June 15, 2026

A farmer in northeast South Dakota says the corn and soybeans are progressing well thanks to the timely rains. Bob Metz tells Brownfield… “The early corn is probably getting close to knee high by now. The beans are up nicely. Stands are all excellent.” Metz says there’s more rain in the forecast on Wednesday. “We […] The post South Dakota crops benefit from moisture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Stormy weather likely played a role as Iowa’s crop conditions rating fell over the past week. USDA says 79 percent of corn is in good to excellent condition, compared to 84 percent last week. Soybeans in the good to excellent category went from 83 to 77 percent. Heavy rains and damaging winds impacted parts of […] The post Iowa crop conditions fall following week of severe weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop conditions are mixed as the growing season continues in Missouri, likely due to the continued rains across the state. “We don’t get but two or three days of dry time and we’ll get rain again,” says Russell Wolf. The Moniteau County farmer tells Brownfield he still has soybeans to plant and has had to […] The post Continued rains create mixed crop outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Ohio farmer says last week’s storms brought much-needed moisture to some areas of his farm. Greg Corcoran tells Brownfield, “It was not consistent as we’d like to see across all of our acres, but it was needed when I saw anywhere from 1.8 inches to as little as 0.2.” According to the latest […] The post Southern Ohio grower thankful for just-in-time rains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA’s latest weekly crop report says 81 percent of corn in the state is rated in good to excellent condition, up from 80 percent last week. Tim Waibel farms near Courtland in south-central Minnesota and tells Brownfield his corn looks excellent. “And the soybeans I would say would not be much behind excellent, they’re pretty […] The post 81% of Minnesota corn rated good to excellent as crops thrive appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Indiana farmer says crops looked good ahead of last week’s rain, but now it’s too wet for fieldwork.  Roger Wenning tells Brownfield, “It’s just rain, rain, rain.” “We got beans that are blooming that we’ve got to get covered,” he says. “If it ever dries, that sprayer’s gonna be running hard.” USDA says Indiana […] The post Indiana farmer aggravated by wet fields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Wisconsin farmer says rains over the past week have been beneficial for his crops. Shane Goplin, who grows corn, soybeans, and alfalfa in Trempealeau County, tells Brownfield, “Everybody was asking for a little bit of rain and last week we got rain.”  He says, “It sounds like we’re going to get rain […] The post Wisconsin rains beneficial for crops, but slowing down fieldwork appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Southwest Michigan farmer says waterlogging is widespread in many areas of his region. Allegan County’s Jake Drozd tells Brownfield, “Somebody turned the faucet on and never turned it off.” “It’s been raining nonstop, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, I wish it would stop raining all of a sudden because honestly we’re too […] The post Waterlogging could be an issue for some Michigan farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northern Illinois farmer says recent rains have been welcome.  Phillip Nelson, who farms in LaSalle County and serves as president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, tells Brownfield, “It gave the crops, both corn and soybeans, a little bit of a boost. They look 100% better.”  He says, “We’re a long way from the finish […] The post Illinois crops benefitting from recent rains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story