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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in hogs, the mostly higher finish for wheat, and the losses in soybeans, corn, and cattle.

Closing numbers:

» May corn $4.64 and ¼ down $.04 and 3/4

» May soybeans $10.09 and ¾ down $.03 and 1/4

» May soybean meal $300.30 up $3.20

» May soybean oil 42.01 down 70 points

» May Chicago wheat $5.58 and ¼ up $.01

» April live cattle $206.95 down $1.52

» April lean hogs $86.12 up $.57

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Brownfield's Carah Hart visited with U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) at the Kansas City Agribusiness Council Meeting in Olathe, Kansas. Senator Moran says the goal is to get a farm bill across the finish line by the August recess.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the firm start for wheat, the early weakness in corn, soybeans, and cattle, and the mixed open for hogs.

What to watch:

» Soybeans and corn want some fresh news.

» Wheat is oversold.

» Cattle continue to wait for direct business.

» Hogs are mixed, consolidating.

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about the latest farm bill negotiations and updates in the Congress, some optimism from a Midwestern lawmaker that a new farm bill will get done this year, assessing President Trump’s tariff strategy, and a look at interest rate takeaways from the Federal Reserve’s March meeting that took place this week.

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Brownfield's Jared White visited with Thaddeus Bates, senior manager with Nutrien Ag Solutions Innovation Farm Network, at Nutrien Ag Solutions Innovation Farm outside Champaign, Illinois.

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

Closing numbers:

» May corn $4.69 up $.07

» May soybeans $10.13 up $.04 and 3/4

» May soybean meal $297.10 down $.60

» May soybean oil 42.71 up 35 points

» May Chicago wheat $5.57 and ¼ down $.06 and 1/4

» April live cattle $208.47 up $1.65

» April lean hogs $85.55 down $.02

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Brownfield's Erin Anderson visited with Indiana Farm Bureau director of public policy Andy Tauer at the Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the early gains in corn and cattle, the initial losses in soybeans and wheat, and the mixed start for hogs.

What to watch:

» Soybeans and wheat are pressured by export sales number.

» Corn is up after a week-to-week gain in sales.

» Cattle are waiting for direct business.

» Hogs are consolidating.

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Conventional wisdom says high yields equals producing more per acre, but does increased yield always equate to the best profit or return on investment? An expert with AgroLiquid dives into that question on this episode of Managing for Profit. 

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about some reports that the USDA will once again be distributing, takeaways from the most recent USDA supply and demand report, continued debate over the RFS, and some comments from the U.S. EPA administrator on the review of crop protection tools.

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