The USDA says domestic meat supplies in cold storage at the end of January were mostly below year ago levels. The red meat total was 981.195 million pounds, with a 1% gain in beef to 526.435 million more than canceled out a 6% loss in pork at 428.498 million pounds, due to diverging demand and monthly slaughter rates. The total for poultry fell 10% to 1.01 pounds, with chicken declining […]
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will cover the Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Training Workshop in Lebanon, Indiana on February 24, 2022. ...
The shrinking South American soybean crop continues to spark U.S. export sales. Kent Beadle with CHS Hedging tells Brownfield adverse weather is expected to significantly reduce Brazilian production. “Loss of production and loss of export capacity. And we’re seeing that manifest itself in a series of daily reported sales to various destinations, oftentimes specified as unknown destinations.” He says China, and possibly some European countries, are likely behind many of […]
Dry weather for most of February has Wisconsin farmers thinking about soil moisture ahead of spring planting. The USDA says despite that dryness, winter wheat and alfalfa are mostly overwintering well, but farmers are a little uneasy ahead of corn and soybean planting. High input costs and concerns about supply chain disruptions for chemicals, seed, and equipment are adding to the uncertainty. The USDA says the only crop activities reported […]
The drought or near drought conditions affecting the U.S. Plains continue to have an impact on soil moisture levels in Nebraska. The USDA says 83% of Nebraska’s topsoil and 72% of subsoil are short to very short of moisture, significant increases from January, with only about of fifth of topsoil and a third of subsoil containing adequate levels. Despite the dryness, Nebraska’s winter wheat crop is doing relatively well. 36% […]
A warm, wet February has had an impact on agriculture in Ohio. The USDA says temperatures have averaged more than a degree above normal, while average state wide precipitation has topped 2.5 inches, about 1.4 more than usual. That has led to flooding and ponding in some fields, leaving almost all soil in the state with adequate to surplus moisture. 49% of Ohio’s winter wheat crop is called good to […]
Drought or near drought conditions in most of South Dakota are drawing down soil moisture levels ahead of spring planting. The USDA says about 40% of the state has adequate soil moisture, a significant decline from January, with nearly all of the remainder short to very short. 24% of winter wheat is in good to excellent condition, a decrease of 7% on the month, with 57% in fair shape, 3% […]
Tennessee has seen a wide range of precipitation this month. The USDA says parts of the state have seen warm, dry weather, but other areas have experienced plenty of precipitation, with adequate soil moisture levels in 75% of topsoil and 80% of subsoil, both improvements from January. 64% of Tennessee’s winter wheat crop is rated good to excellent, 6% lower than last month, with 29% in fair condition, 4% higher, […]
Warm, wet conditions during February have boosted winter wheat condition ratings and soil moisture levels in Missouri. The USDA says 53% of the state’s winter wheat crop is in good to excellent shape, up 4% on the month, with 43% called fair, down 3%, and 4% rated poor, 1% lower. Well over 60% of Missouri reports adequate soil moisture levels, up from January, but the percentage of the state reporting […]
