July 28, 2025

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Development conditions continue to look favorable in much of the region. The USDA says 70% of U.S. soybeans are called good to excellent, an increase of 2%, with 76% blooming, matching the five-year average, and 41% at the pod setting stage, 1% slower than normal. Argentina has […] The post Soybeans, corn drift downward on crop weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north central Illinois farmer says his crops are looking promising. David Isermann, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in LaSalle County, says July turned things around. “The corn started to roll a little bit; it was looking a little dry, but we’ve been able to get some rains in the last couple of weeks.”  […] The post Promising crop potential in north central Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Warm weather throughout Kansas continues to impact crop conditions. The USDA says 77 percent of corn is silking, 36 percent in the dough stage, and rated 66 percent good-to-excellent. Soybeans are 63 percent blooming,  27 percent setting pods, and rated 68 percent rated good to excellent. Winter wheat harvest is 99 percent complete. Pasture and range conditions […] The post Kansas winter wheat harvest 99 percent complete appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn closed at $3.93 and 3/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $9.88 and 3/4, down 10 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $264.90, down $2.90Aug. soybean oil closed at 56.55, up 6 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.38 and 1/2, up 1/4 centAug. live cattle closed at $227.87, up $1.40Aug. feeder cattle closed […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 28, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s national condition ratings improved a little over the past week for soybeans and pasture lands, but other major crops declined. Development conditions have been generally favorable, but some key U.S. growing areas had only scattered rainfall with high heat and parts of the region saw severe storms. 73% of U.S. corn is good […] The post 73% of U.S. corn, 70% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says he’s cautiously optimistic about his current soybean stand.  Justin Gravatt tells Brownfield, “With the moisture we’ve been getting, I think the hotter temperatures have really helped push the later planted beans along. Everything looks pretty good.” The USDA says Ohio corn is 65 percent silking, 20 percent in the dough stage, and rated […] The post Ohio farmer optimistic about 2025 soybean crop appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwestern Indiana farmer says his crops are feeling the impacts of the recent heat wave.  Ben Kron says the drier weather has affected corn growth. “In some of our sandy areas where we can’t get a pivot across the field, we’ve had corn that’s been burnt up for two months now,” he says. “We’ve kind of […] The post Heat wave impacting southern Indiana corn appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

New federal legislation would fund USDA cooperative agreements to purchase food from local producers. Strengthening Local Food Security Act of 2025 was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week by West Virginia Republican Jim Justice and Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed and would fund and distribute food to hunger relief organizations and schools. Michelle Ramirez-White […] The post Farmers Union applauds new federal food procurement bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Beck’s says it plans to acquire a soybean and wheat seed company in southwest Missouri, with a goal to finalize the purchase by August 2026. “This enables us to have time to work through the transition.” President Scott Beck says the company has been partnering with Andrews Farm and Seed for several years. “They’ve produced […] The post Beck’s plans to acquire southwest MO seed company appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Corn Growers Association’s vice president of sustainable production and value chain engagement says the goal of a new partnership with Ag Data Transparent is to clarify carbon markets for farmers. Sean Arians tells Brownfield it’ll be a tool to help farmers mitigate risk. “Help farmers understand what are the differences in some of […] The post NCGA project aims to clear up carbon markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story