May 12, 2025

Corn and soybean planting is running about a week faster than normal in Minnesota. USDA’s latest crop progress report says corn is 75 percent planted, compared to 54 percent a year ago and the five-year average of 61 percent. Soybean planting, at 52 percent, is eight days ahead of 2024 and six days ahead of […] The post Planting about a week ahead of normal in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The planting pace has picked up in Wisconsin.  USDA says only half of one day last week wasn’t suitable for fieldwork, and farmers took advantage of the weather. Forty-four percent of the state’s corn is now planted, a day ahead of the five-year average.  Five percent of the corn has emerged. Forty percent of the […] The post Planting pace picks up in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Planting continues to move at a quick pace in South Dakota. USDA says corn planting is 69 percent complete, a jump of 30 percentage points from the previous week and ahead of average. Corn is 21 percent emerged. More than half of the soybeans are planted with seven percent of the crop emerged. Sorghum planting […] The post Planting advances, SD wheat conditions decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri farmers took advantage of warmer days to plant in the last week, making big strides with cotton, soybeans and rice. USDA says cotton planting is more than halfway complete in Missouri, compared to the previous week at less than 20 percent complete. As of Sunday, 13 percent of the crop emerged. Soybean planting is […] The post Warmer temps help planting pace in MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Indiana farmer says his operation is more than halfway done with the 2025 planting season. Jim Douglas farms in Shelby County. “We’re probably 45% done on corn and 65% done on beans,” he says. “May has been wet. We need this week to be dry to get things going.” The latest crop progress and […] The post 45% of Indiana’s corn crop planted, 41% for soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says some Illinois farmers made significant planting progress last week. Monroe County farmer Kenneth Hartman, Jr., in southern Illinois was not one of them. “We’re pretty frustrated right now.”  He says, “I’ve had a tough go of it. We’ve got a few hundred acres of corn planted, and a few hundred acres of […] The post Southern Illinois planting stalled appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.48, down 1 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.71 and 1/2, up 19 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $298.10, up $4.00Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.92, up 135 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.15 and 1/4, down 6 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $216.82, up $2.15Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 12, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Thumb-area farmer says planting conditions have been variable at times over the past few weeks. Elkton’s Jeff Krohn tells Brownfield there have been severe winds off of Lake Huron. “I’ve seen corn stalks physically leaving the field and have never seen that before,” he shares. “We leave cornstalks out here to hold the soil, […] The post Strong winds hammering fields in Michigan Thumb’s appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Planting progress slowed down last week in Ohio.  The latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA shows 25 percent of Ohio’s corn crop has been planted, 3 percent ahead of last week, and 10 percent behind last year. Fourteen percent has emerged. Soybeans are 25 percent planted, 2 percent ahead of last week, and one percent behind […] The post Corn planting advances 3% on the week, soybeans 2% in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag tech company says its new light activated non-GMO seed traits have received a funding boost. Alex Fotsch with BioLumic tells Brownfield xTraits are the world’s first seed traits activated purely by precise light signals. “A one-time light signal before the seeds ever reach the field. They are non-GMO and naturally program the plant’s […] The post BioLumic secures funding for light activated seed traits appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story