Month: November 2019

The race to get Wisconsin’s crops harvested continued last week, with weather interruptions, stuck equipment, some soil damage, and high corn and soybean moisture levels. USDA reporters say some areas near Madison had eight inches [Read More…]

Wisconsin’s Ag Secretary Designee is getting support from the state’s agriculture community as the State Senate’s top Republican calls for his replacement. Senator Scott Fitzgerald has asked Democratic Governor Tony Evers to withdraw his nomination [Read More…]

Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler says her Democratic colleagues say they are very close to an agreement with Republicans on the USMCA. “I’ve spoken on it. I’ve written the speaker. I’ve been visiting with different Democratic [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher on support from strong wholesale values and optimism about the direction of this week’s cash trade.  Feeder cattle were mostly higher on the [Read More…]

Missouri corn harvested reached 70% as of Sunday with soybean harvest at 54 percent. The corn harvest is 21 percentage points behind last year with soybeans not as far behind. Cotton harvest improved just a [Read More…]

Photo courtesy UNL The end is in sight for Nebraska’s 2019 soybean harvest. As of Sunday, 94 percent of the state’s soybeans were harvested, right in line with the five-year average. Corn harvest advance to [Read More…]