September 3, 2024

USDA says only 3% of South Dakota’s corn is mature as September begins and an agronomist in the Dakotas and Minnesota says more heat units are needed to help the later-planted corn reach maturity. “We need anywhere from 250 to 300 more heat units to reach black layer.” Rick Swenson with Peterson Farms Seed says […] The post More warm and sunshine needed to mature SD corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Some farmers facing a gap in farm financing are looking for unique solutions. CEO Ben Gordon says Fractal, a U.S.-based company focusing on farmland equity financing, helps family farms access capital needed to invest in their operations. “We do that by taking passive minority investments in land that farmers own,” he says. “So, we keep […] The post Navigating a challenging farm economy appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn harvest is underway in Missouri, ahead of average for this time of the year. USDA says corn harvest for grain is 5% complete, with 39% of the crop mature. Rice harvest continues in the Missouri Bootheel at 15% complete, also ahead of average. Cotton bolls are starting to open at 14%, ahead of average. […] The post Corn harvest begins in Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybeans are just starting to mature in Michigan. Southwest Michigan farmer Jake Drozd tells Brownfield soybean harvest is getting close. “There’s some beans turning, there are guys probably cutting soybeans next week,” he shares. “Our own stuff, I’d say we’re probably going to be that 3rd to 4th week of September on some […] The post Michigan soybean harvest in sight appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The scattered rains were welcome in Wisconsin last week, but they hampered fieldwork.  USDA reporters say there were almost five days suitable for fieldwork, and topsoil moisture levels are rated as 12% surplus, 72% adequate, and 14% short. Eighty-two percent of Wisconsin’s corn is now in the dough stage, with 43% in the dent stage.  […] The post Scattered rains helped crops but slowed Wisconsin’s farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says the Illinois corn crop is maturing ahead of pace. Gallatin County farmer Jeff Scates says his early harvest results are below expectations. “Not quite as good as we had hoped for on the corn front.”  He says, “We also have cut some beans and we’re kind of up and down a little […] The post Illinois corn maturing ahead of pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. The trade is expecting recent warm, dry weather in much of the region to have at least some impact on yields. The USDA says 94% of the U.S. crop is at the pod setting stage and 13% is dropping leaves, both ahead of the respective five-year averages, […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat up to start September appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn closed at $4.09 and 1/4, up 8 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans closed at $10.12, up 12 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $317.40, up $7.30Oct. soybean oil closed at 41.48, down 105 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.52, up 19 and 1/4 centsOct. live cattle closed at $179.27, up 67 centsOct. feeder cattle closed at […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 3, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybean conditions decreased slightly in Indiana. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated ​68 percent good to excellent with ​89 percent dough, 61 percent dented, and 12 percent mature. Soybeans are ​also rated 68 percent good to excellent with 94 percent setting pods and 15 […] The post Crop progress declines slightly on the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. corn and soybean development remains at or ahead of normal. While that follows another week of mixed, but generally favorable, weather in much of the Midwest and Plains, there are some concerns that dry weather in parts of the region could trim yields. The USDA says 90% of corn is at the dough making […] The post 65% of U.S. corn, soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story