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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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