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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were lower, feeders were mixed waiting on direct business ahead of the long holiday weekend.  October live cattle closed $1.35 lower at $212.95 and December live cattle closed $1.40 lower at $214.72.  October feeder cattle closed $.95 lower at $320.15 and November feeder cattle closed $.57 lower at The post Live cattle, hog futures finish the week lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

A farm succession specialist says setting aside regular time for transfer planning can make decisions about an operation’s future more manageable. Joy Kirkpatrick is with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension. “We have a lot of baby boomers who are at a retirement age or as we say in agriculture, shifting gears to their The post Cultivating Your Farm’s Future series provides regular planning for multiple generations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Many farmers are putting together crop nutrition programs for 2026. Andrew Tucker with Loveland Products says macronutrients will be an important part of fall and spring applications. “Looking at phosphorous, potassium, nitrogen applications, but really encouraging guys to look at the rest of the program. What are we doing about sulfur? How is calcium a The post Loveland Products sales manager encourages broader 2026 fertilizer approach appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.     

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. There was no change in weather, with parts of the region expected to stay hot and dry into the coming week. Some areas could see rain and there’s a chance for temperatures to moderate, but that rain is expected to light overall and temperatures will likely The post Soybeans, corn, wheat take profits ahead of Labor Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.