June 23, 2025

Last week’s warm temperatures and scattered showers were good for crop growth. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says corn emergence was at 96% as of Sunday, with 76% of the crop in good to excellent condition.  That’s up 5% from a week ago. Ninety-four percent of Wisconsin’s soybeans have emerged, and there are some scattered […] The post Warm and wet conditions spurred Wisconsin crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says most Illinois farmers have finished planting, and their crops are doing well. Massac County farmer Granvil Travis in far southern Illinois is not one of them. “We’re only about half planted.”  He says, “We’re having to move several hundred acres of corn ground over to beans.  Seems about like every three or […] The post Illinois corn improves; beans decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.19 and 1/4, down 9 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.58 and 3/4, down 9 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $282.40, down $1.70Jul. soybean oil closed at 53.24, down 123 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.52 and 3/4, down 15 centsAug. live cattle closed at $209.37, down 45 centsAug. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 23, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The extension corn specialist at Purdue University says another period of extreme weather is impacting the 2025 crop. Dan Quinn says conditions vary based on location. “The eastern part of the state probably had the biggest issues in terms of just really late planting and poor planting conditions,” he says. “Emergence on the crop really […] The post Crop conditions vary throughout Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Major crop condition rating changes were mixed over the past week. That followed another round of mixed weather in much of the region for most of the week ahead of a turn to significantly hotter temperatures in many areas. The USDA says 70% of U.S. corn is called good to excellent, down 2% on the […] The post 70% of U.S. corn, 66% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ohio State’s soybean and small grains agronomist says early season weather challenges have some farmers considering their replant options. Laura Lindsey says overall, it’s been a hard year. “Some farmers were able to take advantage of some good planting in April, but the month of May was extremely wet across the state,” she says. “Some […] The post Farmers weighing replant options appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran could have an impact on the ag industry. But Allendale’s Greg McBride tells Brownfield it shouldn’t influence exports or world ending stocks. “A lot of it is going to be revolving around the conversation about inflation,” he said. “Because if you do end up […] The post U.S. ag industry monitors conflict with Iran appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. egg production was down in May. The USDA says egg production last month totaled 8.586 billion, a drop of 6% on the year, with the laying hen flock 5% smaller than a year ago at 351.032 million head and a slight year-to-year decline in average production per layer to 2,446 eggs per 100 birds. […] The post May egg production down 6% on year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A professor of farm management at the University of Illinois says the recently released 2024 yield data from the Risk Management Agency will trigger farm safety net payments for some farmers. Gary Schnitkey says some areas of Illinois should see Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) payments. “Most counties still won’t get a payment on ARC county […] The post 2024 RMA yields trigger some farm safety net payments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of Penn State’s agricultural law center says a federal judge’s decision to dismiss John Deere’s lawsuit over its right-to-repair policy could impact farmers’ ability to repair their own equipment. Ross Pifer tells Brownfield, “Farmers want to be able to fix their own equipment or determine who is going to fix that equipment rather […] The post John Deere headed to court over FTC Right to Repair lawsuit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story