Brownfield Ag News

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what could influence soybeans, corn, wheat, cattle, and hogs on the first trading day of 2026.

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On this special New Year's holiday edition of the show, Brownfield's Mark Dorenkamp interviews Abe Smith from Corteva, Jared White talks with Abigail Peterson from the Illinois Soybean Association, and Larry Lee sits down with Amy Nofzinger from AARP.

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Understanding input costs and farm margins – In this Managing For Profit, learn more about maximizing a fertilizer strategy and finding savings without compromising yield. 

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Headlines on today’s episode include:

-Analyst says corn market lacks direction entering new year

-Weak Chinese buying and South American weather keep soybean prices steady heading into the new year

-Illinois farmer looks to winter moisture after better-than-expected 2025 harvest

-U.S. red meat production fell in 2025 despite a brief surge at the end of the year

-Economists say higher prices needed as input costs stay elevated

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the New Year's Eve gains in cattle, losses in soybeans and wheat, and mixed closes for corn and hogs

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Brownfield's John Perkins has your look at the overnight declines in soybeans, corn, and wheat, and how cattle and hogs could open the last trading day of 2025

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Bayer Crop Science’s seed production plants play a critical role in ensuring the performance farmers expect from DEKALB® corn and Asgrow® soybeans.

In this Managing for Profit, Clint Rodenberg, production lead for DEKALB brand, and Drew Yingling, plant production manager at Bayer’s Stonington, Illinois, Asgrow soybean production facility, share how the process starts long before farmers ever open a bag of seed.

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Headlines on today’s episode include:

-Variable temperatures and above-average precipitation from La Niña may improve soil conditions before spring

-RMI survey: Farmland prices highest in 20 months

-Illinois researchers investigate first Group 15 herbicide resistance in giant foxtail

-Kentucky farmer gives outlook on 2026 cropping year

-HPAI confirmed in central Iowa backyard flock

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

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modest overnight gains in soybeans, the mixed moves for corn and wheat, and what could influence cattle and hogs at the open.

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