May 19, 2025

A farmer in eastern South Dakota says extreme weather has hit in the last week, with thunderstorms delaying soybean planting on Monday. “It was a pretty rowdy storm with a lot of lightening, thunder and high winds. It rained really hard and we got some small hail.” Scott VanderWal tells Brownfield it’s too soon to […] The post Extreme weather delays some South Dakota planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Missouri says the recent rains are giving the corn and soybeans a good start. Matt Wright from Marion County tells Brownfield the farm had under half an inch of rain over the weekend and he’s hoping for more. “It would be nice to get a nice, gentle 1.5 inches of rain.” […] The post Much-needed rains help MO corn and soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northwest Minnesota says hot, windy conditions haven’t been good for the crops this spring. Betsy Jensen farms in Marshall County, Minnesota. “Temps have been over 90-degrees, it’s been horribly windy and we’ve been dry. Some of the fields have started to blow. Sugarbeets, for example, turn into little helicopters. Those guys can […] The post Hot, windy spring causes some crop replant in NW MN appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A mid-Michigan farmer says variable soil moisture conditions have made for a slow start to planting. Eaton County’s Brett Roberts tells Brownfield, “Some stuff’s dry, some stuff on the edge, and some, I went and checked the field today that I was going to go to next and almost got my pickup stuck—I did not […] The post Michigan planting progress pushes ahead of average appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and rice planting are nearing completion for Arkansas farmers, while cotton, soybean, and peanut planting are full steam ahead. Corn planting is 96 percent complete with 90 percent emerged, 1 percent silking and 68 percent of the crop rated good to excellent.  Rice planting is 91 percent com and 81 percent emerged, with 74 […] The post Arkansas farmers wrapping up corn and rice planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

It was another big week of planting progress for Kentucky farmers. Statewide, 63 percent of the corn crop has been planted with 43 percent emerged.  Soybeans are 43 percent planted, and 26 percent emerged. Tobacco set is at 14 percent, slightly ahead of last year and one percent behind the 5-year average. Seventy-one percent of […] The post Kentucky farmers have 63% corn, 43% soybeans planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers made good use of limited field days last week with planting pushing past the halfway mark. The USDA says 83 percent of corn is planted, with 65 percent emerged. Soybeans are 53 percent planted and 34 percent emerged, while cotton is now 49 percent planted. Pastures continue to improve with 72 percent now rated […] The post Planting season nearing its finish in Tennessee appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. There’s widespread rain in the forecast for most of the region, delaying planting but boosting soil moisture. The USDA says 66% of U.S. soybeans are planted, compared to the five-year average of 53%, with 34% emerged, compared to 23% on average. The Philippines bought 145,000 […] The post Higher start to the week for soybeans, corn, wheat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybean planting is running a week and-a-half fast than normal in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows corn at 92 percent planted, compared to the five-year average of 77 percent. Soybeans are 81 percent planted, 10 days ahead of the usual pace. Corn emergence, at 58 percent, is nearly a week […] The post Planting more than a week ahead of normal in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story