May 22, 2025

A south-central Ohio farmer says he’s not as far along with the 2025 planting season as he would like to be for this time of year. Greg Corcoran raises corn, soybeans, and wheat in Ross County. “We’ve obviously had a really wet spring in our area, and we’ve gotten a lot of rain,” he says. “Some […] The post Persistent rainfall frustrating for farmer trying to finish the 2025 planting season  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A sales representative with Helena Agri Enterprises says some fertilizer supplies remain tight across parts of the Corn Belt. Spencer Breckenridge tells Brownfield UAN availability is a major concern especially in northeast Nebraska, northwest Iowa and parts of South Dakota. “I’m sure the tariffs probably slowed some of this stuff down from coming from overseas. […] The post Local UAN fertilizer supplies could be tight appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomist says the long dry spell was good for planting but gives weeds an advantage over crops.  BASF’s Nick Roysdon says in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, it was very dry until recently. “It’s been easy to get planted. The trouble is a lot of people went out and sprayed their pre-emergence herbicide application, […] The post Agronomist concerned about weed control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers are facing the prospect of little to no opportunity to sell soybeans at a profit this year. Southeast Nebraska farmer Kurt Ohnoutka says continued market weakness is concerning. “We need to get these commodity prices, especially soybeans, up. We knew going into this year we were going to be farming for a loss on […] The post Farmers face continued soybean market weakness appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Make America Healthy Again Commission report doesn’t demonize American agricultural practices. “What I have been very encouraged by is that Secretary Kennedy, when we were in Texas together and our dozens and dozens of conversations, that none of this will compromise the ability of our American agriculture to do […] The post MAHA report targets ultra-processed foods, Rollins says farmers part of the solution appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Buyers from around the world are in Indiana to better understand the U.S. soybean industry and how it operates.  Fradbelin Escarraman, Dominican Republic and Jamaica market lead with the U.S. Soybean Export Council, says the visitors are taking part in the Soybean Oil Master’s Program. “They get to see firsthand how soy is grown, that technology and how […] The post Soybean buyers visit Indiana for USSEC Soybean Oil Masters Program appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says China bought U.S. pork during the week ending May 15th. That was first purchase of U.S. pork by China since late March, when trade tensions between the two countries began to escalate. Both parties recently announced an agreement to temporarily reduce tariffs and engage in trade negotiations. Total pork sales were up […] The post China buys U.S. pork, cotton appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story