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Planting almost done for a Wisconsin farmer
The end of planting season is near for a Wisconsin dairy farmer who also does custom planting. Brody Stapel Brody Stapel from Cedar Grove has been busy planting for other farms but is focusing on [Read More…]
Ensuring there’s no flour shortage
Wheat conditions in parts of the U.S. are some of the worst they’ve been in decades. Marco Hernandez is with one of the nation’s largest wheat milling companies. He explains why companies like his are [Read More…]
House lawmakers to vote on debt ceiling
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on an agreement in principle that would raise the debt ceiling while reducing government spending. The agreement, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act, includes a temporary expansion of [Read More…]
Disorganized rains ahead to favor the Plains; very warm weather to continue across the Corn Belt
For the remainder of the week, disorganized showers will primarily affect areas between the Rockies and Mississippi Valley, with 5-day rainfall totals reaching 1 to 2 inches or more in some locations. Some of the [Read More…]
Warm; spotty to scattered rains continue to favor the Plains, western Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers are confined to the upper Midwest. Elsewhere, sudden warmth and ongoing dry conditions are reducing topsoil moisture for corn and soybean emergence and development. Wednesday’s high temperatures will reach [Read More…]
SD corn conditions start the season good
South Dakota farmers had good planting progress and a decent corn condition rating for the first update this season. Corn planting in South Dakota is 92%, well ahead of average for this time of the [Read More…]
Wisconsin farmers planted crops and cut hay during a dry week
The dry and warm week allowed Wisconsin farmers to plant crops and start the hay harvest. The first cutting of alfalfa hay is now 33% finished, six days ahead of average. The USDA says the [Read More…]
Corn crop in Kentucky rated 76% good to excellent
Below-normal temperatures and rainfall slowed progress in Kentucky this past week. Keith Tapp farms in the western part of the state. “We would have been wrapped up if we hadn’t had to replant about a [Read More…]
Dry weather helps MO crop emergence, harms hay
A livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension says producers in west-central Missouri started baling hay in the last week. But Gene Schmitz tells Brownfield the continued dry conditions haven’t helped the yield for [Read More…]
Tennessee crops: corn 78% and cotton 71% rated good to excellent
Tennessee crops are off to a strong start this year. The USDA reports weather was favorable for planting and transplanting crops and cutting hay. Corn is rated 78% good to excellent with 97% planted and [Read More…]
Conditions trending hot and dry in central Illinois
A central Illinois grain farmer says a hot, dry spell could stress row crops this week. Elliott Uphoff of Shelby County tells Brownfield they haven’t had rain in a couple of weeks. “We’re dry, but [Read More…]
Minnesota farmers plant crops, cut hay as dry weather continues
The warm and dry weather gave Minnesota farmers almost six and a half days suitable for fieldwork. USDA statistician Dan Lofthus says farmers were planting, spraying, and cutting hay in the week ending Sunday. Minnesota’s [Read More…]
Arkansas corn and soybeans both rated 67% good to excellent
A Northeast Arkansas farmer says this is the earliest he’s had a crop planted since 2005. Derek Haigwood says his corn and soybean crops look good. “Our corn and soybeans are spot on,” he says. [Read More…]
89% of Ohio corn, 87% of soybeans planted
The USDA says planting progressed in Ohio last week despite some concerns about dryness. Topsoil moisture is rated 45 percent very short to short and subsoil moisture is rated 29 percent very short to short. [Read More…]
Illinois corn 69%, soybeans 63% good to excellent
Illinois crops are off to a good start, despite drier than average conditions. The USDA reports as of Sunday 95% of corn is planted with 84% emerged and a condition rating of 69% good to [Read More…]
Additional support proposed for farm stress
Additional resources supporting mental health are helping to recognize underlying stressors farmers face. Ohio State University rural sociologist Shoshanah Inwood tells Brownfield there are often invisible mental health issues in agriculture aside from suicide. For [Read More…]
Assessing soybeans early in the season
How well did soybean planting go? In this Pods for Profits, soybean extension educator Mike Staton with Michigan State University shares how to evaluate soybean stands after planting and what populations can still be profitable [Read More…]
Enrollment filling fast for new farm Short Course
Enrollment for the redesigned and relocated Farm and Industry Short Course through the University of Wisconsin is about half full. Steve Kelm with the River Falls campus tells Brownfield they are getting a lot of [Read More…]
Study shows horizontal diversification helped farms, processors survive COVID-19
Andrew Stevens New research by the University of Wisconsin’s Andrew Stevens at the Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics shows some forms of diversification were better than others in helping agribusinesses survive the market shocks [Read More…]
Kick off your summer grilling season with beef
May was National Beef Month and to close it out, Sunday was National BEEF Burger Day. And if we’re being honest – nothing says summer like a beef hamburger sizzling on the grill. And while [Read More…]