September 8, 2025

A southeastern Illinois farmer says a late-season drought has impacted his yields. “The driest August in 130 years.” Jeff Scates, who farms in White and Gallatin Counties, says he’s about two weeks into corn harvest. “We’ve seen some yields in the 230-plus range, and we actually had a field that only made 122,” he says. […] The post Dry August impacting southern Illinois yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Dec. corn $4.21 and 3/4, up 3 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.33 and 3/4, up 6 and 3/4 centsOct. soybean meal $281.90 up $1.40Oct. soybean oil 50.98 up 17 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.23 and 3/4, up 4 and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle $235.80, down 17 centsOct. feeder cattle $359.17, up $1.27Oct. lean hogs $95.15, down […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 8, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwestern Michigan independent crop consultant says extensive drought conditions are impacting his area of the state. Jason Stegink, with Wide Angle Agriculture, tells Brownfield, “Our Lake Shore area, particularly, has been hit really hard with the drought.”  He says, “The corn crop there is the worst that I have seen it, even worse than […] The post Drought impacting southwestern Michigan crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s national crop ratings mostly declined over the past week. Many key U.S. growing areas had a dry start to September and ratings typically dip ahead of harvest. 68% of U.S. corn is rated good to excellent, down 1%, with 95% at the dough making stage, 74% dented, 25% mature, and 4% harvested, all […] The post 68% of U.S. corn, 64% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Kansas farmer says corn harvest has started in his area. Brett Niebling tells Brownfield recent moisture has slowed the pace down some but has high expectations for yield. “Early reports from the neighbors, it sounds like the corn is coming out at around 20-21 percent moisture. That’s pretty good.” The USDA says corn […] The post Corn harvest begins in northeast Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Nebraska farmer says cool, wet weather has delayed the start of corn and soybean harvest. Jan TenBensel tells Brownfield he started with high moisture corn last week. “It’s a little too wet yet. I’m afraid with the low temperatures that we’ve had. I don’t think we’ve had much change from the week prior […] The post Wet weather delays harvest in southwest Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Ohio farmer says he’s reflecting on a challenging growing season. Eric Tipton raises corn and soybeans in Fayette County. “I don’t think that we are going to see that consistent above average yield all the way across the field,” he says. “I think where the crops are going to be good, they’re going […] The post Reflecting on a challenging growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Indiana farmer says he expects to start harvest on his operation next week. Ben Kron tells Brownfield, “It’s all over the place. There’s spots that are pretty good. There’s fields that are absolutely terrible at best. Overall, we’ve been really dry here the last month or two, which is the exact opposite of […] The post Harvest expected to begin next week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Grain marketing opportunities have been few and far between for many farmers this year. Mark Enninga of Fulda in southwest Minnesota says he hopes to sell some corn and soybeans out of the field this fall. “I’m just looking for opportunities when the market sees a little bit of concern or some good news, and […] The post Minnesota farmer dealing with “very limited windows” to market grain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story