April 6, 2026

A farmer in northeast Arkansas says his spring planting strategy has changed from last year. Jeff Rutledge tells Brownfield he’s planting mostly soybeans, and less corn and rice than usual. “Soybeans are pretty close to break even now that prices have come up a little bit. Corn and rice are still negative.” Rutledge says he’s […] The post Arkansas farmer reduces acres and focuses on soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in south central South Dakota says the dry conditions will impact his planting strategy this spring. Bryan Jorgensen says lowering corn planting populations should help compensate for the lack of soil moisture. “We’re going down a couple 1,000 per acre, just because we don’t have any sub-moisture. And the second reason, a lot […] The post SD farmer adjusts corn planting strategy amid dry conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in central Illinois says there’s not been a lot of planting progress in his part of the state. Brian Corkill of Henry County tells Brownfield, “Had we not gotten the rainfall last week, there would have been a lot more activity around here, but that kind of slowed guys down.”  But, he says, the rain was needed.  “I wouldn’t consider us being […] The post Rain has delayed the start of planting for some Illinois farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southeast Missouri says he’s grateful for the much-needed moisture over the weekend, which should help the recently planted rice and soybeans emerge. Rance Daniels from Dunklin County says it had been too dry for planting and they took it slow leading up to the rain. “I wasn’t worried about my soybeans. If […] The post Moisture boost wil help MO crops after dry start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in southeast Missouri says he’s grateful for the much-needed moisture over the weekend, which should help the recently planted rice and soybeans emerge. Rance Daniels from Dunklin County says it had been too dry for planting and they took it slow leading up to the rain. “I wasn’t worried about my soybeans. If […] The post Moisture boost will help MO crops after dry start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Wisconsin’s recent wet and windy weather ensured a slow start to fieldwork for the 2026 growing season. Farmers in the southern part of the state made the most progress, with some oats and alfalfa seeding, along with manure applications where it was dry enough.  Mike Berget farms near Darlington in southwestern Wisconsin.  He tells Brownfield […] The post Too wet and cool for planting in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Recent rainfall has helped recharge soil moisture in parts of Ohio.  The USDA says topsoil moisture is 97 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is 83 percent adequate to surplus.  Five percent of oats in Ohio are planted. Winter wheat is 63 percent good to excellent. Corn and soybean planting has not started yet.  The post Ohio crops benefit from improved soil moisture conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Brazil’s harvest is nearly 80% complete and some of the later planted crops in Argentina got rain over the weekend, with early harvest activity also underway there. Stateside, the trade is watching conditions ahead of widespread planting. The USDA is expected to report the first […] The post Soybeans, corn up modestly, buoyed by crude oil appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn planting is starting to pick up steam across Kansas. The USDA says 4 percent of the crop is in, one percent ahead of last year. Winter wheat condition is rated 71 percent fair-to-good with 5 percent excellent. Topsoil moisture is 38 percent adequate to surplus, and subsoil moisture is 43 percent adequate to surplus. The post Corn planting underway in Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story