April 27, 2026

A farmer in Michigan’s Thumb says a break in the weather last week helped get sugarbeets planted. Huron County’s Katie Adam tells Brownfield, “I would say we probably pushed the envelope on getting those out in the ground.” “We then got rained out on Friday afternoon. I think we got just over an inch of […] The post Weather window helped jumpstart sugarbeet planting in the thumb appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Indiana farmer says he expects to wrap up planting his 2026 soybean crop this week. Chris Cherry says he started planting around the second week of April. “We have about one day of corn left to plant and about two and half days left of soybeans,” he says. “After that, I’ll have all […] The post Central Indiana farmer nears end of 2026 soybean planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

May corn $4.60 and 3/4, up 5 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.77 and 1/4, up 13 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal $333.80, up $9.50May soybean oil 72.26, up 35 pointsMay Chicago wheat $6.21 and 1/2, up 13 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle $248.95, up $3.72May feeder cattle $367.45, up $6.55Jun. lean hogs $102.17, up 27 […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 27, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

U.S. corn and soybean planting made solid advances over the past week. Large parts of the Midwest saw heavy rainfall, but only a handful of states experienced a significant lag linked to that weather, and the precipitation did miss some key growing areas. The USDA says 25% of U.S. corn is planted and 7% has […] The post 25% of U.S. corn, 23% of soybeans planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Nebraska farmer says it’s been a feverish start to this year’s planting season. Randy Uhrmacher says he started a couple of weeks ago since it was warm and dry. “I’m thinking we’re about 75 percent planted on corn. We did get the soybean planter rolling too, and I’d say were’ about 40 percent […] The post Nebraska farmer says rainfall will slow planting progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Northeast Kansas farmer Scott Gigstad says soybean planting progress is on hold for now. “We ended up getting anywhere from an inch and a quarter to anywhere around 3 and a half inches of rain last night. We’ll be out a few days.” He tells Brownfield he wrapped up corn planting recently. “Last week was […] The post Kansas farmer waiting for drier weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Ohio farmer says drier conditions in April have helped his operation get a head start on the 2026 planting season. Greg Corcoran tells Brownfield, “We’re close to halfway on beans, and corn is getting pretty close to that as well. We have a lot of seed in the ground that just hasn’t seen […] The post South-central Ohio farmer says dry soils could impact start of 2026 growing season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, cool air has begun to overspread the upper Midwest. However, much of the region remains at risk for additional severe thunderstorms, featuring high winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Among the areas of greatest concern for flash flooding and damaging thunderstorms are the middle Mississippi and lower Missouri Valleys. The post The return to an active, moisture-laden pattern underway across much of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA continues to roll out details of its reorganization.  Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says some employees of the department’s Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture will be relocated to Kansas City, Missouri.  “USDA is getting more responsive, more efficient, and more effective.” At a stop in Missouri last week, she […] The post USDA reorg moves ERS, NIFA, NASS jobs to Missouri appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agricultural economist with Purdue University says the longer the flow of fertilizers is disrupted through the Strait of Hormuz, the greater the impact to Brazilian agriculture. During a recent webinar hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Joana Colussi says Brazil imports nearly all of its urea needs, of which 40% of […] The post Economist says Brazil’s reliance on fertilizer imports highlighted by Hormuz closure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story