Month: July 2022

Ohio crops benefited from moderate temperatures, but they only had limited rain last week.  USDA statistician Cheryl Turner says the state’s topsoil moisture is 61% adequate and 12% surplus, but 26% of the topsoil is [Read More…]

Crop conditions are mostly lower in Missouri on the week as ground conditions are suffering. USDA says corn silking has improved to 65 percent, five percent above a year ago. Corn doughing has progressed to [Read More…]

Tennessee farmers welcomed widespread rains this past week, but crop conditions held. Statewide, soybeans are rated 39% good to excellent, with 53% blooming, and 20% setting pods.  Cotton is rated 37% good to excellent, 81% [Read More…]

Crop ratings have improved with last week’s rain. USDA says Illinois’ corn silking is underway at 60 percent. The crop is rated 70 percent good to excellent, four percent higher on the week. Soybeans blooming [Read More…]

Hot and dry weather continues to put pressure on crops in Arkansas. Soybeans are rated 69% good to excellent, 85% of the crop blooming, and 53% is setting pods.  Cotton is rated 73% good to [Read More…]

An Illinois-based agronomist says he has concerns about stalk quality in this year’s corn crop. Nick Frederking is with AgriGold.  “Because we may have some restricted root growth in places that would limit nutrient and [Read More…]

Retail prices for the most part are still running above year-ago levels, but a livestock economist says the tides could be starting to run. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown. AUDIO: Healthy Living on retail food [Read More…]

Corteva Agriscience U.S. crop protection launch leader Eric Scherder says so far this season farmers have faced late planting, delayed herbicide applications, and either too much or too little moisture. He tells Brownfield there’s still [Read More…]