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Overall, crops are doing well in Arkansas so far.  USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says as of Sunday, 86% of the state’s corn is planted, up 6% from last week, and 71% of the corn [Read More…]

Corn and soybean planting remain ahead of average in South Dakota. USDA says 39 percent of the corn and 25 percent of the soybeans are planted, respectively, with four percent of the corn emerged. Eight [Read More…]

The corn planting pace nearly doubled in the last week for Kentucky, but it’s moving slower than usual for this time of the year. The USDA says 40 percent of the crop is planted, with [Read More…]

The Ag Retailers Association says EPA’s recently released final insecticide strategy will be more flexible for the agricultural industry. Richard Gupton tells Brownfield modifications show the agency is listening to stakeholders. “ARA has worked with [Read More…]

National Farmers Union members are in Washington D.C. this week urging lawmakers to pass a new farm bill. Gary Wertish is president of the Minnesota Farmers Union. “We have over 100 members to advocate for [Read More…]

An agronomist says the short-term weather forecast should encourage more corn planting across South Dakota and Minnesota. Rick Swenson is with Peterson Farms Seed. “The forecast looks great with minimal rain in the next 10 [Read More…]

Potato industry leaders say they are concerned about how USDA staffing cuts could impact disease mitigation efforts at the border. Potato researcher and geneticist Dave Douches tells Brownfield the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Read More…]

Planting is off to an encouraging start for west-central Minnesota farmer Noah Hultgren. “We finished sugarbeets at the end of last week. We had some rain, which was a good thing. And we’re probably two-thirds [Read More…]