August 31, 2026

National crop condition ratings were mixed over the past week. Key U.S. growing areas continue to experience a wide range of weather, and at this stage of the season for many crops, focus is has shifted from ratings to yield and yield potential. The USDA says 57% of corn is in good to excellent shape, […] The post 57% of U.S. corn, 58% of soybeans good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A crop science professor at Ohio State University says record-breaking rainfall across the state could impact crop yields this fall. Alex Lindsey says some areas received up to15 inches of rain in the month of August. “The longer those crops were standing under flooded conditions during grain fill, particularly soybeans, the more detrimental it can […] The post The wettest August in decades could impact Ohio harvest outlook this fall appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southwest Indiana farmer says he’s about a week away from harvest. “We’re anxious to get out there and see what we really have,” he says. Ben Kron says crop conditions have varied throughout the growing season. “We’re not completely sure how much we really lost due to water,” he says. “There may be some […] The post Southwest Indiana farmer prepares for harvest as excess rainfall raises questions about crop potential appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The senior director of North America commercial sales for AGI says new technology is allowing for more efficient fertilizer blending at retail facilities. Karen Carmichael says AGI’s expanded BlendPro declining-weight system gives retailers improved accuracy, verified weights, and operational efficiency. “We’ve modified that traditional declining weight system, so you still have hoppers, and it still […] The post AGI’s new fertilizer blending technology benefiting farmers through increased retailer efficiency appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The 2026 Farm Progress Show, which took place from September 1-3 in Boone, Iowa, is a great opportunity for agribusinesses to showcase their new products and practices to farmers and producers. During the event, Fred Nichols, chief sales and marketing officer with Huma, exhibits their Carbon Zone plot, which shows the difference between carbon-based and […] The post Huma – 2026 Farm Progress Show appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Farm Progress Show is this week near Boone, Iowa.  Farm Progress national events director Matt Jungmann says conditions are fit for field demonstrations. “We broke into the field demo corn, that was coming out at 18.1 percent (moisture) and 56 pound test weight. Nobody has a calibrated yield monitor yet, so I don’t know […] The post Farm Progress Show to feature field demos, drone zone, and equipment unveilings appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn export movement continues to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA says that with just a few reporting days remaining in 2025/26, corn inspections for the week ending August 27th were up on the year, with the total now just under the USDA’s record projection. That corn export […] The post Corn export inspections continue to stand out appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cash dairy prices were mostly unchanged Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.     Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7375. No sales were reported.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were unchanged at $1.4825. No sales were reported.  Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.5650. No sales were reported.  Butter was down $0.0125 to $1.45. Eighteen sales were reported ranging from $1.4350 to $1.45.  Nonfat […] The post Butter drops while nonfat dry milk jumps higher Monday at CME appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story