July 7, 2025

Sep. corn closed at $4.03 and 1/2, down 16 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.31 and 1/2, down 24 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $272.20, down $5.20Aug. soybean oil closed at 53.94, down 61 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.48 and 1/2, down 8 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle closed at $215.90, up $1.85Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 7, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northeast Missouri says conditions are dry as corn is starting to tassel. Brian Munzlinger, who farms in Lewis County, tells Brownfield “if you go south of me 20 miles, they get three inches of rain and maybe I’d get two-tenths of an inch. Up til now it hasn’t been an issue, but […] The post Dry as the corn hits reproduction appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden has been sworn in as the next Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Union City, Tennessee native will join Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins to execute food and agriculture policy. Judge Vaden most recently served on the U.S. Court of International Trade and was the former General Council for […] The post Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden sworn in as next Deputy Secretary of Agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says U.S. crop conditions were mostly higher on the week. Monday’s crop progress and condition report says 74% of the U.S. corn crop is in good to excellent condition, up 1% on the week, with 18% of the crop silking and 3% in the dough stage. 66% of soybeans are good to excellent, […] The post USDA: National crop conditions mostly even to slightly higher on the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Hot weather is rapidly drying down wheat in Michigan as harvest nears. Brown City farmer Dwight Bartle tells Brownfield he expects to start combining in about a week. “Three to four days ago, I thought we were two weeks off, now we’re probably 7 to 10 days,” he shares. “It really seems we’re starting to […] The post Michigan crops maturing in rapid speed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Recent heat and plenty of rain have been good for most Wisconsin crops. James Giese raises about 14-hundred acres of crops to feed his dairy herd near Alma Center, and he tells Brownfield the corn is finally starting to take off. “It started out kind of slow and yellow, and I think we got some […] The post Wisconsin crops benefit from heat, moisture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Kansas farmer says this year’s winter wheat harvest has been extremely challenging.  Adam Baldwin tells Brownfield consistent, heavy rains have delayed progress. “It’s been a struggle this spring. You hop around to fields and see a lot of fields with a pass around the edges and they left, but you have to give […] The post Kansas wheat farmer says yields are above average amidst challenging weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Nebraska farmer says timely rains have given his corn crop a head start on pollination.   “I think it will be gravy on top of where we’re sitting at right now.”   Eric Hausermann tells Brownfield, “Growth stages on crops, I think we’re about where we would normally be. We have some corn […] The post Nebraska farmer timely rains helping corn crop ahead of pollination appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north central Ohio farmer says her crop is improving after a rough start to the growing season.  Patty Mann says several corn fields are nearing pollination.  “It’s just starting to tassel now and it’s looking pretty good. The later corn isn’t quite to that growth stage yet, but the stands are good. It’s nice and […] The post Ohio crop development starting to rebound appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Indiana farmer says wet weather conditions continue to impact his operation.  Roger Wenning says some planters are still rolling in his area. “It’s never gotten dry enough and it just keeps raining,” he says. “We finally got the wheat done and are working on planting double crop beans, but it’s still plenty wet […] The post A mixed bag for crop development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story