The soybean complex closed higher on fundamental support. Mixed South American weather has kept the market’s attention. Moderate to heavy rains are expected for Brazil this week with little to light showers expected for Argentina. Even with expected rainfall, Argentina and the southern half of Brazil remain in extreme drought. North American weather is becoming more important as planting season ramps up. Gains for crude oil on the day have […]
Kansas growers had five days suitable for fieldwork last week and varying levels of moisture. In the first crop report of the season, USDA says winter wheat condition was reported at 31 percent good to excellent with 11 percent jointed. Progress is ahead of last year but slightly behind average. Two percent of corn has been planted. Topsoil moisture is only 46 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is […]
Spotty cold and dry conditions in parts of the state are causing some Tennessee farmers to worry about the wheat crop, while light showers in other areas are helping to green up pastures. Winter wheat is rated 75% good to excellent with 33% of the crop jointing. Nineteen percent of the apple crop is in full bloom. Pastures are rated 44% good to excellent. Topsoil moisture is 94% adequate to […]
Cool, wet weather limited fieldwork across Iowa this past week. In its first weekly crop progress report of the year, USDA says there were less than two days suitable to be working ground statewide, but some farmers were able to apply fertilizer and seed oats. Dean Meyer grows corn and soybeans near Rock Rapids in northwest Iowa. “We’re eagerly anticipating heading to the field (but) we need a warming trend […]
Wet and muddy conditions persist in Michigan with snow and icy rain reported over the past week. In the first crop report of the season, USDA says about five percent of the state is experiencing moderate drought, mostly in southern counties of the Upper Peninsula and northwest Lower. Topsoil moisture is 99 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is at 92 percent. Winter wheat condition was reported at 38 […]
The USDA released its first crop progress report of the year showing most crops at or near the five-year average planting pace. Corn is on pace with last year and the five-year average with two percent of the crop planted. Texas’ crop is past halfway planted, Kansas is at two percent and Missouri is at one percent. Cotton is six percent planted nationally. Oats are 23 percent planted, two percent […]
In its first weekly crop progress and condition report for the year, the USDA gives Illinois winter wheat a 58% good to excellent rating. The rating is one percentage point below the previous week and 16 points behind this time last year. For the week ending April 3rd, the agency reports a 41-degree average temperature for the state, more than 6 degrees below average, with rainfall slightly above normal- putting […]
An extension fertilizer specialist points to soil fertility best management practices (BMP’s) as farmers look to cut down on crop input expenses. Fabian Fernandez with the University of Minnesota says nitrogen is essential for good yields, but costs are eating into returns. “Certainly farmers are looking at ways to still get high yields but try to minimize how much nitrogen they will need to apply. So there are some strategies.” […]
Conditions were cooler and drier in Ohio last week, according to the USDA’s first weekly crop and weather report for 2022. Fifty-four percent of the winter wheat crop is in good to excellent condition. Three percent of oats are planted, in line with the one- and five-year average. The average temperature was 7.8 degrees below normal for the state. Topsoil moisture and subsoil moisture are both 98 percent adequate to […]
