Crop conditions are mixed in Minnesota. USDA says corn condition ratings improved one percentage point on the week to 77 percent good to excellent, while soybeans in good to excellent condition dropped a percent to 73 percent. Corn emergence is ahead of the five-year average at 94 percent, and soybean emergence is about a week…… Continue Reading
Planting rounds the homestretch in Indiana
Planting in Indiana is nearly finished but slightly behind the average pace. USDA says corn in Indiana is 93 percent planted and 81 percent emerged, both on pace with last year but behind the five-year average. The crop is rated 69 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 90 percent planted, with 75 percent emerged and condition…… Continue Reading
Weather sends soybeans, corn, wheat lower
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. U.S. planting was expected to be nearly complete, nationally, and the trade was anticipating an improved crop condition rating in the USDA’s weekly update. The USDA says 68% of the crop is called good to excellent, up 1% on the week, with 90% planted and 75%…… Continue Reading
85% of Iowa corn in good to excellent condition
Crop conditions are improving in Iowa. USDA says the rating for corn went from 84 to 85 percent good to excellent on the week, while soybeans held at 80 percent good to excellent. Corn emergence is slightly behind the five-year average, but soybeans are emerging four days ahead of normal. The first cutting of alfalfa…… Continue Reading
Central Nebraska farmer says cool, wet weather impacting early crop development
A farmer in central Nebraska says a stretch of cool weather is impacting crop conditions. Clay Govier tells Brownfield temperatures have been below average for about a month. “That really hasn’t allowed crops to get rocking and rolling that we’d like to see. Emergence has been slow and now it’s uneven.” The USDA says corn…… Continue Reading
Cool wet weather impacting Michigan’s crop condition somewhat
A plant pathologist says cool weather has helped mitigate disease pressure following recent rains. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield,“We did find Stripe Rust, but not until very late May.” “It really has only been confirmed in a few counties now, a little bit of leaf rust too, so thankfully in terms of foliar disease, it’s…… Continue Reading
71% of U.S. corn, 68% of soybeans good to excellent
U.S. crop condition ratings improved at least slightly over the past week. That followed another week of generally favorable development conditions in most of the Midwest and Plains, but heavy rainfall did have at least some impact in parts of the region. The USDA says 71% of U.S. corn is good to excellent, up 2%…… Continue Reading
Winter wheat harvest underway in Kansas
The winter wheat harvest is underway in the nation’s largest producing state. The USDA says 4 percent has been harvested as of Sunday. Paul Penner of central Kansas says he plans to start early next week if conditions dry up. “I’m looking forward to an average crop. Nothing super, but I think there will be…… Continue Reading
Gov. Reynolds close to pipeline bill decision
Brownfield file photo: Anchor/reporter Brent Barnett interviews Governor Kim Reynolds at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to make a decision this week to sign or veto a bill that would limit eminent domain for carbon pipelines. Speaking to reporters at a recent biodiesel event in Urbandale, Iowa…… Continue Reading
Favorable crop conditions in eastern Iowa
An eastern Iowa farmer says crop conditions have been favorable in his area. Dave Walton says emergence has been ahead of normal. “We planted a little bit early there in late April and seemed to miss some of the issues I’ve seen around the neighborhood,” he said. “Then we got rained out for a while.…… Continue Reading
