April 20, 2026

A southern Illinois farmer says he expects to wrap up planting this week. Granvil Travis, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in Massac County, tells Brownfield, “It’s definitely a lot different view than the last two years. We’ve been wet the last two years, but this year we’re dry.”  He says, “Planters are rolling in […] The post Planting progressing rapidly in Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An economist says the very low amounts of snow in the western mountains over the winter is a big concern for farmers and ranchers this year. Danny Munch with the American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield Oregon has 10% of average snowpack, 19% in Arizona, 12% in New Mexico, and bigger drops between March and […] The post Economist warns water supplies likely impacting western production this year appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Southwest Michigan asparagus grower says Sunday night’s frost has decimated his crop. Jason Meachum tells Brownfield harvest started about two weeks ahead of normal at the beginning of this month. “We had down to 29 degrees, and the current crop in the field is, for the most part, fried, so it’ll be a few […] The post Frost severely damages early asparagus harvest in Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says the 2026 planting season is officially underway. Tyler Everett says he has about a third of his soybean crop planted. “We had a warm spell early in that first week of April,” he says. “Things really dried out on top. Over the last five or six years, we really haven’t […] The post Indiana soybean planting reaches 19 percent, corn is 14 percent planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May corn $4.52, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans $11.65 and 3/4, down 1 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal $325.10, down $6.70May soybean oil 69.63, up 147 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.97, up 5 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle $246.07, down $1.27May feeder cattle $361.10, down $4.17Jun. lean hogs $101.72, up 67 centsMay Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 20, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says it’s been a slow start to the 2026 planting season. Justin Gravatt says recent rainfall has kept him out of the field. “If we can miss a couple of rains, we should be planting beans before the end of the week,” he says. “I would like it to warm up […] The post Wet weather slowing down the 2026 planting season in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. farmers were able to make good corn and soybean planting progress over the past week. That was despite several days of widespread rain in the Midwest, including severe weather in parts of the region. The USDA says 11% of corn is planted, compared to 5% last week and the five-year average of 9%, with […] The post 11% of U.S. corn, 12% of soybeans planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybean planting has wrapped up for south-central Nebraska farmer Mike Bergen. “Conditions have been really good. We had a little pop hail storm and rain a couple of days ago and worked through that. We had to jump from field to field just a little bit.” The latest crop progress and condition report from USDA […] The post Nebraska farmer wraps up soybean planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Kansas farmer says planting is in full swing in his area. Brett Neibling says above normal temperatures have been a major factor. “The weather has been so nice. I would say that we’re about 50 percent done. That’s how good the weather has been going.” The latest crop progress and condition report from […] The post Kansas farmer says warm weather leads to quicker planting pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

In this porkcast, we hear from Logan Tesch and Travis Brown on their experience with the Activate program through Minnesota Pork. Learn about Activate’s latest session, why they joined the program, and what kinds of benefits they’ve gained from being a part of it! The post The Minnesota Porkcast: Activate Session Four appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story