July 13, 2026

A farmer in northeast Missouri says it’s been dry during corn pollination. “We have our fingers crossed for a rain,” says Jody Ketsenberg. “But the soybeans look as good as ever. They are set up for some really good yields, and August will determine that.” In southeast Missouri, Aaron Porter says up to five inches […] The post MO crop update: corn needs rain as soybeans, cotton and rice hold strong appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A grain elevator manager and a farmer, both based in South Dakota, say winter wheat harvest is off to a better-than-expected start. Kevin Kjorsvik is the general manager of Oahe Grain Corporation in the central part of the state. “Fifty to 80 bushels is kind of what I’ve been hearing. We’ve had some drier pockets […] The post South Dakota wheat harvest off to strong start; corn needs timely rain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa farmer says the growing season has been full of extremes. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Really dry, really wet. Really cold, really hot. I’ve never really experienced these extremes in my career like this.” He tells Brownfield crops are trying to bounce back after heavy rains late last […] The post Eastern Iowa farmer: ‘I’ve never experienced these extremes’ appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Farmers across Michigan are pushing to get wheat harvested before quality concerns become an issue. Keith Martus at Star of the West tells Brownfield the first deliveries started coming to the mill over the holiday weekend. “So far, quality has been good,” he shares. “We encourage growers to harvest it earlier, at 20 percent moisture or […] The post Star of the West: Michigan wheat harvest off to strong start with good grain quality appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Crop conditions continue to improve in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update pegs 84 percent of corn and 81 percent of soybeans in good to excellent condition. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says he’s impressed with the evenness of the crop. “In other words, sometimes we’ve had situations where we’ve had drowned […] The post USDA: more than 80% of Minnesota corn and soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A west central Indiana farmer says early season weather challenges continue to slow crop development. Kevin Cox says his soybean crop has struggled to grow. “The beans are there, they’re just not growing,” he says. “They got about 3 inches tall, and they just stayed there and they’re very, very behind what I would think […] The post Indiana farmer says soybean development is lacking appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Illinois farmer says a dry start to the season allowed for timely planting of his crops. Now Brandon Cummins, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Massac County, says they’re benefitting from timely rains. “We’ve not had the heat until now.”  He says, “That’s really helped our crops along, until we could get […] The post A year makes a big difference for southern Illinois farmer’s crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A western Wisconsin farmer says growing conditions have been near ideal on his operation. Tom Gillis, who grows corn and soybeans in Pierce and St. Croix Counties, tells Brownfield, “So far, I would say it’s near perfect. A little bit cold at the very start, probably delayed some germination right off the bat with the […] The post Timely rains continue to benefit Wisconsin crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north central Ohio farmer says she’s concerned this week’s expected record high temperatures could impact her corn crop. Patty Mann tells Brownfield, “The earliest corn that we planted is just starting to pollinate,” she says. “I think the rain that we got over the weekend will be the most helpful going into this period, so […] The post Ohio corn crop faces heat stress concerns as pollination continues appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans have found support from China’s renewed buying interest in US soybeans.  The hot and dry near-term weather outlook for the middle of the country is also supportive to prices.  According to the USDA’s latest crop conditions report, soybeans are rated 65 percent good to excellent, up a percent from last week.  Soybean meal was […] The post Soybeans higher to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story