For Dana Grundy, it started with a backyard garden.

In this week’s NextGen Podcast, Brownfield’s Erin Anderson and Kellan Heavican learn about Grundy’s story. After family circumstances changed, Dana transformed two residential lots in Tulsa, Oklahoma, into an urban farm and orchard. Today she's growing specialty crops, helping improve access to fresh food in her community, and proving you don't need hundreds of acres—or even a family farm—to become a producer.

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight losses in soybeans and corn, the mixed trade in wheat, and what the open could look like for cattle and hogs

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Headlines on today’s episode include:

- Hot July brings pollination concerns

- Price decline in the cattle sector

- Grassley encouraged by latest USMCA comments 

- Farmer Aid….Again

- Buy inputs now and later  

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Members of the Minnesota Pork Activate leadership development program recently traveled to California to experience agriculture from a broader perspective.

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Each year, farmers seek the best solutions to help protect their corn and soybeans. In this Hoegemeyer Hometown Field Update, Agronomist Eric Solberg​ says that corn related diseases have been on the radar in recent years, especially southern rust. He says that right now is an important time to be out scouting your fields and looking into products that will protect your yield.

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

September corn $4.58 and ½ up $.06 and 3/4

August soybeans $12.12 up $.03 and 1/2

August soybean meal $320.30 down $.50

August soybean oil 70.76 down 70 points

September Chicago wheat $6.62 and ½ up $.02 and 1/2

August live cattle $227.47 up $2.25

August lean hogs $103.10 up $.12

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight losses in soybeans and wheat, the mixed moves in corn, and how cattle and hogs might open

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Stories on today's show include:

-The USDA has announced plans to resume live cattle imports from Mexico.  

-The CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says Senate Ag Committee leaders are optimistic about marking up a bipartisan farm bill before the August recess.

-The president of the National Pork Producers Council says he’s optimistic a fix for Proposition 12 can still be included in the Senate’s version of the farm bill.

-An economist says today’s agriculture policy isn’t built for the future of the industry.  

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Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how decisions in Washington shape the tools you use on your farm. This week, Brownfield’s Carah Hart talks with Robbie Minnich at the National Cotton Council about the Congressional timeline, what it means for the farm bill, and whether lawmakers can deliver additional support to farmers facing economic challenges. 

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Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight losses in soybeans, corn, and wheat, along with how cattle and hogs might open

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