Missouri’s planting and crop progress slowed last week with limited days open for field work. USDA says 91 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, about even with last year and the average. Corn emergence is still behind at 76 percent. Fifty-two percent of Missouri’s soybean crop is planted, passing last year and the average. Missouri cotton planting is three percent behind last year at 93 percent planted. ...
Rains provided much-needed moisture for much of the state. Statewide, corn is 96% planted, 81% emerged, and 78% rated good to excellent. Soybeans are 60% planted with 43% emerged. Cotton is 85% planted, 6% squaring, and 78% rated good to excellent. Wheat conditions improved, with 66% of the crop rated good to excellent and 98% is headed, 82% coloring, and 5% mature. Pastures are rated 56% good to excellent. ...
Michigan farmers saw sunshine four out of seven days last week, but the scattered rains limited fieldwork. USDA reporters say the eastern Upper Peninsula is still abnormally dry, and the northern Lower Peninsula and much of the Upper Peninsula had freezing or near-freezing nights. The asparagus harvest is in full swing. Many Michigan farmers are cutting first-crop alfalfa hay. Petals are falling from apple trees. Tart cherries are in shuck […]
The planting pace picked up across Minnesota last week. USDA’s latest crop report says with five days suitable for fieldwork, corn planting eclipsed 80 percent and soybean planting crossed the halfway point. Both paces are well behind last year and nearly two weeks slower than average. Spring wheat planting is at 53 percent, oats are 78 percent planted, and about 50 percent of the barley crop is in. Sugarbeets are […]
Illinois planting progress is starting to slow as corn and soybean planting gets closer to the finish line. USDA says 89 percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, five percent ahead of the five-year average. Seventy – six percent of the crop has emerged, eight percent behind last year. Three quarters of Illinois’ soybean crop is planted, nearly 10 percent ahead of average. More than half the crop has emerged, […]
The dry beginning of last week helped farmers get in the fields and make significant progress. USDA reporters say both corn and soybean plantings surpassed the five-year averages until rains slowed field activity late in the week. That same wet weather also hindered haying and some spraying activities. As of Sunday, 81% of Indiana’s corn is planted with 58% of the corn emerged. Seventy percent of the soybeans are planted […]
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle ended the day lower ahead of the week’s direct cash business. June live cattle closed $1.65 lower at $130.52 and August live cattle closed $2.02 lower at $130.37. August feeder cattle closed $1.20 lower at $165.12 and September feeder cattle closed $1.17 lower at $168.12. It was a quiet Tuesday for direct cash cattle trade activity. Bids and asking prices were […]
Wisconsin farmers had good weather for fieldwork for just over half of last week. USDA reporters say spring tillage is now 88% finished, about two days behind average. Eighty percent of Wisconsin’s corn is planted, with growth from just emerging in the north to over six inches in the south. Fifty-five percent of the state’s corn has emerged as of Sunday. Soybean planting is 73% complete and around five days […]
Mother Nature continued to bring relief to an on-going drought in parts of Nebraska last week. Farmer Don Batie of Lexington says he was able to wrap up planting between rain events. “We’ve gotten some rainfall, 2 to 3 inches over the last couple of weeks. We’re not horrible, but we’re still behind.” The latest crop progress and condition report from USDA says topsoil moisture is 62 percent adequate-to-surplus with […]
