It’s getting drier in Missouri with below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures for this time of the year. USDA says subsoil moisture supplies are now rated 81% short to very short, worse than the previous week. Missouri’s hay supplies are 80% short to very short with stock water supplies 54% short. Pasture conditions are rated 68% poor to very poor. The state’s corn is rated 44% fair with 3% […]
The health of Wisconsin’s crops continues to decline because of the lack of rainfall. Most of the state saw less than an inch of rain last week. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says the corn condition dropped 8%, soybeans down 7%, and oats down 3% from a week ago. Ninety-eight percent of Wisconsin’s corn has emerged, and that’s 8 days ahead of average, but only 42% of the crop is rated […]
The USDA says storms delivered timely moisture to crops last week in Ohio. The state’s corn and soybean crops are rated 66 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat is rated 60 percent good to excellent with 55 percent of the crop mature and one percent harvested. The second cutting of alfalfa hay is 25 percent complete, and the second cutting of other hay is 11 percent complete. ...
Crop conditions improved slightly as Kentucky experienced below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation. Corn is rated 60% good to excellent with 8% of the crop silking. Soybeans are 93% planted, with 83% emerged, 8% blooming, and 66% rated good to excellent. Some of the late-planted soybeans that have missed recent rains have struggled to germinate. Winter wheat is 51% harvested. The tobacco crop is 94% set and 75% is rated good […]
Wheat harvest is moving along in Arkansas. The USDA reports as of Sunday 77% of corn, 77% of cotton, 83% of peanuts, and 66% of soybeans is rated good to excellent. The alfalfa hay crop is only 27 percent good to excellent. Some crop progress remains ahead of average with 64% of the corn crop silking, 54% of cotton is squaring, 23% of peanuts are pegging, 30% of soybeans are […]
A mostly dry week ended with much needed precipitation across north-central and northeast Iowa. USDA’s latest crop update says there are widespread reports of crop stress because of dry conditions, but farmers were able to cut hay and spray corn and soybeans. Corn condition ratings continue to decline with just 56 percent of the crop considered good to excellent. Some corn is starting to silk. Soybeans have begun to bloom, […]
Widespread rainfall helped improve soil moisture and revitalized drought-stressed crops. Corn is rated 73% good to excellent with 18% silking. Soybeans are rated 70% good to excellent with 92% planted, 83% of the crop emerged, and 24% blooming. Cotton is rated 75% good to excellent with 33% squaring and 6% setting bolls. Winter wheat harvest is 71% complete with 84% rated good to excellent. Pasture conditions made a significant jump […]
Crop growth started to show signs of delayed development in Michigan last week because of the dry weather. As of last Sunday, the USDA says just one percent of soybeans have started to bloom with 23 percent in good to excellent condition while corn is rated at 28 percent. Dry beans are 86 percent planted and 74 percent emerged with the crop rated 51 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat […]
The USDA says another week of warm and dry conditions added to a growing concern for Indiana’s corn and soybean crops. Both crop conditions decreased last week with 47 percent of corn and soybeans rated good to excellent. Three percent of the corn crop is silking, and four percent of soybeans are blooming. Winter wheat is rated 71 percent good to excellent with 82 percent of the crop mature and […]
