June 24, 2025

The agronomy education lead with Beck’s Hybrids says some crops have been hampered by recent storms. In a recent Illinois Soybean Association webinar, Matt Montgomery says vulnerable corn crops were the most impacted. “We did have some pretty windy events that knocked the crop around just a little bit and a lot of down corn […] The post Patience when dealing with downed corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A regional climatologist says warmer temperatures could help improve crop conditions following a challenging start to spring. Melissa Widhelm with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center says early season rainfall has helped improve soil moisture levels. “If we look ahead to the next week, we are looking at less than an inch or 3/4 of an inch […] The post Eastern Corn Belt weather update appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The final crop insurance planting date for soybeans has passed in the Eastern Corn Belt, but an agronomist says farmers still planting have options. Ohio State’s Laura Lindsey tells Brownfield, “When you plant at the end of June or into July, we like to really emphasize the need for narrow row width. As planting is delayed, […] The post Options for late-planted or replanted soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, as cheese prices keep dropping.    Dry whey was up $0.0025 at $0.5725.  Two sales were recorded at $0.57 and $0.5725.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0550 at $1.5950. Twenty-five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5950 to $1.6350.  Cheese barrels were down $0.0425 at $1.6150. Five […] The post Cheese prices continue falling Tuesday on cash dairy market appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

(Brownfield file photo – Credit: Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A fuel economist says tensions in the Middle East have impacted the price of diesel in the U.S. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, says diesel has jumped in recent days as crude oil has become volatile. “In fact, diesel prices very quickly jumped 20 […] The post GasBuddy: Corn Belt diesel prices increase amid Middle East conflict appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The US Meat Export Federation says the trade dispute between the U.S. and China has impacted beef and pork exports. USMEF’s Joe Schuele says April beef exports were down 10% year-over-year and pork was nearly 15% lower. “Most of that decline was because exports to China basically hit a wall,” he said. “We were looking […] The post Beef, pork exports down year-over-year amid U.S-China tariff dispute appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story