Planting slightly behind usual pace in Wisconsin
Planting is off to a slow start in Wisconsin. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress update shows corn at 3 percent planted, compared to 1 percent a week ago and the […]
Weather window helped jumpstart sugarbeet planting in the thumb
A farmer in Michigan’s Thumb says a break in the weather last week helped get sugarbeets planted. Huron County’s Katie Adam tells Brownfield, “I would say we probably pushed the […]
Central Indiana farmer nears end of 2026 soybean planting
A central Indiana farmer says he expects to wrap up planting his 2026 soybean crop this week. Chris Cherry says he started planting around the second week of April. “We […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 27, 2026
May corn $4.60 and 3/4, up 5 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.77 and 1/4, up 13 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal $333.80, up $9.50May soybean oil 72.26, up 35 pointsMay […]
25% of U.S. corn, 23% of soybeans planted
U.S. corn and soybean planting made solid advances over the past week. Large parts of the Midwest saw heavy rainfall, but only a handful of states experienced a significant lag […]
Nebraska farmer says rainfall will slow planting progress
A south-central Nebraska farmer says it’s been a feverish start to this year’s planting season. Randy Uhrmacher says he started a couple of weeks ago since it was warm and […]
Kansas farmer waiting for drier weather
Northeast Kansas farmer Scott Gigstad says soybean planting progress is on hold for now. “We ended up getting anywhere from an inch and a quarter to anywhere around 3 and […]
South-central Ohio farmer says dry soils could impact start of 2026 growing season
A south-central Ohio farmer says drier conditions in April have helped his operation get a head start on the 2026 planting season. Greg Corcoran tells Brownfield, “We’re close to halfway […]
The return to an active, moisture-laden pattern underway across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, cool air has begun to overspread the upper Midwest. However, much of the region remains at risk for additional severe thunderstorms, featuring high winds, large hail, […]
USDA reorg moves ERS, NIFA, NASS jobs to Missouri
The USDA continues to roll out details of its reorganization. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says some employees of the department’s Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture […]