US beef producers not only supply high-quality beef to consumers in the US, but around the world. Nebraska beef producer Jacklyn Wilson was in the Bahamas for a conference and shares the impact the US beef industry has around the world. AUDIO: Healthy Living on US beef demand ...
Some weekend showers delivered a little water to Wisconsin’s crops, but not enough. USDA Statistician Greg Bussler says pockets of precipitation were received, although continued overall dry conditions have farmers concerned. Twenty-nine percent of the state’s topsoil is very short of moisture, with 46% percent short, 25% adequate, and no surplus moisture reported. Seventeen percent of the subsoil is very short, with 44% short, 39% percent adequate, and no surplus […]
Some crops in Kentucky are starting to show signs of drought stress despite the recent scattered rains. Corn is 94% emerged, and conditions dropped to 67% good to excellent. Soybeans are 85% planted, with 73% emerged, and 72% rated good to excellent. Winter wheat is 4% harvested and 47% mature with 79% of the crop rated good to excellent. The tobacco crop is 79% set and 76% is rated good […]
Tennessee has been without measurable rainfall for several weeks resulting in declining crop conditions. Some parts of the state have entered into D1 or moderate drought conditions. Corn is rated 68% good to excellent with 2% silking. Soybeans are rated 68% good to excellent with 82% planted, 72% of the crop emerged, and 2% blooming. Cotton is rated 63% good to excellent with 10% squaring. Thrip populations continue to be […]
Persistent dry conditions are eroding Illinois crop conditions. The USDA reports as of Sunday the corn crop is rated 48 percent good to excellent, and soybeans are rated 47 percent. Corn and soybean emergence is ahead of last year and the five-year average. The USDA says 73 percent of Illinois topsoil moisture is in short to very short supply. Winter wheat condition declined to 53 percent good to excellent. ...
The USDA says some areas of Minnesota have become very dry and need rain. Seven percent of topsoil moisture was rated very short, with 34% short, 54% adequate, and 5% surplus. Six percent of subsoil moisture was very short, with 29% short, 61% adequate, and 4% surplus. Corn emergence reached 94 percent complete, 6 days ahead of last year and 4 days ahead of the 5-year average. Seventy-five percent of […]
Recent rains have benefited crops in Arkansas. The USDA reports as of Sunday 13 percent of corn is silking, nine percent of cotton has reached the squaring stage and 38 percent of soybeans are blooming. The corn crop is rated 68 percent good to excellent, with cotton at 80 percent, peanuts at 91 percent, rice at 57 percent, and soybeans at 63 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat harvest is […]
The first rain in weeks arrived in Michigan Sunday but USDA officials say more is needed. The agency says 91 percent of the topsoil moisture is in short to very short supply across the state. Fire conditions remain rated in the ‘extreme’ category in Northern Michigan. Farmers have nearly finished planting, with corn rated at only 38 percent good to excellent and soybeans at 30 percent. Winter wheat condition dropped […]
USDA says soil moisture has improved slightly in South Dakota in the last week and crop conditions vary. In the latest crop progress and conditions report, the agency says topsoil and supplies are rated 53% short to very short, an improvement from the previous week. Subsoil moisture supplies are about the same as the previous week with South Dakota’s pasture and rangeland conditions rated 51% fair. Sixty-eight percent of the […]
