Month: May 2025

South Dakota’s wheat crop has benefitted from the recent rains. USDA says spring wheat conditions rated 55 percent good to excellent, an increase of 18 percentage points from the previous week. Ninety-two percent of the [Read More…]

Most of Wisconsin’s crops are planted.  USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says 85% of the corn is planted with 52% of the crop already emerged.  That’s three days ahead of last year and two days [Read More…]

The National Milk Producers Federation is pleased with budget items passed by the House and sent to the Senate. Alan Bjerga tells Brownfield the U.S. House’s so-called big, beautiful bill for budget reconciliation has things [Read More…]

It was another solid week of planting progress for Kentucky farmers. According to the USDA’s Weekly Crop Progress report, 70 percent of the state’s corn crop has been planted, a 7 percent jump from last [Read More…]

Wet conditions limited field activities in Tennessee last week and crop quality is starting to decline. The USDA says 87 percent of corn is planted, 76 percent is emerged, and condition is rated 68 percent [Read More…]

Minnesota’s corn crop is off to a good start. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows 69 percent rated in good to excellent condition, with planting 97-percent complete. South-central Minnesota farmer Tim Waibel tells Brownfield [Read More…]

An ag lending specialist is somewhat pessimistic about the farm economy the remainder of this year. Ashley Arrington with Ag Resource Management says this is not the time to take chances. “I don’t think it’s [Read More…]

Cash dairy prices were all higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.0125 at $0.5550.  Five sales were recorded, ranging from $0.5450 to $0.5550.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.05 at $1.92.  [Read More…]