A central Missouri farmer says it’s been a challenge getting field work done between rains. Nathan Alpers tells Brownfield he gets a day or two from planting and more rain comes through. “We’re not getting the big gully washing rains but just, you know, a few tenths to a half inch,” he said. “And it just prolongs us another three or four days.” The Cooper County farmer said he might […]
Planting delays continue for Tennessee farmers as they fall even further behind their average pace. Corn is just 17% planted, 28% behind last year, and 20% behind the 5-year average. Soybeans are 3% planted slightly behind last year’s pace and the 5-year average. Wheat conditions across much of the state are mostly good with 62% of the crop rated good to excellent and 82% is jointed with 18% headed. Seventy-three […]
Farmers are beginning to make some progress in the fields as conditions improve. USDA reporters say for the week ending Sunday, just under four days were suitable for fieldwork and some planters were rolling. About one percent of South Dakota’s corn is planted, which is behind last year’s 4% and the 3% average. Thirty-six percent of the spring wheat is planted with 4% of it emerged. Only 17% of winter […]
Planting pace in Arkansas for many crops continues to run well behind the average pace. Thirty-five percent of the corn crop has been planted, well behind both last year and the 5-year average. Twenty-three percent of the crop has emerged. Rice planting is 14% complete, nearly 27% behind last year, and 34% behind the 5-year average. Six percent of the crop has emerged. Soybeans are 12% planted, behind last year […]
Cold and rainy conditions coupled with high winds kept many Iowa farmers from the fields last week. USDA reporters say only 2.3 days were suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday. Most of the fieldwork getting done last week was fertilizer application, but there were a few reports of corn and soybeans getting planted. Forty-seven percent of the state’s oats are planted. Pastures are starting to green up, which […]
Cold, wet weather again limited fieldwork in Michigan to a minimum last week. The USDA says winter wheat condition dropped five points to 38 percent good to excellent with nine percent of the crop jointed compared to 55 percent last year. Limited planting of sugarbeets, oats, and potatoes was reported. Fruit development remains slow for growers which has kept damage to a minimum. ...
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle closed sharply lower following Friday’s On Feed numbers and ahead of this week’s direct business. June live cattle closed $3 lower at $135.42 and August live cattle closed $3.05 lower at $137.32. May feeder cattle closed $2.57 lower at $161.30 and August feeder cattle closed $2.40 lower at $174.50. There was a light to moderate direct cash cattle trade reported on […]
The dairy industry is calling on the Biden administration for further supply chain relief. In a letter to Ag Secretary Vilsack and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, the National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council say the USDA needs to restart its Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report to increase transparency along with incentivizing carriers to load export cargo. They also want real-time tracking of containers, fast lanes for ag exports, […]
The drought in Kansas expanded and intensified last week and that’s hurting winter wheat condition. The latest crop progress and condition report from USDA says the crop is rated 26 percent good-to-excellent. Forty-nine percent of the crop has joined, 16 percent behind last year. Twenty-one percent of corn is planted with one percent of the crop emerged. Soybeans planted was 3 percent and sorghum and cotton planted were 1 percent. […]
