June 26, 2025

Pork export sales shot sharply higher during the week ending June 19th. The USDA says Mexico bought more than half of the total for pork, continuing to show very strong demand, and China also made a notable purchase. Beef, new crop corn, and new crop soybean sales also showed week-to-week improvements. The USDA’s next round […] The post Pork export sales up sharply, Mexico leads the way appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Precipitation has been feast or famine for some farmers in Nebraska. Ryan Hanousek raises corn and soybeans near Cairo and tells Brownfield he’s optimistic this week’s rainfall will bring relief to a multi-year drought.  “It was awfully dry. We had pipe laid. We were about to start irrigating. Many pivots were running. It was really […] The post Drought conditions set to improve from rainfall across parts of Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A practical farm research (PFR) agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids says long-term studies show some crop protection practices are a wise investment. Clayton Stufflebeam, who’s based in central Illinois, says the company’s PFR Proven label is well earned. “Any product that’s been tested in our research at multi-locations, with at least three locations in that data […] The post Proven crop protection appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, markedly cooler weather prevails in the upper Great Lakes region.  In fact, Thursday’s high temperatures will remain below 70°F in northern Wisconsin, as well as neighboring areas in Minnesota and Michigan.  Meanwhile in the western Corn Belt, another round of rain is further improving soil moisture.  On June 22, prior to […] The post Heat Wave lingers for some; an unseasonably active pattern covers parts of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be limited to parts of the Southwest, where monsoon-related cloudiness and showers will suppress temperatures. Meanwhile, the Southwest will also have the greatest likelihood of experiencing wetter-than-normal weather.   The post More seasonal heat & rainfall ahead for the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwestern Wisconsin dairy farmer has been busy bagging forage. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his 275 Holsteins near Mineral Point, in Iowa County.  He tells Brownfield, “We got our triticale chopped on Sunday and then we done about 120 acres of second-crop on Monday.” Yager says three and a half inches of rain […] The post Forage harvest going well for SW Wisconsin farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story