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Corn and rice planting is underway in Missouri. In the first weekly crop progress report of the season, USDA says six percent of the corn is planted in Missouri, in-line with last year’s pace and [Read More…]

Oat seeding is a little ahead of normal in Iowa’s first weekly USDA crop report for 2025. At 20 percent done, the pace is two days ahead of the five-year average but does trail last [Read More…]

It’s been an early spring for some farmers in South Dakota. Chet Edinger farms in Davison County says the spring wheat got planted in March and some fertilizer has been applied. “We got a lot [Read More…]

Heavy rains have brought up to 10 inches to Tennessee farm fields and some flooding. The first weekly crop report from USDA of the season says topsoil moisture supplies have a 57 percent surplus, and [Read More…]

Soybeans were mixed. It was an up and down day with the trade waiting for any updates on tariffs. China is reportedly open to negotiations, but significant near-term progress seems unlikely, with the White House [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.64 and 1/2, up 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.83, up 6 centsMay soybean meal closed at $288.40, up $5.30May soybean oil closed at 45.15, down 69 pointsMay wheat [Read More…]

The USDA says Illinois farmers have been able to get some seed in the ground. Beck’s Hybrids agronomist Matt Montgomery, who’s based in central Illinois, agrees. “There’s actually a little bit of beans, more than [Read More…]

Michigan fields are starting the growing season well saturated. Monroe Country farmer Doug Darling tells Brownfield he’s received nearly five inches of rain over the past 10 days. “We’ve gotten a lot of precipitation, so [Read More…]

The chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association says farmers and consumers are benefitting as the state’s biodiesel blend requirements increase. Ron Kindred, who also farms in Logan County, says bipartisan legislation passed in 2022 continues [Read More…]

Farmers know how critical it is to get their crop off to a good start. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist, Brad Allen, joined us last week to talk about laying a solid foundation for cornfields and [Read More…]

An ag tax specialist is confident Congress will act before several provisions important to farm families expire. Chad Hanson with Iowa-based tax accounting firm Corporate Farmer says recent signals from Washington indicate progress. “What I’m [Read More…]

A recent snowstorm has delayed fieldwork and small grains planting in northeast South Dakota. Market analyst and farmer DuWayne Bosse tells Brownfield… “We had some small grains get planted, but a very small percentage. Everyone [Read More…]

The CEO of Missouri Corn says he’s optimistic in the growth potential for U.S. ethanol. Starting in May, Missouri will be allowed to sell 15 percent blended ethanol year-round and Bradley Schad tells Brownfield… “We’re [Read More…]

A Farm Service Agency official says farmers are actively signing up for crop insurance and economic relief. Wisconsin FSA’s Deputy Executive Director Tyler Radke tells Brownfield they’ve had a steady flow of farmers signing up [Read More…]

An ag economist who farms in southern Minnesota encourages farmers to control the controllables in the face of tight margins. Megan Roberts works for Compeer Financial and says there’s a lot of uncertainty right now. [Read More…]

The vice president of economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council says cotton prices are responding lower to trade retaliation from China. “In just the last few days, cotton prices have dropped from [Read More…]

May corn closed at $4.60 and 1/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.77, down 34 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal closed at $283.10, down $4.90May soybean oil closed at 45.84, down 1.22 [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower as the market grapples with demand uncertainty following retaliatory tariff announcements from China. June live cattle closed $6.50 lower at $198.20 and August [Read More…]

The president and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says the biggest area of concern for the announced tariffs are in Asia. Dan Halstrom says Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are at the top [Read More…]

The executive director of the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) says a new proposal in the General Assembly offers a potential long-term funding solution for local districts. Eliot Clay tells Brownfield [Read More…]