Favorable start pushes Minnesota planting progress forward
A southeast Minnesota farmer says the planting season is off to a good start. Rob Tate grows corn and soybeans near Cannon Falls. “We started planting a little bit earlier […]
Iowa corn planting surges to 22% after busy week
Planting progress made a big jump in Iowa last week. USDA’s latest crop progress report says corn went from 2 percent to 22 percent planted, matching the five-year average. North […]
Soybeans, corn start week on higher notes, wheat steady to up solidly
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. There was also likely some commercial interest as crush margins are solid, which supported soybean meal and oil futures Monday. Soybeans […]
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 […]