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Kentucky crops: corn harvest 22% complete, soybean harvest 3% complete

Decent weather has helped Kentucky farmers continue harvest ahead of the average pace. Corn is 22 percent harvested, well ahead of the average.  Ninety-five percent is in the dough stage, 88 percent is in dent, and 67 percent is mature.  Soybeans are 3 percent...

Mo Ag Department responds to H5N1 confirmation

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed a human case of H5N1 in Missouri with someone who hadn’t been exposed to livestock. The Missouri Ag Department says there haven’t been any confirmed cases of H5N1 in poultry for several months. No H5N1 has...

Iowa crops maturing slightly behind average

It was another mostly dry week across Iowa. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig responded to USDA’s latest crop update by saying while areas of northern Iowa received some scattered showers, conditions were favorable for fieldwork. Corn at dent stage or beyond reached 74 percent,...

Corn, rice and soybean harvest underway in MO

Corn harvest is making good progress while soybean harvest begins in Missouri. USDA says 13% of the state’s corn harvest is complete, an increase of 8 percentage points from the previous week. Only 2% of the state’s soybeans have been harvested, with most soybeans...

South Dakota crops lag behind usual pace

South Dakota’s crops remain behind average with the corn crop maturing and soybeans dropping their leaves. USDA says 10% of South Dakota’s corn is mature. At this time last year, corn harvest was just getting started. And 16% of soybeans are dropping leaves. South...

Soybean harvest 2 to 3 weeks away for SE Minnesota farmer

A farmer in southeastern Minnesota anticipates soybean harvest beginning in two to three weeks. Brennen Toquam of Blooming Prairie says most of the crop is changing color. “Some more so than others depending on maturity and planting date a little bit, but I think...

14% of Kansas corn harvested

Corn harvest took a leap forward last week in Kansas. USDA says as of Sunday 14% of the state’s expected corn crop has been harvested, ahead of the five-year average of 10%. Eighty-eight percent of the crop has dented and 55% is mature. Soybean...

Nebraska farmer ‘not in a rush’ to begin corn harvest

A southwest Nebraska farmer says he’s not in a rush to get started on corn harvest. Jan TenBensel farms near McCook, just north of the Kansas border. “We’re going to be off by about 10 days on that early corn this year. That’s always...

Choppers are moving in on corn silage harvest

Michigan crop advisor Jason Stegink tells Brownfield recent dry weather is starting to impact yields and trigger corn silage harvest. “It’s a touch early,” he shares. “Our silage guys have got a few operations that started last week and there’s more of them stepping...

Another dry week for crops in Arkansas

Dry conditions continued in Arkansas, where farmers are making progress with the harvest. Ninety-six percent of the state’s corn is mature with 73% now harvested.  Nearly all corn in Arkansas has reached at least the dent stage. Eighty-three percent of the cotton bolls are...

Dry conditions negatively affecting Ohio crops

Dry conditions continue to negatively affect Ohio crops. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated 49 ​percent good to excellent with 95 percent in the dough stage, 78 percent dented, and 28 percent mature. Soybeans are...

Promising harvest start in Illinois

Harvest is starting to progress in Illinois. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated 75 ​percent good to excellent with 82 percent dented, 40 percent mature, and 2 percent harvested. Soybeans are ​rated 70 percent good...
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