July 6, 2026

An eastern Wisconsin farmer says a dry start to the year has given way to timely rains. Danny Brisky, who grows soybeans, corn, and alfalfa in Dodge County, says his crops are off to a good start. “It was one of the wetter Aprils around here, but one of the drier Mays.”  He says, “So, […] The post Timely rains benefitting Wisconsin crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn $4.40 and 3/4, up 15 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans $11.84, up 47 and 3/4 centsAug. soybean meal $312.90, up $7.40Aug. soybean oil 67.76, up 99 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.14, up 14 and 1/4 centsAug. live cattle $239.10, down 12 centsAug. feeder cattle $360.50, down 12 centsAug. lean hogs $98.52, down 22 centsAug. Class […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 6, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A farmer in east-central South Dakota says corn and soybeans are making good growing progress. “We avoided the storms and have had timely rains. I think we’re going to have a pretty good crop up here.” David Struck tells Brownfield the soybeans are growing well. “Everybody’s getting on their second round of spraying right now. […] The post SD farmer: timely rains keep corn and soybeans on track appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says he wrapped up the 2026 winter wheat harvest in just three days. Justin Gravatt says freeze damage significantly impacted his crop. “It was down from what I thought it was going to be,” he says. “It ended up coming in right around 87 to 88 bushels.” According to the latest USDA […] The post Ohio farmer completes wheat harvest in three days, freeze damage impacts yields appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A rice agronomist with University of Arkansas Extension says the rice crop varies from excellent to struggling. Jarrod Hardke says the lingering drought brought many challenges June rains couldn’t solve. “We were just dealing with tons of issues trying to establish stands,” he says. “We got really warm for a lot of the early planting […] The post Arkansas rice crop in mixed conditions heading into critical growth stage appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s national corn condition rating held over the past week as soybeans dipped slightly. The region saw another wide-ranging week of weather, including high temperatures and flooding, which might not be fully reflected until next week’s update. 67% of U.S. corn is in good to excellent condition, steady, with 16% of the crop silking […] The post 67% of U.S. corn, 64% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southeast Kansas farmer says most of his crops have exceeded his expectations this year. Ben Bellar says his soft red winter wheat was a pleasant surprise even with some freeze damage. “We were right at 5p to 60 pounds, which we’re pretty happy with. We can consistently see some 56 pound test weight wheat, […] The post Wheat harvest wrapping up in Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Nebraska farmer says it’s been a wild year for weather patterns in his state. Mike Bergen says it was extremely dry during planting and then conditions changed. “We are just caught with every passing storm in June, and not sure exactly, but somewhere between 10 and 12 inches in the month of June.” […] The post Bumpy weather ride continues in Nebraska appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says last week’s warmer temperatures helped accelerate crop growth. “We’ve had plenty of moisture, so things are looking good,” he says. Kevin Cox tells Brownfield he’s prepared to make two fungicide applications later this month. “We’ve had a lot of rain this spring, the excruciating heat last week, and really […] The post West central Indiana farmer sees strong crop progress, eyes disease pressure appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A young farmer says processing organic small grains on his farm has created more marketing opportunities to grow the family’s business. Joe Goetz with Goetz Brothers Organics in southeast Michigan/Riga tells Brownfield a value-added processing grant from the state this year helped add equipment to store and mill red wheat and oats. “We’re going to […] The post Young farmer uses value-added grant to grow organic grain markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story