drought to continue into summer

Brownfield's Kellan Heavican and metrologist Eric Hunt with the Nebraska state climatologist discuss the current weather ...

Soybeans were sharply lower Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were sharply lower Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner has a look at the lower move in soybeans and corn and raise in cattle and hogs in today's Closing ...

Farm Bill, Farm Economy, and the Fight for Fair Markets | Inside D.C. cover art

Farm Bill, Farm Economy, and the Fight for Fair Markets | Inside D.C.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how the policy decisions made in Washington can impact your farm. This week ...

More Choices, Better Control cover art

More Choices, Better Control

In this episode of Managing for Profit, Jeff Moon, Market Development Specialist with Corteva Agriscience, explains how the Enlist ...

Soybeans sharply lower in the overnight cover art

Soybeans sharply lower in the overnight

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner has a look at the sharply lower move in soybeans and modestly lower move in corn corn and mostly ...

A preview of Cattle on Feed numbers cover art

A preview of Cattle on Feed numbers

Cattle on Feed numbers are are out this Friday. Our Meghan Grebner and MSU Extension's Josh Maples preview what to watch ...

How Farmers Are Making Extra Income with “Airbnb for Hunting” | Infinite Outdoors cover art

How Farmers Are Making Extra Income with “Airbnb for Hunting” | Infinite Outdoors

On this episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield's Brent Barnett sits down with Sam Seeton, the founder of Infinite Outdoors.

More volatility in the cattle markets | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

More volatility in the cattle markets | Weekly Livestock Market Update

This week, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and ag economist Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension dive into ...

Wheat was higher Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what supported wheat and corn and pressured soybeans, ...

Corn was lower overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was lower overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight losses in soybeans and corn, the mostly ...

Soybeans were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Thursday's higher moves for soybeans and corn, the mixed ...

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner interviews Kevin Kalb about AGI & Corn Strategy at Commodity Classic '26 cover art

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner interviews Kevin Kalb about AGI & Corn Strategy at Commodity Classic '26

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner interviews Indiana grower and AGI strategic partner, Kevin Kalb, about his success, NCGA award ...

Michael Watercutter | Ohio Master Farmer 2026 cover art

Michael Watercutter | Ohio Master Farmer 2026

Meet Michael Watercutter - 2026 Ohio Master Farmer Winner Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher overnight moves in soybeans, corn, and wheat, ...

Market movers amid geopolitical tensions cover art

Market movers amid geopolitical tensions

Brownfield's John Perkins sits down with Allendale's Rich Nelson to breakdown the USDA's Supply and Demand report from this ...

Brownfield's Jared White interviews Michael Humber and Ray Flickner about the NASA Acres program. cover art

Brownfield's Jared White interviews Michael Humber and Ray Flickner about the NASA Acres program.

Brownfield's Jared White interviews Dr. Michael Humber PhD and Rey Flickner about the NASA Acres program. NASA Acres is ...

Could high crude oil prices boost demand for corn and soybeans? cover art

Could high crude oil prices boost demand for corn and soybeans?

Allendale Inc. Chief Strategist Rich Nelson tells Brownfield's John Perkins that corn and soybean demand could be boosted by ...

Soybeans were higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the midweek gains in soybeans, corn, and wheat, and the ...

Jerry McBride | Ohio Master Farmer 2026 cover art

Jerry McBride | Ohio Master Farmer 2026

Meet Jerry McBride - 2026 Ohio Master Farmer Winner Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in soybeans, corn, and wheat, and how ...

Financial realities facing young and beginning farmers cover art

Financial realities facing young and beginning farmers

Welcome to the Next Gen Podcast on Brownfield, where the future of agriculture gets a voice. This week, Brownfield's Erin ...

State funding helps launch Minnesota FFA’s 100-year anniversary plans cover art

State funding helps launch Minnesota FFA’s 100-year anniversary plans

Minnesota is gearing up for the 100th anniversary of FFA. Minnesota FFA Foundation executive director Val Aarsvold says there ...

Cattle were higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle, hogs, and soybeans, and the losses in ...

Corn was lower overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was lower overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the pre-report position squaring in grains and oilseeds and ...

More uncertainty ahead for the cattle markets cover art

More uncertainty ahead for the cattle markets

Our Meghan Grebner chats with Joplin Regional Stockyards Jackie Moore to talk about the recent trends in the cattle market.

Cattle futures were lower Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures were lower Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the losses in cattle, corn, and hogs, and the mixed closes ...

Farm Economy Faces Tight Margins, No Quick Fix | Inside D.C. cover art

Farm Economy Faces Tight Margins, No Quick Fix | Inside D.C.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how the policy decisions made in Washington can impact your farm. This week ...

Start Strong, Stay Strong cover art

Start Strong, Stay Strong

With planting season drawing near, farmers should be finalizing their pre-emergence herbicide plans. Corteva Agriscience market ...

Corn was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in corn, soybeans, and wheat, and how ...

Cattle slaughter weights continue to push higher - Part 2 cover art

Cattle slaughter weights continue to push higher - Part 2

Beef production is only down 5.5 percent compared to the same period last year. So far, the expected seasonal decline in weights ...

Spring turkey calling tips with Shane Simpson cover art

Spring turkey calling tips with Shane Simpson

Spring turkey season is right around the corner, and on this episode of Outdoor Adventures, Brownfield's Brent Barnett sits down ...

Heavier cattle slaughter weights continue -- Part 1 cover art

Heavier cattle slaughter weights continue -- Part 1

Cattle slaughter weights are holding at high levels in early 2026. Steer dressed weights averaged 983 pounds during the third ...

Wrapping up African Swine Fever Action Week cover art

Wrapping up African Swine Fever Action Week

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner interviews Dr. Kathleen O'Hara assistant director of swine health for the USDA's Animal and Plant ...

Council Close to Year-Round E15 Solution cover art

Council Close to Year-Round E15 Solution

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson tells Brownfield's Carah Hart that nationwide, year-round E15 solution could be ...

Live cattle futures up more than $2 for the week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Live cattle futures up more than $2 for the week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

This week Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and Mississippi State University Extension ag economist Josh Maples discuss recent ...

What to expect in upcoming USDA reports: Ben Brown breaks down market trends cover art

What to expect in upcoming USDA reports: Ben Brown breaks down market trends

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins talks with University of Missouri Extension specialist Ben Brown about what ...

Cattle futures fell sharply Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures fell sharply Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the drop in cattle, mixed close for hogs, and the gains in ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in soybeans, corn, and wheat, and what ...

Soybeans were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher moves in soybeans, corn, and wheat, and the ...

Case IH debuts Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series at Commodity Classic (3/3) cover art

Case IH debuts Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series at Commodity Classic (3/3)

Farmers can get the best of no-till and conventional tillage with the new Nutri-Tiller 1000 series from Case IH. It's a strip tool ...

Case IH debuts Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series at Commodity Classic (2/3) cover art

Case IH debuts Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series at Commodity Classic (2/3)

Farmers can get the best of no-till and conventional tillage with the new Nutri-Tiller 1000 series from Case IH. It's a strip tool ...

Case IH debuts Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series at Commodity Classic (1/3) cover art

Case IH debuts Nutri-Tiller 1000 Series at Commodity Classic (1/3)

Farmers can get the best of no-till and conventional tillage with the new Nutri-Tiller 1000 series from Case IH. It's a strip tool ...

Wheat was up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher overnight trade in wheat, soybeans, and corn, ...

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Brian Naber from Bayer at Commodity Classic 2026 cover art

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Brian Naber from Bayer at Commodity Classic 2026

Cyndi Young interviews Brian Naber, Regional Lead for North America with Bayer at Commodity Classic 2026. In this interview ...

Cattle futures were up sharply at Midweek | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures were up sharply at Midweek | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Wednesday's gains in cattle and hogs, and the losses in ...

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Brady Spangenberg in the BASF booth at Commodity Classic 2026 cover art

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Brady Spangenberg in the BASF booth at Commodity Classic 2026

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Brady Spangenberg, Marketing Director U.S. Crop Protection in the BASF Booth at ...

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Scott Kay in the BASF booth at Commodity Classic 2026 cover art

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Scott Kay in the BASF booth at Commodity Classic 2026

Brownfield's Cyndi Young interviews Scott Kay, Vice President U.S. Crop Protection in the BASF Booth at Commodity Classic ...

Corn was weak overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was weak overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modest overnight losses in corn, soybeans, and wheat, ...

Unpacking challenges facing the next generation cover art

Unpacking challenges facing the next generation

Welcome to the Next Gen Podcast on Brownfield, where the future of agriculture gets a voice. This week, Brownfield's Erin ...

Next Gen Podcast from Brownfield launching soon! cover art

Next Gen Podcast from Brownfield launching soon!

New program. Fresh voices. Big future. Check out Brownfield's Next Gen Podcast with Erin Anderson and Kellan Heavican.

Cattle were mixed Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were mixed Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Tuesday's mixed finishes in cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, ...

Could ag inputs be heading higher? #agriculture #aginputs cover art

Could ag inputs be heading higher? #agriculture #aginputs

Oil prices have shot higher since the conflict in the Middle East began. Gregg Ibendahl with Kansas State University says that will ...

Middle East conflict could raise fuel, fertilizer prices cover art

Middle East conflict could raise fuel, fertilizer prices

Brownfield's Kellan Heavican and ag economist Gregg Ibendahl with Kansas State University discuss the developments of the ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher overnight moves in soybeans, corn, and wheat, ...

Cattle futures closed higher Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures closed higher Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle, the losses in wheat, and the mixed ...

A Farm Bill 2.0 Markup and Uncertain Path Ahead | Inside D.C. cover art

A Farm Bill 2.0 Markup and Uncertain Path Ahead | Inside D.C.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how the policy decisions made in Washington can impact your farm. What will it ...

Maximizing the Enlist Weed Control System cover art

Maximizing the Enlist Weed Control System

Corteva Agriscience U.S. Crop Protection Technical Lead Dr. Eric Scherder says the Enlist system plays a critical role in a ...

Corn was firm overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was firm overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modest overnight gains in corn, the mixed trade in ...

Why Prairie Matters: Whitetail Habitat, Soil Health & Conservation cover art

Why Prairie Matters: Whitetail Habitat, Soil Health & Conservation

This week on the Outdoor Adventures Podcast, we're talking prairie — and why it matters more than you might think. Our guest is ...

Cattle futures sharply lower this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Cattle futures sharply lower this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

In this episode, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez discuss the latest ...

Cattle were down sharply Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were down sharply Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the end of week losses in cattle, the gains in wheat, ...

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