June 26, 2026

An ag economist says uncertainty continues to surround a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says there’s currently a dispute over some frozen Iranian funds that could impact U.S. agriculture. “President Trump came out over the weekend and has talked several times saying how as we unfreeze some of […] The post Iran fund dispute raises questions for U.S. agriculture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agriculture lender says ongoing volatility makes reviewing crop budgets more important than ever. Barry Benson with First National Bank of Omaha says some producers may not have taken advantage of higher commodity prices earlier this year. “That caught the attention of a lot of our producers, but unfortunately, because of where diesel prices were […] The post Now’s the time to reevaluate crop budgets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Red Crown Rot has officially been confirmed in Wisconsin, and an Extension field crops pathologist is encouraging farmers to increase scouting efforts this season. Damon Smith with the University of Wisconsin–Madison tells Brownfield the disease was reported last September in Columbia County. “It’s kind of a head-scratcher on how it just sort of like leapfrogged from […] The post Wisconsin added to growing list of red crown rot cases appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers accompany near- or below-normal temperatures. Friday’s Midwestern high temperatures will remain below 80°F, except across the southern tier of the Corn Belt. With soil moisture shortages mostly limited to parts of the upper Midwest, most corn and soybeans continue to develop with minimal stress. On the Plains, widespread precipitation […] The post Scattered rains across the Heartland, centered on the Corn Belt; temperatures near seasonal levels for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in much of the West, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail from the Plains to the Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across much of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in a few areas, including the Great Basin and […] The post A dramatic shift in weather: Intense heat & humidity ahead for most of the Heartland; pattern still active for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

USDA’s Acreage report will be released on Tuesday, and a market analyst with RCM Ag Services says he’s interested to see what surprises could be coming for rice and cotton. Jamie Wilkerson says he’s expecting U.S. planted rice acres to be lower than USDA expected. “I really think they overstated the acreage in March, the […] The post Analyst expects lower U.S. rice acres, watches cotton ahead of USDA acreage report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story