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From the pump to the checkout: how fuel prices reshape consumer spending

As we head into summer grilling season, consumers may feel the pinch from rising fuel prices affecting their grocery budgets.

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From the pump to the checkout: how fuel prices reshape consumer spending cover art

From the pump to the checkout: how fuel prices reshape consumer spending

As we head into summer grilling season, consumers may feel the pinch from rising fuel prices affecting their grocery budgets.

Cattle futures up sharply this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Cattle futures up sharply this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

This week, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez discuss recent trends in ...

El Nino could mean volatile weather this spring cover art

El Nino could mean volatile weather this spring

Brownfield Ag Meteorologist Greg Soulje tells Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins what an El Nino pattern could ...

Cattle were lower Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were lower Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Friday's losses in cattle and hogs, the gains in corn and ...

Corn was up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what supported corn and soybeans overnight, why wheat ...

Wheat was lower Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was lower Thursday | Closing Market Minute

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

Wheat was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight losses in wheat, soybeans, and corn, and ...

Soybeans were higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the midweek gains in soybeans, corn, and hogs, and the ...

Succession Planning: Where to start & what producers need to know cover art

Succession Planning: Where to start & what producers need to know

Farm succession planning can be one of the most challenging—and most important—conversations for any operation.

Wheat was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what supported wheat, soybeans, and corn overnight and ...

Navigating Uncertainty in the Cattle Market: Insights from Joplin Regional Stockyards cover art

Navigating Uncertainty in the Cattle Market: Insights from Joplin Regional Stockyards

The cattle market is an ever-changing landscape, influenced by various factors such as weather, demand, and buyer behavior.

Wheat was higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

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

Moving The Pile cover art

Moving The Pile

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff funding to partner with organizations to increase trade and build global ...

Wheat was solidly higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was solidly higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in wheat and corn, the mixed trade in ...

The Current State of the Cattle Market: Insights from Joplin Regional Stockyards cover art

The Current State of the Cattle Market: Insights from Joplin Regional Stockyards

With many cattle being sold earlier than usual, there's a possibility of shortages later in the season. Jackie emphasized that this ...

Cattle were higher Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the gains in cattle, corn, and soybeans, and Monday's ...

USMCA supports U.S./Canadian agri-food trade cover art

USMCA supports U.S./Canadian agri-food trade

Our Nicole Heslip hears from Canadian ag exporters about how farmers on both sides of the border benefit from USMCA.

Farm policy matters cover art

Farm policy matters

This week on #InsideDC, our Carah Hart and House Ag Committee chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson talk about the progress of the ...

Enlist One Applications: Tips for On-Target Success cover art

Enlist One Applications: Tips for On-Target Success

As farmers get ready to start making herbicide applications, Corteva Enlist Portfolio Marketing Lead, Jillian Schmiedt, says it's ...

Corn was up modestly overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was up modestly overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the firm overnight trade in corn and soybeans, the mixed ...

Thompson Breaks Down Farm Bill, Farmer Aid, and Ag Policy Direction| Inside D.C. cover art

Thompson Breaks Down Farm Bill, Farmer Aid, and Ag Policy Direction| Inside D.C.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how decisions in Washington shape the tools you use on your farm. This week ...

New “Underwater Cities” Boost Fishing Prospects at Lake Red Rock in Iowa cover art

New “Underwater Cities” Boost Fishing Prospects at Lake Red Rock in Iowa

On this episode, Brent Barnett talks with Rich Paris, president of the Red Rock Lake Association. RRLA recently announced the ...

Cattle futures move lower this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Cattle futures move lower this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

This week, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and ag economist Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension discuss the ...

Decoding the Livestock Market: Trends and Insights from 2026 cover art

Decoding the Livestock Market: Trends and Insights from 2026

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension talk about the USDA's annual livestock ...

Ramping up domestic fertilizer production cover art

Ramping up domestic fertilizer production

Fertilizer availability questions are on the rise for 2027. Phosphate producer Itafos CEO David Delaney says his North American ...

Cattle were higher Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Friday's gains in cattle and soybeans, and the mixed ...

Congress introduces Homegrown Fertilizer Act cover art

Congress introduces Homegrown Fertilizer Act

Congressman Eric Sorensen discusses legislation to lower fertilizer costs, promote competition, and the importance of certainty for ...

Corn was modestly higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was modestly higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what supported corn, what pressured wheat, and why ...

USDA: Listening key to rebuilding trust in data cover art

USDA: Listening key to rebuilding trust in data

Is USDA doing enough to rebuild trust in its data? Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden tells Brownfield the answer starts with ...

Wheat was higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Thursday's gains in wheat, cattle, and corn, the losses in ...

Wheat was up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in wheat, the mixed move for corn, and ...

Soybeans were lower at midweek | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were lower at midweek | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the losses in soybeans and cattle, and the mixed finishes in ...

Inside a succession plan built on trust, HR, and hard conversations cover art

Inside a succession plan built on trust, HR, and hard conversations

In this episode of the Next Gen Podcast with Erin Anderson and Kellan Heavican, Dwight Mogler and Janaye Metzger, Iowa pork ...

Corn was up modestly overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was up modestly overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the firm overnight move in corn, the mixed trade in ...

The Latest in the Cattle Market: Insights from Jackie Moore cover art

The Latest in the Cattle Market: Insights from Jackie Moore

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and Jackie Moore, Joplin Regional Stockyards, talk about the markets and outside factors ...

A look at commodity markets with Advance Trading’s Brian Basting cover art

A look at commodity markets with Advance Trading’s Brian Basting

In this detailed interview, agricultural economist Brian Basting with Advance Trading discusses the latest USDA WASDE report, ...

Cattle were lower Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were lower Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at why cattle closed lower while corn, hogs, soybeans, and ...

Tough calls for a stronger future | NextGen Podcast cover art

Tough calls for a stronger future | NextGen Podcast

From HR policies to operational growth, succession planning takes strategy. In this week's episode of the #NextGenPodcast, Erin ...

Beef markets are holding strong despite global and domestic headwinds cover art

Beef markets are holding strong despite global and domestic headwinds

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner talks with Jackie Moore, owner of Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri, about how the cattle ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your rundown on the higher overnight push in soybeans, mixed trade in ...

Cattle were lower Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were lower Monday | Closing Market Minute

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

Farm Bill, Year-Round E15 & Fertilizer Prices—What Farmers Should Know | Inside D.C. cover art

Farm Bill, Year-Round E15 & Fertilizer Prices—What Farmers Should Know | Inside D.C.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how decisions in Washington shape the tools you use on your farm. This week ...

USDA calls on farmers for ag input stories cover art

USDA calls on farmers for ag input stories

Brownfield's Nicole Heslip speaks with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden about why farmer information is needed for ...

Herbicide Considerations cover art

Herbicide Considerations

Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Grant Harms, says growers have a lot to think about when it comes to ...

Wheat was modestly higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was modestly higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what supported wheat overnight, why corn and soybeans ...

Caleb Drakes bags an early season Iowa gobbler cover art

Caleb Drakes bags an early season Iowa gobbler

On this week's show, my good friend Caleb Drake tells the story of his early season gobbler in Iowa. Learn more about what's ...

Placements drop 7% in latest Cattle on Feed report | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Placements drop 7% in latest Cattle on Feed report | Weekly Livestock Market Update

In this episode, Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine break down the data from ...

Weather, China, Middle East all questions for commodity markets cover art

Weather, China, Middle East all questions for commodity markets

Garrett Toay from Ag Trader Talk tells Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins about a few of the questions currently ...

Soybeans were up Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were up Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the firm Friday close in soybeans, the mixed business in ...

Soybeans were lower overnight | Moring Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were lower overnight | Moring Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the lower overnight business in soybeans, the mixed trade ...

E15, Farm Bill, and Farm Policy Outlook with Senator Boozman cover art

E15, Farm Bill, and Farm Policy Outlook with Senator Boozman

In this interview, Brownfield's Carah Hart talks with U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman about the latest ...

Wheat was higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Thursday's gains in wheat, losses in cattle and corn, and ...

Demand opportunities in Mexico for #beef and #pork cover art

Demand opportunities in Mexico for #beef and #pork

The US Meat Export Federation has been in Mexico City this week for the U.S. Red Meat Symposium. Brownfield's Meghan ...

Inside the Pork Checkoff Campaign: One Year of Impact & Insights cover art

Inside the Pork Checkoff Campaign: One Year of Impact & Insights

Kiersten Hafer, vice president of business intelligence and innovation with the National Pork Board, meets with Brownfield's ...

Wheat was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher overnight trade for wheat, the mixed move in ...

E15, Farm Bill, and Farm Policy Outlook with Senator Boozman cover art

E15, Farm Bill, and Farm Policy Outlook with Senator Boozman

In this interview, Brownfield's Carah Hart talks with U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman about the latest ...

Boozman: Rising Fertilizer Costs Highlight Need for Ad-Hoc Farmer Aid cover art

Boozman: Rising Fertilizer Costs Highlight Need for Ad-Hoc Farmer Aid

Fertilizer costs are rising—and it's putting pressure on farmers. U.S. Senate Ag Chairman John Boozman says more ad-hoc ...

Soybeans were higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Wednesday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the midweek gains in soybeans, corn, and wheat, the ...

How beginning producers access capital: Loans, land, and getting started cover art

How beginning producers access capital: Loans, land, and getting started

Access to capital is one of the biggest hurdles for young and beginning farmers—Brownfield's Erin Anderson and Kellan Heavican ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at what supported soybeans and corn overnight, why wheat ...

Small Grains, Big Weed Challenges cover art

Small Grains, Big Weed Challenges

As farmers plant spring wheat, durum, and barley, Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Grant Harms says the ...

Cattle futures were higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle futures were higher Tuesday | Closing Market Minute

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

Loans, land, and a little bit of paperwork cover art

Loans, land, and a little bit of paperwork

Support matters. Brownfield's Erin Anderson and Kellan Heavican talk with Nebraska FSA about options available for young ...

Tariff review creates more uncertainty cover art

Tariff review creates more uncertainty

The legality of President Trump's tariffs is in question, and ag economist Brad Lubben with the University of Nebraska tells our ...

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the modest overnight gains in soybeans, corn, and wheat, ...

Wheat was higher Monday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Wheat was higher Monday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Monday's gains in wheat, losses in soybeans, and the ...

Fuel, Fertilizer and the Middle East Conflict  | Inside D.C. cover art

Fuel, Fertilizer and the Middle East Conflict | Inside D.C.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how decisions in Washington shape the tools you use on your farm. This week ...

Vive’s Bifender SM expands in-season soil insect control cover art

Vive’s Bifender SM expands in-season soil insect control

Brownfield's Brent Barnett talks with Vive lead agronomist George Huckabay about Bifender SM, Vive's new soil-applied ...

Corn was up overnight | Morning Market Minute cover art

Corn was up overnight | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the overnight gains in corn and wheat, the mixed move for ...

Understanding the complex ag economy cover art

Understanding the complex ag economy

Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and Univeristy of Tennessee's Charley Martinez discuss the dynamics of the current ag economy.

El Nino confidence on the rise cover art

El Nino confidence on the rise

Meteorologist Xander Lowry with Aura Commodities tells Brownfield's Jared White that confidence in an El Nino weather pattern ...

Spring crappie fishing heating up in Midwest cover art

Spring crappie fishing heating up in Midwest

On this week's show, Brent Barnett sits down with his friend Miah Bolyard from Illinois about their crappie fishing experiences this ...

Cattle futures up sharply this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update cover art

Cattle futures up sharply this week | Weekly Livestock Market Update

This week Brownfield's Meghan Grebner and University of Tennessee ag economist Charley Martinez discuss current livestock ...

Top 5 Ag News stories for April 10, 2026 cover art

Top 5 Ag News stories for April 10, 2026

Brownfield's Jared White counts down the Top 5 Ag News stories for the week. Learn more about what's happening in the ...

Soybeans were higher Friday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were higher Friday | Closing Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at Friday's higher moves in soybeans and cattle, the losses in ...

Long-term drought is influencing U.S. crop production cover art

Long-term drought is influencing U.S. crop production

Drought could have a big impact on some crops this year Allendale Inc. Chief Strategist Rich Nelson tells Brownfield Commodity ...

Soybeans were up over night | Morning Market Minute cover art

Soybeans were up over night | Morning Market Minute

Brownfield Commodity Market Reporter John Perkins has your look at the higher overnight trade in soybeans, the losses in corn, ...

Ethanol industry prepares to ramp up to meet new RVO’s cover art

Ethanol industry prepares to ramp up to meet new RVO’s

The Renewable Fuels Association's Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the ethanol industry is poised to meet the Renewable Volume ...

April Tailgate Talk | Navigating the current ag landscape as we begin 2026 cover art

April Tailgate Talk | Navigating the current ag landscape as we begin 2026

Join Cyndi Young and her guests, Mark Benninga, and John Richer, as they discuss navigating the current ag landscape as we ...

Cattle were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute cover art

Cattle were higher Thursday | Closing Market Minute

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

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