Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for below-normal temperatures nearly nationwide. In fact, warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to Florida’s peninsula. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in the western and central U.S. should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions in the East. ...
Minnesota farmers are continuing to deal with wet and muddy fields as the snow continues to melt in some regions. USDA reporters say only a couple of hours were suitable for fieldwork all week. The snowmelt has helped recharge soils, as both topsoil and subsoil are rated 67% adequate, with 23% of topsoil having surplus water. A weather system also dumped more than five inches of rain in a small […]
Spring weather continued to slow Wisconsin’s farmers down last week. USDA reporters say up to a foot of new snow fell in northern Wisconsin and the rest of the state had a mixture of flurries and rain. Rainfall ranged from around two-tenths of an inch in western Wisconsin to nearly 3 inches near Superior and north of Green Bay. About the only field activity reported last week was some manure […]
The drought across Nebraska intensified last week as man farmers wait to start planting. Lexington farmer Don Batie tells Brownfield he usually starts planting corn in mid-April. “It’s so cold and so dry even our lawns haven’t greened up and the alfalfa hasn’t greened up. It’s one of those years no one is going to push to get started this year,” he says. “I’m guessing it’s going to be the […]
Very few Iowa farmers are getting fieldwork done thanks to Mother Nature. USDA reporters say a combination of snow, rain, and cold conditions limited farmers to only two days suitable for fieldwork, and much of that time was spent applying fertilizer, spreading manure, or planting oats. USDA says 13% of the state’s oats are planted, which is 2 days behind the five-year average. Only 24% of Iowa’s pastures and rangelands […]
Northwest Missouri farmer Richard Oswald says dryness is keeping him from planting corn. “I think we have soil moisture for germination, but we’ve been a little on the dry side,” he says. “But, we’ve been a little on the dry side this winter and we’ve had some rains pass through the area.” USDA’s latest crop progress and condition report says 1 percent of the state’s corn and rice crops have […]
The USDA tightened poultry supplies in its latest supply and demand report and an ag economist says this could become the norm until cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza subside. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown. “We’ll continue to see relatively tight supplies,” he says. “Especially turkey. I think turkey is one where we’re seeing more effects from highly pathogenic avian influenza in terms of turkey supplies available.” He tells Brownfield […]
May corn closed at $7.64 and 1/2, down 4 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $16.55 and 1/2, down 33 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $459.10, down $9.10May soybean oil closed at $74.30, down 82 pointsMay wheat closed at $10.81 and 1/2, up 29 and 3/4 centsApr. live cattle closed at $138.52, up 70 centsJune lean hogs closed at $115.02, up 45 centsMay Class III milk closed at […]
Most South Dakota farmers are still waiting for the combination of good weather and warmer soil temperatures before moving into fieldwork. USDA reporters say only 15% of the state’s spring wheat is planted, which is 27% behind last year but still ahead of the five-year average of 12%. Sixteen percent of South Dakota’s oats are planted with 1% emerging. Some parts of the state are better off when it comes […]
