June 2, 2025

A northwest Ohio farmer says the slow start to the 2025 planting season could result in some acres switching from corn to soybeans.  Justin Gravatt says he recently made the decision to just plant soybeans this year.  “It was getting later in the spring, but we’re probably half done with beans now,” he says. “The biggest […] The post Wet weather could lead to acreage shifts in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.38 and 1/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.33 and 1/2, down 8 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $293.90, down $2.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 46.28, down 61 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.39, up 5 centsAug. live cattle closed at $211.00, up $1.65Aug. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 2, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Kansas farmer says his corn crop is off to a good start due to timely rains and warmer weather. Clay Schemm farms near Sharon Springs. “It’s got a really good set up right now. We were able to get out there and get the weeds under control and get the corn in the […] The post Kansas farmer says corn crop is off and running appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s national corn, winter wheat, and spring wheat ratings improved slightly over the past week. That was due to generally favorable weather in many key growing areas. As of Sunday, 69% of U.S. corn is called good to excellent, up 1% on the week, with 93% planted and 78% emerged. In the first rating […] The post 69% of U.S. corn, 67% soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin crop conditions vary, as the May weather affected planting and emergence differently around the state.  As June begins, Janesville farmer Doug Rebout likes what he sees. “I’m looking out over the fields right now and they’re all looking nice and green, and right now, pretty clean of weeds.” Rebout says his area missed out […] The post Wisconsin crops, soil conditions vary appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Nebraska farmer says he’s concerned about stand issues for his corn and soybean crops. Logan Bredemeier tells Brownfield, “We’ve finally gotten some some heat now to get some stuff really starting to take off. Anhydrous burn has started to show up pretty bad in spots where plants overlap with the anhydrous marks.” Ninety-five […] The post Southeast Nebraska farmer closely monitoring stand issues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp covers Minnesota Farmfest The post Minnesota Farmfest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. soybean crush and corn for ethanol use numbers were mixed in April. U.S. ethanol production showed the effects of seasonal maintenance. The USDA says 425.801 million bushels of corn were used for ethanol production, 6% less than in March of this year, but up 1% from April of last year. Production of distillers dried […] The post April soybean crush, corn for ethanol use mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A cropping systems specialist says that major disturbances in Earth’s magnetosphere will continue to disrupt GPS navigation for farmers into next year. “We’re still in what space scientists call the battle zone.” Terry Griffin with Kansas State University says geomagnetic storms occur about every 11 years after solar sunspot maximum and can impact GPS signals. […] The post Rare G4 alert for geomagnetic storm could lead to GPS outages appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story