July 14, 2025

An agronomist suggests crop nutrition can play an important role in managing tar spot. Stephanie Zelinko with AgroLiquid says nutrients help corn withstand disease pressure. “Specifically, I like looking at potassium. We know potassium helps with those cell wall strengths, which ultimately helps with lodging or standability if we get storms. But equally as important, […] The post Crop nutrition can help stave off tar spot appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Over the weekend, President Trump said he would impose a 30 percent tariff on the European Union and Mexico in August and a market analyst says she’s over the tariff roller coaster. “The tariffs get threatened, they get paused, put back on and get talked about.” Kristi Van Ahn with Van Ahn and Company says […] The post Van Ahn: ag exports still strong despite tariff threats appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Frequent light rains have been beneficial to crops in most areas of Wisconsin. Jonathan Gibbs farms in the Fox Lake area and is also the current President of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. He says, “In my neighborhood, we’re looking pretty good.” The southernmost counties received the most rain, with some areas in Grant, Lafayette, […] The post Wisconsin crops good, but getting dry hay a challenge appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Terry Schwoeppe, a farmer in eastern Missouri, says fields remain wet as the crops move through development. “It’s been very challenging all around, especially trying to get three days without rain to put hay up.” Schwoeppe says corn is just starting to tassel and the soybeans are sporadic. “We had to replant three times to […] The post Wet conditions persist in eastern MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Michigan crop conditions are starting to subside in some areas where drought has been persistent. Michigan Potato Industry Commission’s Kelly Turner tells Brownfield growing conditions have been mixed. “In the Southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, think we’re about two weeks ahead and the crop looks really, really good,” she shares. “You move to the middle […] The post Dryness reducing Michigan’s crop condition appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop development is a little behind in Minnesota. Brennen Toquam grows corn and soybeans near Blooming Prairie in the southeast part of the state and tells Brownfield a warm start to July has helped. “Corn seems to be really taking off here, over the 4th of July. And same with the beans, seems like they […] The post Crops a little behind in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by fund liquidation and the recent trend in wholesale beef. August live cattle was down $2.85 at $219.35 and October was $2.92 lower at $216.77. August feeders were $5.85 lower and September was down $5.82 at $319.57. Direct cash cattle trade was […] The post Cattle futures sharply lower pressured by fund liquidation appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop development is near normal in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop numbers show corn silking at 36 percent, one day behind last year and one day ahead of the five-year average.  Condition ratings held steady on the week at 85 percent good to excellent. Soybeans blooming reached 54 percent, three days ahead of a year […] The post Crop development near trendline in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwestern Illinois farmer says a wet spring has turned into a dry summer. “Believe it or not, we need rain.” Garrett Hawkins, who farms in Monroe County and serves as president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, says an extremely wet April and May delayed planting, but recent rains have mostly missed his farm. […] The post One extreme to the next in southwestern Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story