July 13, 2026

The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings improved slightly last week. The agency says as of Sunday 68% of U.S. corn is in good to excellent condition, up one percentage point on the week, with 34% of the crop silking and 6% in the dough stage. Soybeans are rated 65% good to excellent, up […] The post 68% of U.S. corn, 65% of soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Severe weather this growing season has significantly limited cherry production across the U.S. Cherry Marketing Institute President Amy Cohn tells Brownfield, “There’s no denying spring freezes were really the culprit here that has affected our growing regions across the country.” The Cherry Industry Administrative Board is expecting U.S. production to be nearly 60 percent lower […] The post Devastating weather significantly reduces U.S. cherry crops, disaster requests expected appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn $4.41, up 1 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans $11.96 and 3/4, up 5 centsAug. soybean meal $317.20, down $3.20Aug. soybean oil 72.82, up 236 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.35 and 1/4, down 5 centsAug. live cattle $234.72, down 47 centsAug. feeder cattle $354.35, down 25 centsAug. lean hogs $98.10, up 90 centsAug. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 13, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Nebraska farmer says crop conditions are deteriorating rapidly from on-going drought and extreme heat. “In my little bubble, everything is dry.” Matt Bailey farms near Schuyler and says there’ve been plenty of moisture events nearby but have missed each one. “Corn on our sand if it hasn’t gotten water on it is suffering […] The post Nebraska farmer frustrated by spotty rainfall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Kansas farmer says this year’s growing season is off to one of the best starts he’s ever seen. Brett Neibling says corn and soybeans are in incredible shape. “We’re quite green and lush up here. We’ve had a lot of rain. We had 4 inches depending on where you’re at about 4 days […] The post Prime crop conditions in northeast Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An environmental group is petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to uphold the Trump administration’s MAHA mandate and add cancer warning labels on all pesticides. CropLife America President and CEO Alexandra Dunn tells Brownfield she’s concerned that approach could dilute the impact of cancer statements. “It is almost always for something called a restricted-use pesticide, […] The post Center for Biological Diversity pushing EPA to require cancer labels on pesticides appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

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The president of the National Farmers Union says any effort to weaken protections under the Packers and Stockyards Act would be a step in the wrong direction for farmers and ranchers. Rob Larew tells Brownfield, “Really deeply troubled by this signal that the administration and the (US) Department of Agriculture has made to pull back […] The post Farm groups urge Trump admin to preserve Packers and Stockyards protections appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of the Southwest and from the lower Great Lakes region into the Northeast. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall should occur nearly nationwide, with the West having the greatest likelihood of experiencing unusually […] The post A cool-off ahead for parts of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story