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Tennessee cotton and soybean harvest near completion

Dry conditions across Tennessee continue to impact winter wheat and pasture conditions. According to the USDA’s final Crop Progress and Conditions Report, harvest for both cotton and soybeans is 95 percent complete.  Winter wheat is rated 74 percent good to excellent, with 93 percent... Read More.

Sorghum harvest nears finish line in Nebraska

The final USDA weekly crop report of the season shows the sorghum harvest wrapping up in Nebraska. At 95 percent complete, the pace is just behind the usual pace of 97 percent. Winter wheat condition is rated 48 percent good to excellent, with 95... Read More.

Winter wheat in Arkansas rated 52% good to excellent

According to the USDA, the cotton and soybean harvest is complete, and the peanut harvest is nearly complete. Winter wheat is 95 percent planted, 84 percent emerged, and 52 percent of the crop is rated good to excellent. Pasture conditions are just 13 percent... Read More.

Rain and snow slow Minnesota farmers finishing fall fieldwork

Widespread rain and snow limited Minnesota farmers trying to wrap up fall fieldwork last week. USDA’s final crop report for 2024 shows there were four days suitable, with activities including tillage and planting CRP and cover crops. Topsoil moisture supplies going into winter are... Read More.

Kentucky soybeans 93% harvested

Soybean harvest is winding down in Kentucky.  According to the latest Crop Progress and Condition report from the USDA 93 percent of harvest is complete.  Seventy-one percent of tobacco has been stripped.  Winter wheat is 79 percent rated good to excellent with 93 percent... Read More.

Indiana winter wheat emergence at 88%

The USDA says winter wheat emergence is approximately on schedule in Indiana. The latest crop progress report says 88% of the crop has emerged, near the five-year average of 89%, with 64% of the crop in good to excellent condition. The agency says winter... Read More.

Ohio winter wheat rated 70% good to excellent

The USDA says routine maintenance and winter preparation efforts are in full swing across Ohio with most harvest work complete. The latest crop progress report shows winter wheat emergence at 97% with 70% of the crop rated good to excellent. Aside from the wheat... Read More.

Hog futures supported by higher pork values

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, and feeders were higher ahead of the week’s direct business.  Feeders had additional support from the lower move in corn and concerns about availability.  December lives closed $.27 lower at $186.50 and February lives closed... Read More.

Illinois winter wheat rated 80% good to excellent

The USDA says winter wheat emergence is ahead of the five-year average pace in Illinois. The latest crop progress report says as of Sunday, 93% of the state’s crop has emerged, an increase from the average pace of 89%. Eighty percent of the state’s... Read More.

95% of Missouri soybeans harvested

Soybean harvest is near the finish line in Missouri. The USDA says 95% of the state’s crop has been harvested as of Sunday, in line with the five-year average pace. Ninety-six percent of winter wheat has been planted with 82% of the crop emerged.... Read More.

Late fall moisture beneficial for Iowa soils

Recent rain and snow helped replenish soil moisture in Iowa. USDA’s last weekly crop update for the season says topsoil moisture conditions are rated 66 percent adequate to surplus, and subsoil moisture levels are 45 percent adequate to surplus. The moisture slowed field activities,... Read More.

Minnesota farmer focused on 2025 costs

A southern Minnesota farmer is focused on cost as he plans for the 2025 growing season. Sam Ziegler of Good Thunder tells Brownfield his area has suffered consecutive years of poor corn and soybean yields. “A lot of it is putting behind us that... Read More.
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