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

What to watch:

» Soybeans are up on the higher bean oil.

» Corn and wheat are watching weather.

» Cattle are waiting for direct business to get defined.

» Hogs are down on profit taking.

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Michigan’s climate is ideal for growing higher protein food-grade soybeans. In this Pods for Profit, we’ll meet an edible soybean marketer with Star of the West Milling Company who will help explain more about the specialty crop and its supply chain.

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Research shows Missouri beef consumers feel more strongly about animal welfare and management practices than the national average. In this episode, Dr. Craig Payne with the University of Missouri Extension shares how the Beef Quality Assurance program invests in building consumer trust.

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On this episode of Agriculture Today, we’ll learn about an upcoming roundtable on WOTUS, how farmers are navigating risk management amid the tariff situation, a new agreement between the U.S. and Vietnam on ethanol usage, and whether 2025 is the year a federal solution for E15 gets done.

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Brownfield's Larry Lee visited with Jacqi Coleman and Suzanne Vold, of Dairy Management Inc, at the Professional Dairy Producers Business Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.

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

Closing numbers:

» May corn $4.61 up $.02 and 1/2

» May soybeans $10.15 and ½ down ½ cents

» May soybean meal $304.30 down $1.60

» May soybean oil 42.10 up 51 points

» May Chicago wheat $5.68 and ½ up $.11 and 1/2

» April live cattle $205.02 up $1.85

» April lean hogs $88.07 up $1.45

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Megan Kreul 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 able to compete against other athletes, make new friends, improve herself, and set personal goals. The next game or meet is never promised, so she always gives it her all. The sports Megan competes in are volleyball, basketball, and track and field. She actively participates in FFA, Future Business Leaders of America, the environmental club, the National Honor Society, SDPE Swim Help, Song Spinners, and the chorus. Megan volunteers her time in her community with highway clean-ups for various groups and has helped at the Grant County Dairy Breakfast for over 10 years. She helps on her county's local tractor rides in July with the route and the live auction to help benefit the local fire department of the town that they ride to. She also helps with admissions for a local group, Full Throttle, for an NTPA tractor pull. Being a 6th generation on her family farm, Megan sees agriculture as a way of life, as not many people have the opportunity to experience it anymore. Family farms are usually so big that not just one family operates it. Her father oversees about 500 acres of corn and soybeans and plants all of Beck's Seed and with his Beck's agronomy team. There are no guarantees in farming, but she does the best she can and hopes that she leaves it a little better for the next generation. Megan will be attending Winona State University for pre-physical therapy while also competing for the Winona State University Girls track team. 

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Beth Grossheim was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the field. The aspect that she loves most about high school sports is the satisfaction of accomplishing feats that may have seemed daunting or nearly impossible at first. Many times Beth has faced setbacks of self-doubt, but learning to overcome these obstacles has taught her resilience and the importance of perseverance. In addition, she strives to help her teammates reach their goals and view their successes not as loss for herself, but an opportunity for her to push herself to improve. Beth competes in track and field and she is involved in FFA. She participates in many community activities through FFA and her parish. She has volunteered for many activities such as MECCA Trail clean-up, roadside clean-up, WUMFA Conference, Christmas in the Village, Thanksgiving meal prep, Cottontail Classic, Labor Auction, and the Pink Heals Neon Run. Furthermore, through FFA, she has volunteered for Mishicot Floral, taught workshops for community members, and created products for Mishicot Floral to sell. To continue, she has also volunteered at her parish, Holy Cross in Mishicot by ushering and altar serving regularly. Beth believes that agriculture is a valuable aspect of everyone's life no matter what they do. Agriculture is not just about growing crops and raising livestock. It's about learning how to understand the environment, using resources wisely, and most importantly, sustaining life. Agriculture provides jobs, supports economies, and ensures that future generations can also benefit from agriculture. Since Beth is a sophomore, she is unsure of her plans after graduating high school.

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Madison Lauck was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the court and course. What she loves most about high school sports is being part of a team. As one of the team captains this year, she wanted to lead by example by having a positive attitude and encouraging her teammates when times got hard on the court. As for golf, she has valued building her ability to handle stress independently on the course and discovering her mental strength and ability to perform successfully under pressure. She has been blessed to grow up in a small community where she can be highly involved, allowing her to develop time management skills, work as a team, and become a leader. Madison competes in volleyball and golf. She is involved in the FFA for 6 years and holds the office of chapter secretary, 4-H for 10 years, Student Council and holds the position of president, band, co-section, Tri-M music honor society group as the secretary, National Honors Society as the fundraising chairperson, and FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes). Madison spends her time volunteering in numerous church and community activities, like serving at the Triotel appreciation banquet, 4-H barn clean up before achievement days, serving the annual harvest meal to the farmers, serving at the pancake feed during FFA week, serving Salem Community Women Ladies Night Out meal and working concession stand with the golf and volleyball team. Madison is most proud of the senior project that she developed to benefit her community. She went on a two-year journey to create a statewide campaign with Trashie, a company that prides itself on zero-waste fashion. She developed a knowledge check survey of upcycling and the effects of textile waste on the environment. She then created an educational video on upcycling, environmental concerns with textile waste, and how people can be part of the solution. She wanted to not only complete a final research project, but also to put it into action and make actual change, bring awareness to the importance of limiting textile waste, and gain knowledge of ways upcycling can help the environment. Agriculture to Madison is a way of life. More importantly, it is a community. She has been blessed to be surrounded by family and friends who work tireless hours and will drop everything to help a neighbor or community member. FFA has provided her with invaluable knowledge of agriculture's importance, leadership skills development, and how agriculture will play a role in the rest of her life. Madison plans to attend South Dakota State University to earn her undergraduate degree in human biology while in the honors program. She will then obtain her physician assistant degree potentially at the University of South Dakota. She plans to practice with her physician assistant license for a few years while earning her functional medicine license. She hopes to use her future career to help those in her community. 

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Addison Naus was nominated as a Beck’s Player with Heart for her commitment and passion on and off the course and field. She loves everything about high school sports. The friendships she has made, the discipline and lessons she has learned, the hard work that goes into practices and races, and even the delicious food at team dinners. However, most importantly, she loves the positive comradery amongst her teammates and her. She enjoys that sports are not only about competition and winning; they are instead about building bonds with teammates and the community while working together to achieve a common goal and grow stronger. The sports Addison competes in include cross country as the captain and track and field as the distance captain. She is also involved in FFA as the President, DECA, and National Honors Society. Through FFA she has participated in soil judging, public speaking, a job interview contest, food science, agronomy, and ag-sales. Outside of school and sports, Addison dedicates her time to volunteering at various events including the Wood County Junior Fair Board Secretary, Crim Elementary 2nd and 7 Program, Bobcat-A-Thon Dance Marathon Committee, creator/event coordinator of Making a Difference One Toy at a Time BGCS District Wide Toy Drive, Wood County Junior Fair Royalty Court 1st Runner Up Fair Queen. Agriculture is everything to Addison as it truly provides the foundation for America, offering the building blocks that keep society going. It’s not only about livestock and crop production but also about growth, leadership, and communication. It’s a passion that connects hard work with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, allowing the world to grow and flourish. Growing up in agriculture has provided her with the skill set she needs to become successful in the near future and has given her so many opportunities to grow, learn, and become the best version of herself. Addison is committed to attending Wilmington College to study ag business and agronomy with a concentration in marketing. She will be competing in cross country and track and field during her time there. She is beyond excited to continue to do what she loves and spread awareness and knowledge about agriculture for the rest of her life.

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