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One the nation’s top corn producing states had a slight decline in condition ratings in the last week, but an agronomist with Peterson Farms Seed says the early planted corn isn’t bad. Rick Swenson tells [Read More…]

USDA says it was another hot and dry week for Tennessee farmers, allowing them to get a lot of fieldwork done. Reporters say farmers were able to harvest winter wheat and bale hay, as well [Read More…]

The USDA soybean planting is winding down in Michigan. The agency says as of Sunday 93% of the state’s expected soybean crop has been planted with 63% of the crop in good to excellent condition. [Read More…]

The USDA says most of the corn crop in Kansas has emerged. As of Sunday, 63% of the state’s corn crop is rated good to excellent. Soybean conditions are rated 72% good to excellent with [Read More…]

U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings declined slightly in the last week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says corn conditions are rated 72% good to excellent, a decline of 2 points from the previous week, [Read More…]

After battling wet weather this planting season, the forecast is expected to turn hot and dry this week. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, ​97 percent of corn has [Read More…]

Excessive moisture continues to hinder spring fieldwork in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies are 97 percent adequate to surplus. Soybean planting is 94 percent complete, four days behind [Read More…]

Dry weather last week helped finish corn crop planting in Ohio. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, ​94 percent of the corn crop has emerged. Soybeans are ​95 percent [Read More…]

Corn and soybean planting is wrapping up across Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says there were more than five days suitable for fieldwork last week, allowing farmers to finish planting, replant, cut hay, and [Read More…]

A director with the American Soybean Association Board of Directors says farmers are working with industry partners to highlight the important role pollinators play in agriculture.   Brandon Wipf says June is National Pollinator Month.  “We are interested in advancing the [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, widespread, locally severe thunderstorms have erupted across the upper Midwest, with some of the heaviest rain falling from the middle Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley.  In contrast, hot, mostly [Read More…]

Applications for the Iowa-Missouri Grassroots Fellowship are open until July 15. Missouri Soybeans Outreach Director Baylee Asbury says the chosen applicants can spend the next several months participating in farm-related activities, such as working directly with [Read More…]

An ag lawyer says a ruling earlier this year reinforces the benefit of the Indiana Grain Indemnity Program for the state’s farmers.   Brianna Schroeder, from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law says the fund is supported by voluntary farmer [Read More…]

Starting this week, Minnesota’s Board of Animal Health is requiring lactating dairy cattle to have negative Influenza A Test before going to fairs and exhibitions. Ag Commissioner Thom Peterson says “a lot of times in [Read More…]

The next generation of Bayer’s digital farming platform is expected to enter tractor cabs this fall.            Andy Folta, U.S. product marketing manager, says “FieldView Drive 2.0” is their first device upgrade since launch in 2016. [Read More…]

USDA’s latest supply and demand estimates were released Wednesday, and Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says there weren’t many revisions from May. He tells Brownfield there are signs soybean demand is improving, with [Read More…]

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More cases of H5N1 Influenza A have been reported in northwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says the virus was detected in dairy herds in Plymouth and Sioux counties. Iowa Ag [Read More…]

Minnesota’s Board of Animal Health will now require lactating dairy cattle to have a recent negative H5N1 test before going to fairs and exhibitions. The order takes effect Tuesday, June 18th.  The show cattle must [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall says a new farm bill isn’t likely to get passed this year. “I think we’re looking at another extension and I’m sorry to say that,” he said. “I’m not going to [Read More…]