July 10, 2026

A Purdue University Extension specialist says weed control has been difficult for farmers this year.   “It’s been a nightmare for trying to control weeds,” he says. Tommy Butts says variable environmental conditions have been impacting herbicide effectiveness. “We’ve been cool all year, so our crop has been slow to grow,” he says. “At some points […] The post Purdue weed scientist: 2026 has been a “nightmare” for weed control appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA has raised its 2026 corn and soybean production estimates, while trimming the outlook for wheat. The larger corn and soybean numbers followed the late June acreage adjustments by the department. Corn is now pegged at 16 billion bushels, with soybeans at 4.475 billion bushels. The USDA left yields at 183 and 53 bushels […] The post USDA corn, soybean crop estimates rise as wheat falls appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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Northeast Nebraska farmer Quentin Conneally says this year’s rainfall has been feast or famine. “It seems like a fine line to get some rains running north towards Sioux Falls and then down to Omaha and south. We can’t catch a good break here to keep everything moving around.” He farms along the Missouri River, about […] The post Irrigation helping northeast Nebraska crops weather dry conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An extension agronomist says fungicide application strategies vary from farm to farm. Iowa State University’s Meaghan Anderson tells Brownfield… “I’m sure a lot of growers have different strategies that they approach,” she said. “There’s a lot of folks that will apply a fungicide regardless of what the weather forecast looks like. With a lot of […] The post When is the right time to apply a fungicide? It varies, agronomist says appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The founder and CEO of Keytrade AG, a global fertilizer trading company based in Switzerland, says despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East, there’s been some recent relief in global nitrogen prices. Melih Keyman tells Brownfield seeing prices fall to pre-war levels is a bit of a surprise. “Even though we are missing a third […] The post Nitrogen prices provide opportunities despite continued uncertainty appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The state climatologist with University of Missouri Extension says most of the state is starting July with good soil moisture as the heat turns up. “The past 10 days, as we started July, has really been the first hot and dry streak we’ve even seen for most of the state this growing season.” Zach Leasor […] The post Missouri crops start July with good soil moisture despite heat, dryness in Bootheel appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story