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2025 DEKALB Corn Silage Product Lineup

High-quality corn silage is essential for achieving optimal dairy cattle nutrition. In this Managing for Profit, DEKALB Brand Manager Jamie Horton discusses the brand’s corn silage lineup for 2025. The post

An active pattern for much of the Heartland; a cooling trend gets underway for most

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail across the eastern half of the U.S.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions...

Showers shifting from the eastern Plains to the Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, Wednesday’s Midwestern high temperatures should range from near 45°F in the Great Lakes region to 60°F or higher in the lower Missouri Valley.  Producers are attempting to complete any remaining summer crop harvesting. On the Plains, significant snow remains on...

Kentucky farmers press through wet conditions for harvest

Warmer and wetter weather last week didn’t cause too many delays for Kentucky farmers. The USDA says harvest is 95 percent complete for corn and 83 percent complete for soybeans. Tobacco is 56 percent stripped. Winter wheat is 74 percent planted, 56 percent emerged...

Nebraska harvest nearly complete

Nebraska winter wheat planting is complete. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 94 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 99 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 40 percent adequate to surplus and 90 percent emerged. Sorghum is 85 percent harvested. Topsoil...

Arkansas farmers wrapping up harvest

Arkansas farmers are almost finished with their harvests. The USDA reports 97 percent of cotton is harvested, 96 percent of soybeans, and nearly all the sweet potatoes. Arkansas farmers have dug 97 percent of peanuts with 83 percent harvested. Winter wheat planting is now...

Cattle futures gain ahead of week’s direct trade

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were up, with boxed beef higher at midday, getting ready for the week’s direct business. Feeders had additional buying interest tied to the lower move in corn. December live was up $.70 at $184.40 and February...

South Dakota’s soybean harvest is complete

South Dakota winter wheat planting is complete. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 94 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 100 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 28 percent adequate to surplus and 75 percent emerged. Sorghum is 94 percent harvested....

Tennessee harvests nearly finished

Soybeans and cotton are on the last leg of harvest in Tennessee. USDA says soybeans are 89 percent harvested and cotton is 85 complete, both ahead of average.  Winter wheat is rated 67 percent good to excellent while pastures are rated only 19 percent...

Kansas corn harvest ahead of schedule

Kansas corn harvest is ahead of the five year average. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 97 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 96 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 47 percent adequate to surplus, 97 percent planted, and 84 percent...

More than half of Minnesota’s soils are short on moisture

Harvest in Minnesota is virtually complete. The USDA says sunflowers in the state are 91 percent harvested, ahead of the five-year average. Topsoil moisture supplies are 62 percent short to very short, and subsoil moisture supplies are rated 60 percent short to very short. The...

Illinois corn and soybean harvest nearing completion

Soybean harvest is nearing completion in Illinois. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 97 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are also 97 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 74 percent adequate to surplus, 92 percent planted, and 83 percent emerged. Topsoil...