Minnesota farmers can now apply for drought assistance recently signed into law by Governor Walz. Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield producers in 83 counties could be eligible. “Putting together this drought package, we really heard from farmers that everybody across the state was just about impacted by the drought.” He says there was a week last August when 80 percent of the state was suffering from severe drought, 50 […]
An ag economist says commodity markets are trading in the opposite direction of weather fundamentals. The University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says traders locking in profits and farmers delivering ample grain is driving down the market despite extended weather outlooks trending dryer. “That’s maybe not surprising, given that we have high costs and people are trying to protect revenue given that there’s higher costs this year than what we’ve seen,” […]
The USDA says South Dakota farmers have completed their intended plantings. Ninety-six percent of the state’s corn crop has emerged, compared to 97 percent last year. Seventy-nine percent of the crop is rated good to excellent. Soybeans planted was near 100 percent last year with 82 percent of the crop emerged. Seventy-six percent of the state’s winter wheat crop is headed. Spring wheat is 15 percent headed. Topsoil and subsoil […]
More than a quarter of winter wheat has been harvested in Kansas. The USDA says 27 percent of the crop is in, 11 percent of last year’s pace. Twenty-seven percent is in good-to-excellent condition. Corn condition is seen at 55 percent good-to-excellent with 2 percent silking. Soybeans are rated 63 percent good-to-excellent with 83 percent of the crop in. Nearly three-quarters of sorghum has been planted and cotton is rated […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day mostly lower waiting for direct cash business to develop. Feeder cattle closed higher on the lower move in corn. August live cattle closed $.32 lower at $136.25 and October live cattle closed $.12 lower at $142.30. August feeders closed $2.35 higher at $175.30 and September feeders closed $2.47 higher at $177.27. It was a relatively quiet Tuesday for direct cash […]
Michigan farmers had a mixture of good weather and severe storms impacting crops last week. USDA reporters say widespread storms with high winds and heavy rain hit the state, but there were still five and a half days suitable for fieldwork. Many Michigan producers applied fertilizer, and planting is nearly finished for corn and soybeans with much of the crop already emerging. Although none of the lower peninsula is abnormally […]
Wisconsin officials have lifted the ban on poultry shows. The order had been in place since April to help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is still advising poultry producers to maintain strong biosecurity practices including cleaning and disinfecting, restricting access by visitors and wild birds, and keeping separate shoes and clothes to wear around flocks. ...
While temperatures and humidity levels soared last week, the USDA says Ohio farmers all but completed the last of their intended plantings. Ninety-seven percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, compared to 100% last year. Eighty-eight percent of the crop has emerged. Ninety percent of soybeans are planted, compared to the five-year average of 89 percent. Seventy-four percent of the crop has emerged. Ninety-seven percent of the winter wheat […]
Jul. corn closed at $7.60 and 3/4, down 23 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.81, down 21 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $431.30, down $6.80Jul. soybean oil closed at 73.37, down 42 pointsJul. wheat closed at $9.75 and 1/4, down 59 centsJun. live cattle closed at $137.82, down 20 centsJul. lean hogs closed at $112.72, up $1.72Jul. Class III milk closed at $23.27, down 29 centsJul. ...
