June 30, 2025

U.S. crop condition ratings were mixed on the week. Those ratings continue to vary widely by location and by crop, with weather mixed, but generally seen as favorable for development over the past week. The USDA says 73% of corn is in good to excellent shape, up 3% on the week, with 8% of the […] The post 73% of U.S. corn, 66% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Ohio farmer says he’s about to start harvesting his winter wheat crop. Eric Tipton says the recent heat wave was just what the crop needed. “The problem is, a lot of us got wheat planted when it was really dry last fall, so didn’t really get the establishment that we were hoping for […] The post Ohio’s wheat harvest takes off appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Indiana farmer says wet weather has slowed progress for many operations across the state. Chris Cherry says some farmers are still trying to finish the 2025 planting season. “I’ve got customers that are still planting today and some of them are still planting first crop, so you don’t have to go very far […] The post Rain delays continue to impact Indiana farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Nebraska farmer says crop conditions are in good shape despite some challenges early in the growing season. Quentin Connealy farms along the Missouri river about 45 minutes north of Omaha. He says it was very dry during planting. “I’d say we’re finally catching up and everything is growing really fast. I think with […] The post Nebraska crops catching up after temps, moisture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Joe Christian, a farmer in northeast Arkansas, tells Brownfield it’s been difficult for rice and soybeans to recover from the excessive spring rains. “All of our soybeans are up and looking good, but they’re two weeks behind,” he says. “Our rice, about 75 percent is good and the other 25 percent is late and didn’t […] The post Northeast Arkansas farmer says crops still behind schedule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Two eastern South Dakota farmers say the corn is knee-to-waist high. In Davison, Aurora and Sanborn Counties, Chet Edinger says some of the corn is yellowing due to excessive rains in June, but a little heat should help the crop grow out of that. “Stands are good and with the failure of winter wheat, corn […] The post Knee-to-waist high corn in SD as July begins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The senior vice president of industry relations with the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) says red meat exports are crucial to the profitability of corn farmers. John Hinners says around $420 per beef animal and $66 per hog can be attributed to exports. “We exported 525-million bushels of corn through beef and pork just in […] The post Red meat exports crucial to corn profitability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan State University’s plant pathologist says he’s reviewing reports of tar spot as it spreads near the Indiana border. Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield, “It looks like it’s probably tar spot, but we just wanted to do some confirmation before we lit the map up.” “I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s being found here in Michigan as well,” […] The post Tar spot reports expanding this week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A market analyst says USDA’s two big reports at the end of June didn’t offer many fireworks. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says U.S. corn acres were slightly lower than expected and U.S. soybean acres weren’t too far off the USDA’s March estimate. She says the quarterly stocks data was near the average report […] The post No big fireworks from USDA reports appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story