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Good Soybean Yields in West-Central Missouri

Farmer Jordan Bredehoeft says the soybeans are better than expected as harvest wraps up. The USDA will update their estimate ...

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Good Soybean Yields in West-Central Missouri cover art

Good Soybean Yields in West-Central Missouri

Farmer Jordan Bredehoeft says the soybeans are better than expected as harvest wraps up. The USDA will update their estimate ...

Cattle futures were sharply lower Thursday cover art

Cattle futures were sharply lower Thursday

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

Kansas farmer says corn yields were disappointing due to disease pressure cover art

Kansas farmer says corn yields were disappointing due to disease pressure

Brownfield's Kellan Heavican speaks with Shale Porter, a farmer from north central Kansas, about the current state of the harvest ...

Soybeans are up overnight cover art

Soybeans are up overnight

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in soybeans, the mostly weak move in ...

Cattle futures were lower at midweek | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures were lower at midweek | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield commodity market reporter John Perkins has your look at the losses in cattle and hogs, the gains in soybeans, and the ...

Solar Storms: What farmers need to know about GPS impacts cover art

Solar Storms: What farmers need to know about GPS impacts

Brownfield's Kellan Heavican and Terry Griffin with Kansas State University discuss the recent geomagnetic storm prediction ...

Understanding market power dynamics cover art

Understanding market power dynamics

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and Charley Martinez, an ag economist at the Univeristy of Tennessee discuss the dynamics of ...

Grains and oilseeds were mostly lower overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Grains and oilseeds were mostly lower overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at how soybeans, corn, and wheat are setting up for Friday's ...

Navigating the Cattle Market: Insights from Joplin Regional Stockyards cover art

Navigating the Cattle Market: Insights from Joplin Regional Stockyards

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and Jackie Moore owner of Joplin Regional Stockyards discuss the recent fluctuations in the cattle ...

Corn was firm Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Corn was firm Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modestly higher finish for corn and the mixed closes in ...

FMC + Anthem Maxx | Teaser #1 cover art

FMC + Anthem Maxx | Teaser #1

Watch the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZhUrN-6UJ8 Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture ...

FMC + Anthem Maxx | Vertical Teaser cover art

FMC + Anthem Maxx | Vertical Teaser

Watch the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZhUrN-6UJ8 Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture ...

FMC + Anthem Maxx | Teaser #2 cover art

FMC + Anthem Maxx | Teaser #2

Managing weeds is about more than just clean fields; it's about protecting every input on every acre to amplify yield potential.

Soybeans gave back some gains overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans gave back some gains overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what sent soybeans and corn modestly lower overnight, ...

Cattle shot higher Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle shot higher Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the start-of-the-week gains in cattle, corn, hogs, soybeans, ...

Keeping Weeds Down: Residual Herbicides Take Pressure Off Postemergence Spraying cover art

Keeping Weeds Down: Residual Herbicides Take Pressure Off Postemergence Spraying

As corn farmers think about how to successfully control troublesome weeds like waterhemp, Corteva Agriscience market ...

Soybeans were up modestly overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were up modestly overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Cattle futures slide again this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Cattle futures slide again this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

In this conversation, Meghan Grebner and Josh Maples discusses the recent volatility in the markets, particularly focusing on the ...

Cattle futures bounced back Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures bounced back Friday | Closing Market Minute

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

Trey Meyers, National FFA President cover art

Trey Meyers, National FFA President

Trey Myers of Oklahoma is the new National FFA President. He tells Brownfield he's eager to serve the organization for the next ...

North Iowa farmer disappointed in good, "not great" yields cover art

North Iowa farmer disappointed in good, "not great" yields

Mark Dorenkamp joins North Iowa farmer Josh Hitzhusen in the combine as he harvests a corn field south of Clear Lake.

David Hardin, Harvest Update cover art

David Hardin, Harvest Update

Hendricks County, Indiana farmer David Hardin says the 2025 harvest season has been a challenge. He says he's already ...

National Day of Service with Austin FFA member, Ele Struck cover art

National Day of Service with Austin FFA member, Ele Struck

Thousands of FFA members from across the country volunteered at 27 different Indianapolis locations during the National FFA ...

Lilly Nyland, National FFA Secretary cover art

Lilly Nyland, National FFA Secretary

Lilly Nyland of Michigan is the new National FFA Secretary. She tells Brownfield she wants to highlight the organization's student ...

Soybeans were firm overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were firm overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at why soybeans were up overnight while corn and wheat ...

Cattle futures ended Thursday lower | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures ended Thursday lower | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the daily declines in cattle, corn, hogs, and soybeans, and ...

Inside Wisconsin’s rare white deer population with DNR’s Jeff Pritzl cover art

Inside Wisconsin’s rare white deer population with DNR’s Jeff Pritzl

Join host Brent Barnett on this episode of Brownfield's Outdoor Adventures as he's joined by Jeff Pritzl, deer program specialist ...

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 overnight weakness in corn, soybeans, and wheat, and ...

Cattle futures were limit lower Wednesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures were limit lower Wednesday | Closing Market Minute

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

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 firm overnight move in soybeans, the losses in wheat, ...

Cattle fell sharply Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle fell sharply Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

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

Crop disease hit eastern Nebraska corn crop cover art

Crop disease hit eastern Nebraska corn crop

Farmer Mel Bailey of Schuyler says several diseases impacted his corn crop resulting in a 20-40 bushel loss in yields. He says ...

Soybeans were lower overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were lower overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Cattle were up sharply to start the week | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were up sharply to start the week | Closing Market Minute

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

Plan ahead: Strong Weed Management Starts with Residuals and Flexibility cover art

Plan ahead: Strong Weed Management Starts with Residuals and Flexibility

As harvest wraps, farmers are thinking about weed control plans for next season. Corteva Agriscience market development ...

Soybeans were firm overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were firm overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Feeder cattle futures down nearly $14 from last week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Feeder cattle futures down nearly $14 from last week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

In this conversation, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Kentucky's Kenny Burdine discuss the unpredictable nature ...

Cattle futures fell Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures fell Friday | Closing Market Minute

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

Soybeans were lower overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were lower overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Big Buck, Big Story: Rob Sand’s 200-Inch Urban Bowhunt in Des Moines cover art

Big Buck, Big Story: Rob Sand’s 200-Inch Urban Bowhunt in Des Moines

Description: Join host Brent Barnett on this episode of Brownfield's Outdoor Adventures as Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand shares ...

Soybeans closed mostly higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans closed mostly higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the mostly higher finishes for soybeans and cattle, the ...

Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt on trade challenges and building soybean demand at home cover art

Iowa farmer Robb Ewoldt on trade challenges and building soybean demand at home

Brent Barnett with Brownfield Ag News sits down with Iowa farmer and United Soybean Board leader Robb Ewoldt at the 2025 ...

Soybeans were mixed overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were mixed overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Tom Vilsack says innovation and relief funding key to tackling global hunger cover art

Tom Vilsack says innovation and relief funding key to tackling global hunger

Former U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says world leaders must take urgent action to combat global hunger. Speaking at ...

Cattle futures bounced at midweek | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures bounced at midweek | Closing Market Minute

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

Soybeans dipped overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans dipped overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Cattle were mostly lower Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were mostly lower Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the mostly lower close in cattle, the down day for hogs, and ...

Soybeans saw another round of gains overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans saw another round of gains overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Farmer says Enlist program is boosting soybean performance in Nebraska cover art

Farmer says Enlist program is boosting soybean performance in Nebraska

Nebraska farmer Grady Johnson says while harvest didn't start as early as he would've liked, progress is picking up and yields ...

Cattle closed sharply lower Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle closed sharply lower Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what pressured cattle and hog futures and what supported ...

On the Ground: FMC + Authority cover art

On the Ground: FMC + Authority

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

FMC + Authority | Teaser #2 cover art

FMC + Authority | Teaser #2

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

FMC + Authority | Teaser #1 cover art

FMC + Authority | Teaser #1

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

Soybeans were higher ahead of Monday's session | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher ahead of Monday's session | Morning Market Minute

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

Feeder cattle futures drop nearly $20 this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update | October 24, 2025 cover art

Feeder cattle futures drop nearly $20 this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update | October 24, 2025

In this conversation, Meghan Grebner and Charley Martinez, Ag Economist at the University of Tennessee, discuss the ...

Cattle fell sharply Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle fell sharply Friday | Closing Market Minute

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

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 weakness in corn and mixed tones for soybeans and ...

Don’t pack up yet! Why fall is prime time for crappie fishing. cover art

Don’t pack up yet! Why fall is prime time for crappie fishing.

Brownfield's Outdoor Adventures host Brent Barnett sits down with Illinois farmer and Tophat Jigs owner Derek Martin to talk about ...

Soybeans closed higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans closed higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

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

Soybeans were firm overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were firm overnight | Morning Market Minute

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

Cattle fell sharply Wednesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle fell sharply Wednesday | Closing Market Minute

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

U.S. soybean trade challenges: Iowa farmer Brent Renner shares insight from Borlaug Dialogue cover art

U.S. soybean trade challenges: Iowa farmer Brent Renner shares insight from Borlaug Dialogue

At the 2025 Borlaug International Dialogue, Brownfield's Brent Barnett sits down with Iowa farmer Brent Renner to discuss the ...

Corn was up in midweek overnight trade | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was up in midweek overnight trade | Morning Market Minute

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

Soybeans’ Global Impact: Combating Hunger and Improving Soil Health | Interview with Meagan Kaiser cover art

Soybeans’ Global Impact: Combating Hunger and Improving Soil Health | Interview with Meagan Kaiser

At the 2025 Borlaug International Dialogue in Des Moines, Missouri farmer and United Soybean Board leader Meagan Kaiser ...

Compeer Financial: One Partner. Every Season. cover art

Compeer Financial: One Partner. Every Season.

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

Midlakes + Compeer Financial cover art

Midlakes + Compeer Financial

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

Midlakes Compeer Teaser Video 2 cover art

Midlakes Compeer Teaser Video 2

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

Midlakes Compeer Teaser Video 1 cover art

Midlakes Compeer Teaser Video 1

Learn more about what's happening in the agriculture markets here: https://brownfieldagnews.com/markets/ Find more agriculture ...

How this custom harvesting operation is protecting every aspect of their business cover art

How this custom harvesting operation is protecting every aspect of their business

From forage harvesting to hauling, Midlakes Custom Services LLC offers many services to local farms and communities.

Cattle closed higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle closed higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

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

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 firm overnight trade in soybeans, the mixed corn and ...

Soybeans were higher Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in soybeans and corn, and the mixed closes for ...

Harvest progress remains strong in south-central Iowa cover art

Harvest progress remains strong in south-central Iowa

Harvest is moving along quickly in south-central Iowa. Knoxville farmer Steve Kuiper tells Brownfield yields have been mixed, with ...

Turn Harvest Into a Weed Management Opportunity cover art

Turn Harvest Into a Weed Management Opportunity

Harvest is in full swing, and Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Jason Gibson, says the combine cab gives ...

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, the mixed moves in corn ...

Feeder cattle were only $3.50 lower for the week despite closing limit down Friday cover art

Feeder cattle were only $3.50 lower for the week despite closing limit down Friday

In this episode, Meghan Grebner and Josh Maples discuss the latest trends in the livestock market, focusing on cattle and hog ...

Cattle dropped Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle dropped Friday | Closing Market Minute

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

Soybeans, corn, and wheat were up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans, corn, and wheat were up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modestly higher overnight moves in grains and oilseeds ...

Cattle were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

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

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week runs October 19-25 | Outdoor Adventures cover art

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week runs October 19-25 | Outdoor Adventures

This episode of Outdoor Adventures is a content partnership with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

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