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Arkansas reports good corn, soybeans, excellent peanut crop so far

A mostly-dry week allowed farmers in Arkansas to work in the fields. USDA says topsoil moisture levels are 6% surplus, 50% adequate, 36% short, and 8% very short with comparable subsoil moisture levels. Half of the corn crop in Arkansas is in good condition,...

Arkansas farmer says crops have benefited from timely rains

A northeast Arkansas farmer says the growing season has been almost perfect. Derek Haigwood tells Brownfield, “We’ve gotten two rains this summer, which is great. We got a 4th of July rain and then we got a rain last week.”  Haigwood says a recent...

USDA: IL winter wheat harvest complete

The Illinois winter wheat harvest is complete. Wayne County farmer Matt Rush says he was pleased with his crop. “It was probably one of the better wheat crops that our farm’s ever had.”  He says, “It came off about 10 days earlier, which was...

Cattle futures higher to start the week

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up following Friday’s Cattle on Feed report and ahead of the week’s business.  August lives closed $.82 higher at $183.92 and October lives closed $1.12 higher at $184.60.  August feeder cattle closed $.80 higher...

Recent rainfall benefits Indiana crop progress

Cooler weather and continuous rainfall helped alleviate drought conditions across the state. According to the latest crop and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated ​69 percent good to excellent with ​66 percent silking. Soybeans are ​67 percent blooming with condition rated ​68 percent good...

Tennessee crops face ongoing drought

Drought conditions are worsening for Tennessee crops despite some rain last week. USDA says corn condition dropped to 52 percent good to excellent with 87 percent of the crop silking and 48 percent in the dough stage. Cotton is 87 percent squared, 52 percent...

67% of U.S. corn, 68% of soybeans good to excellent

The U.S. corn condition rating dipped a little over the past week, while soybeans held steady. That followed another week of generally favorable development weather in much of the Midwest and Plains, while forecasts for this week show the potential for a hotter, drier...

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 22, 2024

Sep. corn closed at $4.00 and 1/4, up 9 and 3/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $11.17 and 3/4, up 20 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $343.60, up $6.80Aug. soybean oil closed at 47.00, up 44 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.48, up 5...

Wisconsin small grains, potato harvests ramping up

Many Wisconsin farmers took advantage of the mostly-dry week to harvest small grains and hay.  USDA statistician Greg Busler says some oats, wheat, and 2nd crop hay was harvested last week, and the potato harvest is getting underway. Forty percent of Wisconsin’s corn is...

Solid gains for soybeans, corn, wheat

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying, with August able to move, and close, above $11. Forecasts generally look hotter and drier in western growing areas starting midweek, while, for the near-term, conditions generally look better for eastern and southern areas. The...

Plan to consistently adapt to new weather extremes

A field crops educator says regularly scouting is the best way for farmers to manage through weather extremes. Michigan State University Extension’s Nicolle Ritche tells Brownfield it’s hard to tell what should be normal for crops as climatic conditions become more variable. “As we...

Perfect storm for white mold susceptibility

An agronomist for DEKALB Asgrow says conditions have been ripe for white mold pressure in soybeans. Michigan’s Doug George tells Brownfield, “It was the perfect storm, particularly for white mold, because we got the heavy rains during a time period when the flowers were...
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