August 10, 2026

A central Indiana farmer says he’s concerned a wide range of crop variability could impact yields this fall. Chris Cherry says both corn and soybeans are all over the board. “The crop that was planted in the beginning of April looks really good and honestly the crop that was planted around the 1st of June […] The post Uneven emergence, disease pressure creating concerns as Indiana harvest approaches appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Sep. corn $4.38 and 1/4, down 3/4 centSep. soybeans $11.61 and 3/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal $305.50, down $3.40Sep. soybean oil 69.53, up 129 pointsSep. Chicago wheat $6.40 and 1/2, up 3/4 centOct. live cattle $226.90, up $1.62Sep. feeder cattle $344.57, down 65 centsOct. lean hogs $83.67, up $1.45Sep. Class III milk […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 10, 2026 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A north-central Kansas farmer says there’s plenty of variability in his corn crop this year. Shale Porter says early planted corn is almost across the finish line. “My April planted dryland corn was beginning to dent about 10 days ago.  A rain anytime know would help keep our kernel weights up, but that crop is […] The post Kansas corn crop ahead of schedule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northwest Ohio farmer says a wide range of planting dates has made disease management a top priority. Justin Gravatt says he just finished his second fungicide application last week. “I’ve got beans that we planted the last week of April, the second week of May, the first week of June, plus the double crops in […] The post Northwest Ohio farmer battles disease pressure amid uneven crop development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA’s national crop ratings were steady to lower after another wide-ranging week of weather in many key growing areas. 61% of corn is good to excellent, unchanged, with 94% silking, 61% at the dough making stage, and 16% dented. 62% of soybeans are called good to excellent, down 1%, and 93% are silking with […] The post 61% of U.S. corn, 62% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A south-central Nebraska farmer says it’s been a year of weather and cop condition extremes. Randy Uhrmacher says the everything is all over the board. “From one farm to another, we’ve got as much of 7 inches of rainfall difference throughout the year. That makes a big difference on your dryland corners and patches that […] The post Variability is the theme for Nebraska crop conditions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An eastern Iowa corn farmer says his crop is in great shape as the growing season heads into its final stretch. “Do I think we have a record crop? No. But I think we’ve got a pretty dang good one.” Lance Lillbridge of Vinton says his area has benefited from timely rains. “I think we’re […] The post Iowa farmer says corn crop poised for strong finish appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A Wisconsin 4-Her says getting to the state fair is hard work, but it’s worth it.  17-year-old Bradyn Bowers from Belmont, Wisconsin says he had a great start to this year’s fair. “We had Champion Overall Gilt and Third Overall Gilt,” he says.  “And then we had Champion Overall Barrow and Third Overall Gilt.”  He tells Brownfield they select their show animals around February and then exhibit and work with them all summer long. “And then you got that last 30 […] The post A summer of dedication and hard work wraps up this week at the Wisconsin State Fair appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says he’s disappointed the Senate Ag Committee was unable to pass the farm bill last week. Congressman Eric Sorensen says the legislation would provide certainty and expanded agricultural markets through things like nationwide, year-round E15. “I was really excited, championing year-round E15, and then to see it […] The post Languishing farm bill eroding optimism appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

An agronomy specialist with Corteva says producers are closely monitoring several issues that could affect late-season crop performance. Matthew Peterson tells Brownfield, “A lot of guys are being vigilant on what’s going on corn disease wise after southern rust last year and tar spot the last few years.” He says there have been issues with […] The post Late-season crop performance hinges on managing key threats appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story