Corn and soybean condition ratings are beginning to drop in Illinois. The USDA reports as of Sunday the corn crop is rated 50% good to excellent, down 19 percentage points on the week and soybeans are rated 51% down 12 points, as a majority of the state battles drier than average conditions. Rob Schaffer of El Paso tells Brownfield most of his corn and soybean acres in McLean and Woodford […]
Farmers nearly completed planting last week in Ohio. Ninety-five percent of the state’s corn crop is planted, 80 percent of the crop has emerged, and 64 percent is rated good to excellent. Soybean planting is 94 percent complete. Seventy-four percent of the crop has emerged and is rated 65 percent good to excellent. The fist cutting of alfalfa hay is 83 percent complete. The first cutting of other hay is […]
Continued dry weather is starting to impact crop emergence and conditions in Michigan. Corn Marketing Program of Michigan Director of Research and Agronomy Kristin Poley tells Brownfield there’s no rain forecasted until at least the weekend. “And if we don’t get any rain and emergence continues to happen, we expect that to be a little bit spotty in places, especially where there is less moisture due to soil texture and […]
Farmers in southwest Minnesota are replanting after recent heavy rains. Mike Landuyt of Walnut Grove says a storm dumped five inches a day after he finished corn planting. “I ended up having to do some replanting on the corn. The beans that we had in before that rain, we thought there was going to be some issues, but they eventually made it through and the spots seemed to fill in.” […]
Jul. corn closed at $5.97 and 1/2, down 11 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $13.50, down 2 and 1/2 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $401.20, up $3.40Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.26, down 24 pointsJul. wheat closed at $6.24, up 5 centsJun. live cattle closed at $177.15, up 72 centsAug. feeder cattle closed at $242.60, up 70 centsJun. lean hogs closed at $85.32, down $1.40Jun. ...
An agronomist in northwest Missouri says there are uneven corn and soybean stands as the crops advance. Erin Marlow with Cropwise Consulting tells Brownfield crop residue didn’t break down as well after last fall’s harvest due to the dry conditions. “Soybean stands had losses of 20 to 30%, but I don’t worry about that as much about that as I do with corn,” she says. “There were a few corn […]
Rains across Kansas slowed corn and soybean planting. USDA says 91 percent of the corn crop has been planted, three-quarters has emerged and 51 percent is rated in good-to-excellent condition. Eighty-percent of soybeans are in, 62 percent are up and 57 percent is in good-to-excellent shape. Winter wheat condition is rated 65 percent poor-to-very-poor. Eighteen percent of pasture and rangelands are rated good-to-excellent. Topsoil moisture is rated 45 percent adequate […]
A breakdown in labor talks has slowed port operations across the west coast. On Friday work stoppages effectively closed the Port of Oakland and drastically reduced workflow elsewhere. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation says the year-long contract dispute is a major concern for U.S. red meat exporters. “It’s the number one location for exporters to ship from key markets,” he says. “Chilled markets like […]
A crop consultant says every day without rain in Michigan is causing greater yield losses. “It’s extremely dry.” Frank Marcello tells Brownfield the area he covers in central Michigan only received sixth-tenths of an inch of rain in May. “Unless the ground was extremely poorly tiled and always had a lot of moisture in it, the stands that are established, they’re losing yield potential, especially on the corn, every day,” […]
