A farmer in southeast Missouri says he’s grateful for the much-needed moisture over the weekend, which should help the recently planted rice and soybeans emerge. Rance Daniels from Dunklin County

Wisconsin’s recent wet and windy weather ensured a slow start to fieldwork for the 2026 growing season. Farmers in the southern part of the state made the most progress, with

Recent rainfall has helped recharge soil moisture in parts of Ohio.  The USDA says topsoil moisture is 97 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is 83 percent adequate to

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Brazil’s harvest is nearly 80% complete and some of the later planted crops in Argentina got rain over the weekend,

Corn planting is starting to pick up steam across Kansas. The USDA says 4 percent of the crop is in, one percent ahead of last year. Winter wheat condition is

Iowa farmers are off to a fast start to oat planting. In its first weekly crop progress update of 2026, the USDA says 20 percent of the state’s intended oat

On-going drought across Nebraska is continuing to deplete the soil profile. The USDA says topsoil moisture is 84 percent short to very short, and subsoil moisture is 85 percent short

A southeast Michigan farmer says he expects to plant soybeans starting this week. Jim Isley tells Brownfield, “We’ve planted soybeans on the eighth day of April for three years in

May corn $4.54, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.66 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $316.60, up $1.40May soybean oil 69.95, up 101 pointsMay Chicago wheat

A southwest Indiana farmer says he plans to start planting soybeans as early as next week.  Ben Kron tells Brownfield, “We’ve got a bunch of anhydrous put on and a bunch