Farm News

Farmers remain concerned about Ohio drought conditions

Monday, August 26

A southwestern Ohio farmer is concerned about the dry conditions across the state. Eric Tipton says it’s abnormally dry. “I think the big question right now is have we have we had enough precipitation to fill,” he says. “I guess that’s kind of the...

Corn and rice harvest begin in MO

Monday, August 26

Corn and rice harvest started in the last week in portions of Missouri, with temperatures and moisture below normal for this time of the year. USDA says 2% of the corn is harvested, with 17% of the state’s crop is mature and 75% of...

Nebraska crops continue to improve

Monday, August 26

Corn and soybean conditions are consistently higher than they were last year in Nebraska. According to USDA’s weekly crop report, corn is rated 68 percent good to excellent in the state with 87 percent of the crop in the dough stage. Fifty-eight percent of...

Kansas crops advance

Monday, August 26

Kansas crop conditions were largely unchanged from week to week. According to USDA’s weekly conditions report, corn is rated 45 percent good to excellent, with 91 percent in the dough stage and 64 percent at the dent stage. The USDA reports 60 percent of the...

Wisconsin harvests picking up

Monday, August 26

Dry weather was good for harvesting small grains, hay, and potatoes last week in Wisconsin. The USDA says oats are now 86 percent harvested, ahead of last year and the five-year average, while potatoes are 25 percent harvested and rated 90 percent good to...

Iowa crops

Monday, August 26

The USDA says Iowa’s crops continue to look good. The latest weekly crop report says 77% of the state’s corn crop, and 77% of the state’s soybean crop, are in good to excellent condition. Corn mature reached 4%, 1% ahead of average; while corn...

Indiana corn and soybeans rated 71% good to excellent

Monday, August 26

A lack of rainfall across the state and warmer temperatures has the crops feeling the pressure. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated 71 percent good to excellent with 84 percent in the dough stage. Soybeans...

Corn 30% harvested, rice 23% harvested in AR

Monday, August 26

An Arkansas-based field agronomist says harvest is fast approaching in the eastern portion of the state. Koch Agronomic Services’ Matt Fryer tells Brownfield, “Overall, things are progressing nicely and growers are getting corn harvested, rice is getting close.” “I’m sure there’s some combines hitting...

Michigan dry bean & sugarbeet harvests in early stages

Monday, August 26

Michigan crop conditions have improved following recent cool weather. Bay City grower John Burk tells Brownfield dry bean harvest is just getting started. “There’s some water damage in certain areas, but some of these fields could be record yields in the dry beans,” he...

Soybeans up, corn down, new lows in wheat

Monday, August 26

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. High heat during the first part of the week in some areas could have an impact on yields. Parts of the region are expected to see a return to less stressful temperatures later this week....

Dry conditions prompt Tennessee harvests

Monday, August 26

Harvest activities are picking up for Tennessee growers. USDA says corn condition is rated 49 percent good to excellent with 93 percent in the dough stage, 79 percent dented, 36 percent mature, and six percent harvested. Cotton is 96 percent setting bolls with 22...

Latest Illinois crop conditions

Monday, August 26

USDA says timely rains and moderate weather continue to benefit Illinois crops. Sangamon County farmer Marty Marr says the growing season has been nearly ideal. “The extremes weren’t extreme, I guess,” he says. “And so, we were able to really see some growing conditions...