May 4, 2026

Spring planting is making progress in South Dakota. In the weekly crop progress report form USDA, winter wheat is reported six percent headed, ahead of the average, with 33 percent of the winter wheat rated good. South Dakota’s spring wheat is 69 percent planted, with 30 percent of the crop emerged. The USDA says the […] The post USDA: South Dakota corn and soybean planting ahead of average appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Spring planting has been a tale of uneven conditions in Missouri, but two farmers say the crops are holding up. In the Missouri Bootheel, Ryan Wilson has been planting corn, soybeans and rice into extremely dry fields, but he says recent timely rains have helped with emergence and everything looks ok. “The stands actually look […] The post Uneven spring planting in MO as weather swings impact crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A sixth-generation farmer says it’s finally getting dry enough to start planting. Janna Fritz tells Brownfield, “It finally might have dried off for us.” “We were getting upwards of 2 1/2, 3 inches on a pretty weekly basis for a while there throughout April,” she explains. The USDA says five percent of corn, three percent […] The post Farmers eye soybean planting as Michigan fields finally begin to dry out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Planting activity is picking up in south-central Wisconsin. Zeb Zuehls tells Brownfield that field conditions were good when he did some custom planting for a neighbor over the weekend. “It was fine. It was perfect. It was no-till soybeans into corn stubble, so it was fine. Then I unhooked the drill, and a guy is […] The post Some Wisconsin farmers can plant, others must wait appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying. Crush margins are solid, which supported products, and there’s optimism about an expected trade meeting with China late this month. If the meeting happens, it could boost old crop U.S. exports, but there some doubts after the meeting was delayed by the start of the military […] The post Soybeans shoot higher on crush margins, optimism for China meeting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy manager with Wyffels Hybrids says last week’s cool, wet weather slowed down planting progress in his area. Ryan Gentle, who covers the western half of Illinois, tells Brownfield, “I’ve got corn down by St. Louis that’s eight inches tall and I’ve got a lot of guys up in that I-80 corridor that haven’t […] The post Planting progress varies greatly in Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Minnesota farmers have taken advantage of dry weather this spring. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says corn is 42 percent planted, well ahead of the five-year average of 33 percent. Soybean planting is 27 percent complete, compared to the usual pace of 15 percent. Corn emergence is slightly ahead at three percent. Sugarbeet planting advanced […] The post Minnesota crop planting surges ahead as dry spring continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn $4.85 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans $12.22 and 3/4, up 19 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal $320.90, up $1.60Jul. soybean oil 76.53, up 137 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.41, up 3 and 1/4 centsJun. live cattle $251.75, down $1.25Aug. feeder cattle $366.60, down $5.57Jun. lean hogs $99.75, down $1.52Jun. Class III […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 4, 2025 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Ohio farmer says he wrapped up the 2026 planting season in late April. Scott Metzger says warm temperatures and a lack of rainfall helped push progress along. “We had soybeans done in April before, but we’ve never had corn done this early,” he says. “We started on the 12th or 13th and rolled for a […] The post Ohio corn 33% complete, one farmer already finished with 2026 planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The planting place is slightly behind normal in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop update shows corn at 42 percent planted, compared to the five-year average of 44 percent. Soybean planting reached 27 percent, compared to 29 percent normally. Corn emergence, at two percent, also trails the usual pace of four percent. Oat planting is slightly […] The post Iowa farmers a little behind on planting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story