Wisconsin farmers were able to accomplish a lot of tillage and planting last week. USDA reporters say tillage was 94% finished as of Sunday. Eighty-nine percent of the state’s corn is planted with emergence at 73%. That’s a week behind last year, but a day ahead of average. Eighty-four percent of the corn is in good to excellent condition statewide. Farmers were able to complete 86% of the soybean planting […]
Iowa’s corn crop is off to a great start. USDA’s latest condition rating puts 86 percent in the good to excellent category, well above the national average of 73 percent. Emergence is 87 percent, six days behind last year and one day behind the five-year average. Soybeans are 94 percent planted, compared to 97 percent a year ago and 87 percent normally. The first condition rating of the season has […]
Missouri’s planting and crop progress is mostly steady with the average. USDA says 95 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted. Corn emergence is still slightly behind at 86 percent. Sixty-one percent of Missouri’s soybean crop is planted, steady with the average. Missouri cotton planting is nearly 10 percent ahead of normal at 96 percent done. Cotton squaring has begun. Rice planting is 96 percent complete, slightly ahead of […]
Corn planting is nearing the end in Minnesota. The latest crop report from USDA says at 93 percent complete, this year’s pace is five days off the five-year average. Corn emergence is at 66 percent with 60 percent rated in good to excellent condition. Soybean planting is 72 percent complete, compared to the usual pace of 90 percent. Emergence is nearly 40 percent. For small grains, spring wheat is 65 […]
South Dakota farmers continue their efforts to catch up on planting. The USDA says 93 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, compared to 99 percent last year. Sixty-eight percent of the crop has emerged. Seventy-seven percent of soybeans are planted, compared to the five-year-average of 79 percent. Thirty-five percent of the crop has emerged. Thirty-three percent of the winter wheat crop is headed, and 42 percent of the […]
Crop conditions were mixed last week in Tennessee. The USDA says corn planting is nearly over in the western part of the state, but soybean planting has been slowed down by the winter wheat harvest and some cotton producers are having to replant because of unfavorable weather. Corn planting is also nearly finished in central Tennessee, with conditions helped out by rain. Rain is also boosting conditions in eastern areas. […]
A week of warmer, drier weather allowed Nebraska farmers to wrap up corn planting. USDA’s latest crop progress and condition report says 98 percent of the crop is in with 88 percent emerged. Seventy-five percent is rated good-to-excellent. Soybeans are 96 percent in, six percent ahead of last year with 44 percent emerged. Seventy-seven percent of sorghum has been planted. Winter wheat condition is rated at 29 percent good-to-excellent with […]
Despite a week of rainy weather, drought is still impacting Kansas winter wheat condition. The latest crop progress and condition report says 29 percent of the crop is rated good-to-excellent with 98 percent headed. Ninety-eight percent of corn is planted with 77 percent emerged. Eight-six percent is rated good-to-excellent. Soybeans are 68 percent in, two percent behind the five-year average with 46 percent emerged. Eighty-six percent of cotton is planted […]
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were lower, with feeders leading the way down on the higher move in corn. Both were also watching the distribution of this week’s direct show list. June live was down $.77 at $132.82 and August was $.95 lower at $132.90. August feeders were $1.90 lower at $171.97 and September was down $1.75 at $174.55. Direct cash cattle markets were quiet. The day’s big […]
