Widespread precipitation and colder temperatures continued to keep Wisconsin farmers out of their fields last week. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says the state had just under two days suitable for fieldwork. Barely any of Wisconsin’s soybeans and just 1% of the state’s corn has been planted. Potato planting is now 13% finished, which is a day behind average. Seventy-four percent of the winter wheat is in good to excellent condition, […]
The planting pace in Kentucky continues to run ahead of the average. The corn crop is 36% planted, compared to the previous week at 14% and the 5-year average of 23% with 12% of the crop emerged. Soybeans are 19% planted compared to 7% the previous week and the 5-year average of 6%. Winter wheat conditions are mostly good, as 10% of the crop is rated excellent and 57% is […]
With fewer than three days suitable for fieldwork South Dakota farmers kept moving forward with spring wheat planting. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says 4% of the spring wheat is planted in South Dakota, an increase of three percentage points from the previous week, but well below this time last year and the five-year average. Winter wheat conditions are rated 29% good to excellent, a four-percent improvement from the previous […]
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An ag meteorologist says the below freezing temperatures over the weekend won’t help the drought-stricken winter wheat in the western Corn Belt. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated says there are preliminary reports of frost damage in Kansas, but it is difficult to determine the extent of damage at the jointed stage of maturity. “The area we’re most concerned with is the jointed crop in central and northern Kansas and […]
Nearly a quarter of the corn crop in Kansas has been planted despite a wide variety of soil conditions. The USDA says 24 percent of the crop is in, five percent ahead of last year. Four percent of soybeans have been planted. Winter wheat condition is rated 52 percent poor-to-very poor with 14 percent rated good-to-excellent. Topsoil moisture is 24 percent adequate with no surplus and subsoil moisture is 20 […]
The theme of the 94th Minnesota FFA Convention is about coming together for a single purpose. Minnesota FFA state officer Makenzy Alberts says the theme for this year’s state FFA convention is ALL In. For All. “Our team had a lot of brainstorming when it came to that. But when we truly thought about what our year held and every person who has impacted it, we remembered that we all […]
Cool weather last week did little to hinder planting progress in Indiana. The USDA says as of Sunday 9% of the state’s corn crop has been planted, ahead of 1% last year and up from the five-year average of 6%. Eight percent of the expected soybean crop has been planted, ahead of the five-year average of 3%. USDA says many growers are waiting for warmer weather to continue planting. ...
An agronomist in central Minnesota says saturated fields continue to delay planting. Rick Swenson with Peterson Farms Seed says if the conditions warm up, fieldwork could begin later this week in the Northern Plains. “Hopefully we can get rolling by early May and we’re looking at mid-May as the time we are really moving.” Swenson says last week’s snow is soaking into the soil. He says that moisture is needed […]
