Month: July 2023

The USDA says much-needed rain helped improve crop conditions in Iowa last week. The state’s corn crop is rated 64% good to excellent with 49% of the crop in the silking stage. Fifty-eight percent of [Read More…]

Nearly three-quarters of South Dakota’s crops are getting needed rain, but there are still several dry areas.  USDA’s Erik Gerlach reports the state’s topsoil moisture levels are 7% very short, 26% short, 60% adequate, and [Read More…]

Rabbit Hemmorrhagic Disease (RHDV2) has been detected for the first time in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Agriculture reports a domestic rabbit in Cook County was diagnosed last week. Prior to that, the disease had [Read More…]

Drought continues to impact Missouri’s crops.  USDA reporters say topsoil and subsoil moisture levels remain very low, with 40% of the topsoil listed as very short on moisture, 35% short, and just 25% adequate with [Read More…]

Arkansas crops are progressing ahead of last year and the five-year average. The USDA reports as of Sunday 66% of corn, 69% of cotton, 80% of peanuts, and 65% of soybeans are rated good to [Read More…]

Rain made a lot of difference last week for crops in Ohio. The USDA says that even with nearly a quarter of the state in some stage of drought, most of Ohio still has adequate [Read More…]

Timely rainfall last week boosted crop condition ratings in Indiana. Precipitation was slightly lower than normal, but most of the state continues to have adequate to surplus soil moisture levels, while temperatures were just below [Read More…]

Crop conditions have varied across Illinois following a dry June and scattered rainfall in July. Southwest Illinois farmer Nick Harre of Nashville tells Brownfield crops went over a month with no rain, and when moisture [Read More…]