August 25, 2025

A northern Illinois farmer expects a good corn harvest. Scott Brenner raises row crops, alfalfa, and 1100 dairy cows in Carroll and Stephenson Counties. “June was extremely dry and the crops looked really rough,” he says. “We had a very wet July and into August now, and the crops looked pretty good. I think we’re […] The post Good harvest expected in northern Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Not a lot of changes to the USDA’s national crop condition ratings over the past week. The USDA says 71% of U.S. corn is good to excellent, unchanged, with 83% at the dough making stage, 44% dented, and 7% mature, all close to the five-year averages. 69% of soybeans are in good to excellent shape […] The post 71% of U.S. corn, 69% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Kansas farmer says the recent heat wave could significantly move up the start of her harvest season. Lavell Winsor tells Brownfield, “We anticipate we will start harvest about a month from now in the middle of September, but with cooler temperatures that may delay that just a bit.” She says southern rust and […] The post Kansas farmer says harvest could start in a month appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says he’s concerned abnormally dry conditions could impact his 2025 soybean crop.  Justin Gravatt says Union County is in the developing stages of drought. “The last couple of weeks we’ve been in the mid 90s with a lot of humidity,” he says. “You can tell on the higher ground clay soils […] The post Parts of northwest Ohio in developing drought stages appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers in northeast Iowa have been dealing with persistent moisture for months. Chris Grebner with MBS Farms near Nashua says conditions allowed for fieldwork to begin early this spring. “Had a couple good days and then we had an extended stretch of cold, wet weather, and that’s kind of been the story,” he shares. “Just […] The post Wet growing season in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Nebraska farmer says his corn and soybean crops are at a critical stage. Clay Govier tells Brownfield the cooler temperatures will help soybeans and so would some moisture. “We’re still pushing, irrigation pretty hard and I’m sure we will be for the next couple of weeks, and we’ve kind of missed the last […] The post Nebraska farmer says crops are in excellent shape appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says his crops are bouncing back after a rough start to the growing season.  Kevin Cox tells Brownfield, “Five to six weeks ago, I had the worst prospect for crop I think I’ve ever had. I wouldn’t say that now, but there’s still a lot of unknowns. I’ve still got a […] The post Crops improving in west central Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says continued growth in the H2Ohio program is helping reduce nutrient runoff across the state. Brian Baldridge says a recent statewide expansion is showing the importance of widespread conservation efforts. “We’re making sure that our farmers know what their fields need and that we put the exact appropriate amount of […] The post H2Ohio program continues to show water quality improvements  appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The innovation project manager at Beck’s Hybrids says precision technology can help farmers improve weed management. Will Hirschfeld says the company is partnering with Verdant Robotics to utilize its SharpShooter technology, which was originally created for specialty crop use. “We were able to transition that technology into soybeans using a grant that was awarded to us […] The post Using precision technology to improve weed management appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Corn Marketing Program of Michigan’s annual yield tour is finding mixed crop conditions across the state. Research and Agronomy Director Kristin Poley tells Brownfield drought impacts are evident. “We had a difficult start to the spring with cooler-than-average temperatures in May, a wet spring that impacted establishment, and we’ve had an extremely hot and […] The post Between the Rows Tour sees drought impacts appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story