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Wisconsin crops doing well as farmers focus on making hay

It was a mostly-dry week in Wisconsin, but most crops had plenty of moisture.  Statewide, topsoil moisture is still 11% surplus and 80% adequate, with 17% of the subsoil moisture having surplus water and 78% with adequate amounts. Fifty-eight percent of Wisconsin’s corn is...

Slight improvement in some SD crop conditions

South Dakota’s corn and soybean condition ratings improved slightly in the last week and are now rated 72% good to excellent. USDA 18% of the corn in dough stage and 26% of the soybean crop is setting pods. Spring wheat harvest is underway at...

MO soybean, cotton conditions decline slightly

Missouri’s crop conditions stayed the same or moved slightly lower in the last week with help from below normal temperatures and some rain. USDA says the state’s corn condition is rated 78% good to excellent with 3% of the crop dented and 62% at...

Kentucky crops conditions benefit from recent rains

Rain and slightly cooler temperatures have benefitted Kentucky’s crops. Corn is rated 64 percent good to excellent, steady on the week.  Eighty-three percent of the crop is silking, 30 percent is in the dough stage and 10 percent has dented.  Soybeans improved to 64...

Growing just roots, in a large tote

Beck’s Hybrids has been looking into the impact roots have on the performance of the corn crop. Beck’s corn lead Craig Moore says the company’s root boxes allow researchers to take a closer look at root volumes.   “Corn is claustrophobic, it doesn’t like root-to-root contact,”...

Nebraska crops performing well as heatwave sets in

A northeast Nebraska farmer says she’s had plenty of precipitation up until now and her crops have benefitted. Anne Meis says they are heading into what could be an extended, hot dry period.  But, she’s prepared.  “We are turning to our center pivots and we are getting the water...

Corteva urges farmers to scout in August

A crop protection specialist in South Dakota says early August is a critical time to scout fields. Jon Verhelst with Corteva Agriscience says, “If you haven’t been in a cornfield in a while, it’s probably worth taking a peek out there and seeing what’s...

Warm, dry stretch allows for progress in Minnesota fields

A week of hot, dry weather allowed Minnesota farmers to cut hay and harvest small grains. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says the second cutting of alfalfa reached 72 percent, with all hay condition rated 71 percent good to excellent. Spring wheat harvest is...

Cattle, hog futures start the week lower

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower ahead of the week’s direct business.  August live cattle closed $1.60 lower at $186.97 and October lives closed $1.75 lower at $186.80.  August feeder cattle closed $3.27 lower at $256.42 and September...

Drought in Indiana causes increased disease pressure

A southern Indiana farmer says drought conditions in his area caused an increase in disease pressure. Ben Kron tells Brownfield his crops are starting to see the impact. “We have noticed here since we walked about two weeks ago,” he says. “Our southern rust...

Crop development ahead of curve in Iowa

Corn and soybean development remain slightly ahead of normal in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says corn silking hit 85 percent this week, two days ahead of the five-year average.  Two percent has hit the dent stage, with 77 percent in good to...

Arkansas crops doing well

Arkansas crops remain strong after a mostly-dry week. All of the state’s corn is silking, with 87% in the dough stage, 68% dented, and 17% of the crop mature.  Twenty-six percent of the Arkansas corn is in excellent condition, with 50% rated good and...
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