June 8, 2026

A farmer in eastern South Dakota says conditions look great heading into the growing season. “We’re really lucky, it’s kind of a garden spot right here.” Paul Casper, who farms in Kingsbury County, tells Brownfield the surrounding areas have been dry. On his farm, “Oh my gosh, we’ve got corn knee high. We’re starting to […] The post Eastern South Dakota farmer says timely rains have crops off to a strong start appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Consistent rains continue to impact fieldwork across Missouri, bringing some flooding, planting delays, and overall, good crop progress. In central Missouri, farmer Nathan Alpers, who raises corn, soybeans and hay in Cooper County, says his farm got more than six inches of rain in the last 48-hours, which has impacted some of his replanted crops […] The post Missouri farmers navigate flooding, planting delays and crop concerns amid continued rainfall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Recent scattered rainfall events have been welcomed by Wisconsin farmers. T.J. Draeger grows crops for his dairy near Marathon City. He says, “Our crops have really looked good, especially after the heat and the rain that we’ve been getting lately.” Draeger tells Brownfield he received about an inch and a half of rain late last […] The post Timely rains help some Wisconsin crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Iowa has some of the highest crop condition ratings in the country. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report rates 84 percent of corn in the state in good to excellent condition, compared to 67 percent nationally. Northeast Iowa farmer Bob Hemesath tells Brownfield his corn is knee high. “It was a little cool when we […] The post Iowa, corn, soybeans rank among nation’s best in USDA crop ratings appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Minnesota’s commissioner of agriculture is encouraged by crop progress across the state. Thom Petersen tells Brownfield planting is winding down and recent moisture is beneficial. “Seems like the rains came really timely, so that has kind of been helpful as the crop got put in. A few replants in areas from that big dust storm […] The post Minnesota crops off to strong start as planting nears completion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the Michigan Wheat Program says the crop is progressing ahead of average as harvest nears. Jody Pollock-Newsom tells Brownfield, “This year, it just seemed like everything just fell together well.” “As we’ve done the plot tours, people seem pretty happy, so it’s exciting,” she shares. The USDA says Michigan wheat is […] The post Michigan wheat crop continues to advance ahead of recent years appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Wisconsin Farm Bureau official says President Trump’s visit to Wisconsin on Friday highlighted some accomplishments, but more work needs to be done. Jason Mugnaini tells Brownfield that estate tax relief in the One Big Beautiful Bill is great, yet other priorities need attention. “We’ve got to get the farm bill done. We’ve got to […] The post Farm Bureau leader says Washington still has work to do appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn $4.18 and 3/4, up 1 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.15 and 3/4, down 5 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal $302.70, down $5.80Jul. soybean oil 74.56, up 44 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $5.83 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle $236.72, down $4.92Aug. feeder cattle $350.70, down $3.20Jul. lean hogs $97.37, down $1.42Jul. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 8, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A central Illinois farmer says his crops are off to a good start despite a challenging spring. Matt Bennett, who grows corn and soybeans in Shelby County, tells Brownfield… “We really had three windows to plant, early to mid-April, and then a little bit right there at the end of April, and then, of course, […] The post Illinois farmer optimistic about crop prospects despite challenging spring appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story