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Considerations for next growing season

Commentary. County fair, State fair, Learfield Ag/Brownfield Summer meeting and Farm Progress Show filled my August. Hot and worn out at the end of many of those days, but my cup is full. Having been in the business of farm broadcasting for nearly four...

Bleak market outlook

With an anticipated huge crop about to be harvested and plenty of old crop in the bin, market analyst Jamey Kohake with Paragon Economics says it could be a bloodbath for farmers looking to sell this fall. He tells Brownfield there is reason for...

Nebraska crops continue to improve ahead of harvest

Corn continues to mature in Nebraska as farmers prepare for harvest. According to USDA’s weekly crop progress report, 23% of the state’s crop is mature, compared to 17% a week ago, with 67% of the crop reported as good to excellent. USDA says 93%...

Kansas crop conditions largely unchanged as harvest approaches

Corn and soybean conditions were largely unchanged from week to week. According to USDA’s weekly conditions report, 48% of the crop is rated good to excellent, up slightly from last week. The USDA reports 36% of the crop is at the mature stage, with...

Corn harvest in Kentucky is in full swing

Harvest is underway in Kentucky.  Corn harvest is 11% complete, with 80% of the crop in the dent stage and 50% mature.  Sixty-seven percent is rated good to excellent. Caleb Ragland farms in central Kentucky and says he’ll have a little later harvest this year....

Week of heat pushes Iowa crops

Hot, dry conditions pushed crop development in Iowa last week. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says 61 percent of the corn crop has reached the dent stage, five days behind last year and one day off the five-year average. North Iowa farmer Brent Renner...

Cattle, hog futures higher to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by stronger boxed beef.  Waiting for direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $.67 higher at $179.27 and December lives closed $1.30 higher at $178.85.  October feeder cattle closed $1.57 higher...

Harvest still weeks away for Minnesota farmer

Harvest is still several weeks away for many Minnesota farmers. Rob Tate grows corn and soybeans near Cannon Falls in the southeastern part of the state. “I don’t think we’re going to be starting quite as early as we did last year.” He tells...

More warm and sunshine needed to mature SD corn

USDA says only 3% of South Dakota’s corn is mature as September begins and an agronomist in the Dakotas and Minnesota says more heat units are needed to help the later-planted corn reach maturity. “We need anywhere from 250 to 300 more heat units...

Arkansas crops doing well in the home stretch

Crops across Arkansas are continuing to do well as harvest rolls on. Ninety-three percent of the corn is mature and 58% of the corn has already been harvested.  As of Sunday, 24% of the corn is rated excellent, 53% good, and 20% fair. All...

Dry conditions push Tennessee corn harvest

Drought conditions are spreading across Tennessee along with crop stress. USDA says corn condition is rated 44 percent good to excellent with 95 percent in the dough stage, 88 percent dented, 59 percent mature, and 16 percent harvested. Cotton in the state has 37...
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