Ag News
Tennessee crops progressing mostly ahead of average
Most crops in Tennessee are progressing quicker than average to start July. The USDA reports as of Sunday 51% of corn is silking, ahead of the five-year average of 46%, with 4% in the dough [Read More…]
Cash cattle trade quiet heading into Independence Day holiday
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly lower and feeders were modestly higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business. August live was down $.35 at $176.82 and October was $.22 lower at $179.32. [Read More…]
Rains improve Illinois crop conditions
USDA crop condition ratings in Illinois have improved for the first time in several weeks, thanks to recent rains. The agency reports as of Sunday corn is rated 36% good to excellent, up from 26% [Read More…]
South Dakota corn starts to silk
Corn has started silking in South Dakota. USDA says 1% of the crop is at that stage and corn condition is rated 49% good to excellent. Soybean conditions are rated 48% good to excellent with [Read More…]
Heartland Summit encourages global engagement, U.S. funding
More than 500 farmers and agriculture leaders are stressing the importance of federal investment in international trade promotion. The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Heartland Summit took place in Iowa and Michigan Thursday focusing on the [Read More…]
Soybean markets move higher on supply scares
A market analyst says soybean markets are moving higher, responding to USDA’s report that says fewer acres were planted in the United States this year. Richard Brock with Brock Associates says soybean supplies will need [Read More…]
Heat, humidity and storms for the Independence Day Holiday period
Independence Day 2023 will be hot and dry across much of the country, with a couple of exceptions. Notably, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms will sweep across portions of the northern and central Plains and [Read More…]
Temps vary across the Heartland; rains still linger over parts of the eastern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, showers are ending across the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region, following weekend rainfall that provided some drought relief but also resulted in localized flooding. Officially, Chicago received 3.35 inches [Read More…]
Farmers take advantage of summer fuel prices
Lower diesel fuel prices are prompting more farmers to fill their tanks. Troy Thompson with ProVantage Cooperative in Wisconsin says the price of diesel fuel is around two dollars per gallon lower than a year [Read More…]
Lessons learned from the 2023 spring turkey season
Photo courtesy of Shane Simpson/Instagram The spring turkey season has come and gone, but a hunter from Minnesota suggests now is the time for other hunters to reflect on what they can improve upon for [Read More…]
Soybeans soar, corn drops after acreage numbers
Soybeans were sharply higher on speculative and technical buying, pulling contracts to a higher weekly finish. Farmers planted fewer than expected soybean acres this year and quarterly stocks were below pre-report estimates. Near-term crop weather [Read More…]
Where did all the soybean acres go?
A market analyst says it’s unclear what happened to the soybean acres that didn’t get planted in the United States this spring. In USDA’s June Acreage Report, the agency said soybean planted area was 83.5 [Read More…]
Agronomist: continue to monitor fields, disease tolerant varieties
A soybean lead and product agronomist with Seed Consultants says growers should continue to monitor fields throughout the growing season. Matt Hutcheson tells Brownfield,” it’s important to scout fields. Get to know what’s going on [Read More…]
Cattle futures supported by drop in corn
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day higher with feeders leading the way on the drop in corn. August live cattle closed $2.67 higher at $177.17 and October lives closed [Read More…]
Valent launches Sustainable Solutions Criteria
Valent USA has created a new framework to help growers and customers attain a more sustainable agriculture operation. During Valent’s Technical Field Day at their Midwest Ag Research Center in Seymour, Illinois this week, Michael [Read More…]
A look at derecho damage in Missouri
Severe storms moved through Missouri Thursday causing damage to crops and buildings, but also bringing much needed rains to some areas. This was part of the derecho that moved across the Midwest bringing 80 miles-per-hour [Read More…]
Emmer and colleagues call for increased Farm and Ranch Assistance Network funding
There’s a push in Congress to increase funding for USDA’s Farm and Ranch Assistance Network. Minnesota Republican Tom Emmer tells Brownfield he led a group of 11 U.S. representatives who want to support rural Americans [Read More…]
Rootworm pressure emerging in rotated Minnesota corn fields
An integrated pest management specialist in Minnesota says rootworm pressure is showing up in corn that followed soybeans. Bruce Potter with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield there’s some lodging in rotated corn. “So it [Read More…]
Derecho confirmed in Midwest
A principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the line of storms that moved through the Midwest damaging crops and farm buildings on Thursday is a confirmed derecho. The National Weather Service says a [Read More…]
A major pattern shift ahead across the Heartland; active, stormy and moisture-laden for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across much of the western, eastern, and southern U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will dominate the nation’s mid-section, including the northern and [Read More…]