Tennessee has been without measurable rainfall for several weeks resulting in declining crop conditions. Some parts of the state have entered into D1 or moderate drought conditions. Corn is rated 68% good to excellent with 2% silking. Soybeans are rated 68% good to excellent with 82% planted, 72% of the crop emerged, and 2% blooming. Cotton is rated 63% good to excellent with 10% squaring. Thrip populations continue to be […]
The USDA says some areas of Minnesota have become very dry and need rain. Seven percent of topsoil moisture was rated very short, with 34% short, 54% adequate, and 5% surplus. Six percent of subsoil moisture was very short, with 29% short, 61% adequate, and 4% surplus. Corn emergence reached 94 percent complete, 6 days ahead of last year and 4 days ahead of the 5-year average. Seventy-five percent of […]
Recent rains have benefited crops in Arkansas. The USDA reports as of Sunday 13 percent of corn is silking, nine percent of cotton has reached the squaring stage and 38 percent of soybeans are blooming. The corn crop is rated 68 percent good to excellent, with cotton at 80 percent, peanuts at 91 percent, rice at 57 percent, and soybeans at 63 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat harvest is […]
USDA says soil moisture has improved slightly in South Dakota in the last week and crop conditions vary. In the latest crop progress and conditions report, the agency says topsoil and supplies are rated 53% short to very short, an improvement from the previous week. Subsoil moisture supplies are about the same as the previous week with South Dakota’s pasture and rangeland conditions rated 51% fair. Sixty-eight percent of the […]
The first rain in weeks arrived in Michigan Sunday but USDA officials say more is needed. The agency says 91 percent of the topsoil moisture is in short to very short supply across the state. Fire conditions remain rated in the ‘extreme’ category in Northern Michigan. Farmers have nearly finished planting, with corn rated at only 38 percent good to excellent and soybeans at 30 percent. Winter wheat condition dropped […]
Forage supplies continue to decline in Missouri due to the dry conditions. USDA’s latest Crop Progress and Condition report says supplies are 63% short to very short as hay cutting continues. Missouri’s stock water supplies are 58% adequate. Pasture conditions declined slightly in the previous week at 54% fair to good. Topsoil moisture supplies are 63% short to very short with subsoil moisture at 68% short to very short. Corn […]
The number of young people getting involved in FFA is growing, both nationally and in Wisconsin. Cheryl Zimmerman is the Executive Director for the Wisconsin Association of FFA. She tells Brownfield FFA membership is up. “National FFA is almost to the million mark, of almost having a million students involved in this organization. In Wisconsin, we’ve experienced another record-breaking year for the number of students involved in FFA.” And with […]
U.S. corn and soybean condition ratings declined over the past week. That followed another round of generally warm, dry weather in parts of the Midwest and Plains, and while there was rain in parts of the region over the weekend, it wasn’t nearly enough to break expanding drought conditions. The USDA says 61% of corn is called good to excellent, 3% less than last week, with planting officially wrapped up […]
Jul. corn closed at $6.17 and 1/4, up 13 centsJul. soybeans closed at $13.72 and 3/4, down 13 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $397.40, up 20 centsJul. soybean oil closed at 53.98, down 61 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.33 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/2 centsJun. live cattle closed at $179.07, up 85 centsAug. feeder cattle closed at $239.05, up 5 centsJun. ...
