June 1, 2026

A northwest Indiana farmer says it’s been a long spring planting season. Denise Scarborough tells Brownfield, “We actually were really wet at the beginning of the spring, and we have turned off to be extremely dry right now,” she says. “We actually started a lot of our irrigation on Friday and over the weekend on […] The post Northwest Indiana farmer says planting conditions have turned dry appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop emergence is starting off strong for one Michigan farmer. Sanilac County’s Dennis Gardner tells Brownfield, “Sugarbeets are coming up really, really nice, got some corn that’s coming up, and most of the soybeans are all up.” “We actually got a good window, got stuff in. I can’t complain, but we are getting to a […] The post Michigan crop planting and emergence catching up to recent years appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer and custom forage harvester in west central Minnesota says the first cutting of alfalfa is underway. Nathan Collins of Murdock tells Brownfield cool May weather slowed development. “I was glad we planted our corn a little later, but alfalfa seemed to be slowed up a bit. So we’re actually just starting cutting first […] The post Cool spring weather slows alfalfa development, harvest now underway in west-central Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The week-long dry weather forecast has a lot of Wisconsin farmers harvesting first-crop hay. Ben Augustine farms in Rusk County near Sheldon, and says corn and soybeans are emerging nicely. “A lot of stuff is coming up really nicely, really beautifully.” Now, Augustine is shifting his efforts to first-crop alfalfa. “I’ll be taking mine off […] The post Wisconsin farmers focused on first-crop hay appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Illinois farmer says most of the corn and soybean planting is wrapped up in his area. KJ Johnson, who grows corn and soybeans in Champaign and Vermilion Counties, tells Brownfield, “We finished up before the rain, and we’ve been getting nice rain.”  He says, “We feel pretty decent right now in East Central […] The post Illinois planting season entering the home stretch appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Calls continue for additional farmer funding as USDA opens enrollment for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program for specialty crop producers. The program provides more than $1.6 billion in revenue assistance based on 2025 planted acres and covers nearly 270 specialty crops. U.S. Senate Ag Committee member Elissa Slotkin of Michigan tells Brownfield Congress needs to […] The post Specialty crop farmers can now apply for USDA Bridge Assistance, leaders say more is needed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn $4.44, down 2 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.80 and 3/4, down 6 centsJul. soybean meal $326.50, down $3.30Jul. soybean oil 79.09, up 137 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.08 and 3/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsAug. live cattle $240.60, up $1.55Aug. feeder cattle $351.55, up $3.12Jul. lean hogs $99.85, up 35 centsJul. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 1, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The first national condition ratings of the season for corn and soybeans are a little bit below a year ago. Overall, conditions are seen as generally favorable, but some areas are being hit by drought, while other areas are excessively wet. The USDA says 67% of U.S. corn is good to excellent, 2% lower than […] The post 67% of U.S. corn, 66% of soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Domestic soybean crush demand was solid during April as processors try to meet product demand. The USDA says 218 million bushels of beans were crushed to make meal and oil, down 14 million on the month, but up 16 million on the year. Soybean oil supplies were above a year ago due to the rise […] The post April soybean crush, corn for ethanol numbers mixed appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story