June 17, 2026

The CEO of Kansas Wheat says on-going drought and freeze damage have significantly impacted this year’s crop.    Justin Gilpin says harvest is slightly ahead of schedule and, so far, the crop is highly variable. “You’re hearing yields in some counties at 10 to 15 bushels per acre and then within 20 or 30 miles […] The post Kansas wheat harvest reveals significant yield variability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A climatologist at the Midwestern Regional Climate Center says another round of severe weather is expected to impact producers across parts of the Eastern Corn Belt. Jacob Dolinger says models are currently predicting multiple threats.  “Tornadoes are expected across Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana,” he says. “There’s also the potential for straight line damaging winds […] The post Another round of severe weather expected to significantly impact producers in the ECB appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA is rolling out a pilot program designed to modernize acreage reporting and improve its efficiency for ag producers. Undersecretary Richard Fordyce says counties in 11 states are using the technology to report data ahead of the July 15th deadline. “When you come in to do your acreage report, we’ll have that geo-special map […] The post New USDA technology could streamline acreage reporting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An ag economist says he doesn’t expect any improvements to the ag economy in the near term. In this episode of Managing for Profit, David Widmar with Agricultural Economic Insights explains how tariff reductions and inflation plays into economic recovery. The post Will the farm economy recover anytime soon? appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, stormy weather is causing fieldwork delays but maintaining abundant to locally excessive moisture reserves for rapidly developing corn and soybeans. Early Wednesday, some of the heaviest rain—accompanied by spotty severe weather, including high winds—is falling across the central Corn Belt. On June 14, prior to the current rain event, topsoil moisture […] The post Widespread severe weather; an unseasonably active pattern well underway on parts of the Plains, most of the Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Soybean Checkoff is helping add value to farming operations. United Soybean Board treasurer Don Wyss, who farms in Indiana, says he’s always looking to bring additional revenue to every acre. “So items like high-oleic soybeans, such a positive story to tell out there in the countryside right now with premiums being offered between $.75 […] The post Indiana farmer highlights Soy Checkoff’s role in adding value per acre appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures east of the Rockies, except for hotter-than-normal weather across the Deep South. Heat will also dominate the western U.S. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation west of the Rockies should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in most areas from the Plains […] The post More of an unseasonably cool, wet pattern ahead that dominates much of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story