April 7, 2025

Planting delays are likely to continue as much of Kentucky continues to battle historic flooding. Caleb Ragland farms in the central part of the state. “I just hope that there’s some left for the critical growing season throughout the later spring and summer,” he says.  “I guess time will tell.” According to the USDA’s weekly […] The post Heavy rains and flooding delay planting progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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 subsoil moisture supplies have a 39 percent surplus. The rains have helped pastures green up with 46 percent rated good […] The post Planting beginning in Tennessee between wet pockets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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 threatening additional tariffs if Beijing doesn’t repeal its tariffs. The major buying window by China for American soybeans doesn’t really […] The post Wheat gains as soybeans and corn close mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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 closed at $5.36 and 1/2, up 7 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $194.17, down $4.02May feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 7, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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 I would have expected, in the ground.”  He says, “I’m not going to say that it’s anything that rises above […] The post USDA reports some Illinois planting progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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 the fields are quite saturated,” he shares. “The corn planter’s hooked up to the tractor, the soybean planter’s hooked up […] The post Wet conditions put planting on hold in Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s winter wheat condition rating is below a year ago. 48% of the crop is in good to excellent shape as of Sunday, 8% less than last year, largely due to year-to-year differences in conditions during dormancy. 5% of the winter wheat crop has headed, matching the five-year average. 2% of corn is planted, […] The post U.S. winter wheat rating lower than last year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA has begun the weekly crop progress reports for the 2025 growing season, and thanks to the weather, there isn’t much to report in Wisconsin. Greg Bussler with the National Ag Statistics Service office in Madison says much of the state received rain, ice, or snow during the past seven days.  He says while conditions […] The post USDA says not much activity in Wisconsin fields yet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower as the market remains concerned about demand.  June live cattle closed $4.02 lower at $194.17 and August lives closed $4.17 lower at $190.52.  May feeder cattle closed $3.60 lower at $271.12 and August feeder cattle closed $3.00 lower at $278.05.  Direct cash cattle trade […] The post Cattle, hog futures lower to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story