May 18, 2026

Wisconsin farmers are continuing to catch up on fieldwork. Andy Bensend farms in Barron County near Dallas, and tells Brownfield Sunday night’s rain kept planters out of the fields Monday, but he’s making good progress. “We’re at about two-thirds and three-quarters done on both corn and beans. I think I counted up about four hundred […] The post Wisconsin farmers are catching up on fieldwork appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn $4.77, up 21 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $12.13, up 36 centsJul. soybean meal $334.50, up 20 centsJul. soybean oil 75.63, up 175 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.64 and 1/2, up 28 and 3/4 centsJun. live cattle $253.37, down 52 centsAug. feeder cattle $358.85, down $2.60Jun. lean hogs $98.52, down 22 centsJun. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 18, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says the wet spring has made finishing planting a challenge. Jim Reed, who grows corn and soybeans in Piatt County, tells Brownfield… “We’ve got maybe a couple days of planting left.”  He says, “The rain every three to five days has been so unusual compared to last year. Everything that is […] The post Three quarters of Illinois crops planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Minnesota farmer says crops are coming along nicely after an early planting season. Nathan Serbus grows corn and soybeans in Renville County and tells Brownfield he finished planting April 23rd. “Everything is coming along really good, we have some corn, a bunch of it, starting to emerge or just poking up. And I […] The post Renville County farmer sees strong emergence following early planting season appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The National Potato Council is hoping the recent trade meeting between U.S. and Chinese leaders addressed changing market concerns. CEO Kam Quarles tells Brownfield China is at the center of big shifts in the global potato industry, and he says U.S. potato product sales to China are nearly non-existent while China’s growth in production and […] The post U.S.-China summit leaves unanswered potato trade questions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north-central Ohio farmer says he’s concerned about long-term crop development after a slow start to the 2026 growing season. Owen Niese says he still has a few hundred acres left to plant. “The weather has not been conducive to terminate my cover crops,” he says. “I’m definitely nervous that there’s pest activity out there.” According […] The post North-central Ohio farmer says he’s concerned about long-term crop development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says spring planting remains at a standstill.  Tyler Everett says recent cold and wet weather has impacted early crop development. “Everything is pretty well coming up,” he says. “We have seen some unevenness as far as emergence with the number of cold and damp nights we’ve had. A lot of these nights have been […] The post Indiana planting season at a standstill, steady progress with 67 percent corn and soybeans planted appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Recent rainfall across parts of Nebraska will help improve drought conditions. Andy Jobman of Gothenburg says he’s wrapped up planting after an incredibility difficult start. “Planting conditions were really tough. Conditions were really dry. We were running pivots ahead of the planter and then turning around and running them after we got a field planted […] The post Nebraska farmers say rain brings much-needed relief appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Kansas farmer says the on-going drought is wreaking havoc on his crops.   Craig Meeker says test weights for his winter wheat crop will likely be significantly lower than last year. “It’s not going to be a banner crop. I don’t even know if it’s going to be an average crop, but we […] The post Kansas farmer describes drought’s toll on crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story