July 28, 2025

A farmer in northwest Missouri says most of his corn moved through pollination well, but there are a few exceptions. Ryan Meyerkorth, who farms in Atchison County, says some corn had tassel wrap. “It’s like we saw early on in the growing season with rapid growth syndrome,” he says. “I was told by an agronomist […] The post A decent corn crop expected in northwest MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Precision modeling research at Michigan State University will help farmers quantify and validate carbon intensity scores. Bruno Basso tells Brownfield, “The dynamic baseline looks at what if you were to maintain the conventional tillage, where would you end up compared to the no tillage and the cover crops and the regenerative practices—it provides farmers with a much […] The post Modeling by MSU gives farmers insights into carbon efforts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The market news manager with the Missouri Department of Agriculture says the state has some of the best pasture conditions in the nation. “We removed everything from the drought monitor,” he says.  “We’re 100% drought-free.” Tony Hancock tells Brownfield he’s talked to several producers around the state who are wrapping up their second cutting of […] The post Missouri continues to see impressive pasture conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Michigan farmer says an inch and a half of rain over the weekend was much needed. Jay Williams tells Brownfield crops have had very little moisture this past month along the Ohio border. “We were getting to where we were kind of desperate for rain here before this past weekend, but things look […] The post Rain provides relief to Michigan crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Minnesota farmer says his soybeans are coming along nicely. Bob Worth of Lake Benton tells Brownfield his crop has canopied. “They’re beautiful, on 30 inch rows. So yeah, they’re good.” USDA’s latest weekly crop report says 36 percent of soybeans in the state are setting pods, compared to the five-year average of 45 […] The post Minnesota farmer says soybeans have canopied appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The associate attorney at Ag and Business Legal Strategies says farmers need to act soon if they plan to terminate or renegotiate a farm lease ahead of next year. Austin Peiffer says farmers must notify their landlord by September 1st if they plan to not renew their agreement. “If there’s no termination, the lease continues just the […] The post Deadline approaching for Iowa farm lease agreement terminations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop conditions continue to improve in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report says 87 percent of corn and 82 percent of soybeans statewide are in good to excellent condition. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz tells Brownfield crops are benefiting from ample moisture, but some parts of the state have received too much […] The post Crop conditions continue to improve in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says several factors contributed to the 8 percent decline in placements in the USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says a lot of producers who have been battling drought conditions in recent years are in a much better position this year. “They think about where […] The post Contributing factors to lower cattle placements appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Frequent rains and warm temperatures continue to help Wisconsin’s crops grow. Mike Yager raises crops to feed his dairy herd near Mineral Point in southwestern Wisconsin.  Yager says most of his third crop alfalfa is harvested. “We done a bunch of third-crop again here last week. We cut a week ago today (Monday). Actually, the […] The post Wisconsin farmer says hay, corn look good so far appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Timely rainfall across parts of Nebraska has helped crop conditions improve.  The USDA says 76 percent of corn is silking,  20 percent in the dough stage, and rated 77 percent good-to-excellent. Soybeans are 73 percent blooming, 34 percent setting pods, and rated 67 percent rated good to excellent. Winter wheat harvest is 79 percent complete. Pasture and […] The post Nebraska corn rated 77 percent good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story