May 26, 2026

Soybeans were lower Tuesday, July contracts closed at $11.86, down 10 and ½ cents.  The market was under pressure from weather.  There’s been plenty of precipitation recently across much of the Midwest and enough to possibly alleviate some drought conditions.  Soybean meal was also lower Tuesday.  U.S. soybeans are 79 percent planted, ahead of the […] The post Soybeans and corn lower to start the holiday-shortened week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Missouri Rice Research and Merchandising Council has rejoined USA Rice Federation. That means the state will participate in national rice advocacy and promotion efforts, giving Missouri rice producers access to USA Rice domestic and international market development programs, advocacy and research initiatives. Mollie Buckler, with the Missouri Rice Council and who recently led the […] The post Missouri Rice Council rejoins USA Rice appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Hundreds of supporters of Wisconsin agricultural education have signed a petition to create FFA license plates. Kendra Jentz with the Wisconsin FFA Foundation tells Brownfield the project started earlier this year, but they needed five hundred signatures from Wisconsin citizens to keep it going. “We collected over 750 signatures, which means that we can move […] The post Wisconsin FFA license plate project moves forward appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in northern Missouri says he’s grateful for weather that allows a few consecutive days to plant the crop. Drew Lock says the planting season didn’t start until early May due to the rain and cool conditions. That was followed by more rain delays until Memorial Day weekend, when planting resumed. He says the […] The post Missouri farmer glad for planting window to finish soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A wet start to the growing season caused problems for some farmers in east-central Iowa. Cordt Holub grows corn and soybeans south of Waterloo and says recent conditions have aided planting progress. “We’ve had some warmer weather, but it started off early and without a doubt wet. And with that wetness, there have been tile […] The post Rainy start slows some Iowa farmers, but crops emerging strong appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A warmup in the Upper Midwest is encouraging southeast Minnesota farmer Brennen Toquam. “It’s crazy. You leave on Friday of Memorial Day (weekend) and the corn was just pukey kind of yellow, and you come back and man it’s got that dark green. It’s amazing what two days of heat and sunshine can really do.” […] The post Minnesota farmer sees dramatic turnaround after Memorial Day warmup appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Most planting is done in Wisconsin, and several farmers say crops have been emerging. One of them is Paul Jarvis, who grows corn, soybeans, alfalfa, wheat, and oats near Wautoma. He tells Brownfield, “Most of our stuff is up. Some of the last stuff we planted last week isn’t out of the ground yet, but […] The post Wisconsin planting almost done, emergence looking good appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeastern Illinois farmer says finishing plating has been a struggle in his area. Don Guinnip, who raises corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, and cattle in Clark County, tells Brownfield… “We’re 75 to 80% done with corn and beans in this area.”  He says, “We had an open window of opportunity there for quite a while […] The post Wet month of May slows planting progress for some Illinois farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story