OKLAHOMA CITY – A dangerous combination of ferocious winds, dry lands and cratering humidity levels are bringing an "extremely critical" fire threat to millions across wide swaths of Texas and Oklahoma on Friday, including multiple urban areas.It's a slice of the effects of a powerful and sprawling storm expected to...

The director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says Friday’s scheduled U.S. Senate vote on a Continuing Resolution to keep the government operating will raise questions no matter the outcome. “There is no good situation that involves a government shutdown.” Jonathan Coppess tells Brownfield, “What...

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Amgen is hoping to rival Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in the weight-loss drug market.

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were lower, waiting for direct business to develop.  Boxed beef was mixed at midday.  April live cattle closed $.65 higher at $202.05 and June lives closed $.40 higher at $198.27.  April feeder cattle closed $.75 lower at $297.97 and...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -1.39%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.89%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down -1.16%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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May corn closed at $4.65 and 1/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.10 and 3/4, up 10 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $307.10, up $6.90May soybean oil closed at 41.28, down 40 pointsMay wheat closed at $5.62 and 1/2, up 8 and 1/2 centsApr. live...

A Minnesota family that converted from a milking parlor to robotic milking says the change improved herd health and allowed them to focus on what they’re good at.  Suzanne Vold with Dorrick Dairy near Glenwood, Minnesota tells Brownfield the decision to move from milking in a parlor to robotic milking...

NW_LS410 Des Moines, IA Thu, Mar 13, 2025 USDA Market News USDA BEEF CARCASS PRICE EQUIVALENT INDEX VALUE CHOICE SELECT Index 600-900# 600-900# Values => $304.52 $292.19 ...

MP Materials is receiving a big boost from a key Trump announcement.

Grains and cattle are higher early, with hogs mixed.Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says cattle futures recovered nicely from Friday’s selloff with some contracts making new highs for the move, pricing in record cash cattle trade.Cash trade in...

Grain and livestock futures end mostly lower on Friday in a commodity wide selloff.Randy Martinson, Martinson Ag, says corn and soybeans saw early pressure as both markets ran up into chart resistance which triggered profit taking.March corn ran into...

Grain and livestock are mostly lower early Friday, except nearby live cattle.Allison Thompson with The Money Farm says corn and soybeans both ran up into chart resistance and are seeing some profit taking by technical traders.However, after a 60 cent...

Corn, soybeans and cattle all higher on Thursday, with wheat and the stock market lower. Darin Newsom with Barchart says corn and soybeans were higher on technical buying and adding some weather premium with a hot dry extended forecast for Argentina...