Crop conditions vary for NW Wisconsin farmer

A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin is seeing wide variations in his crops, depending on when he was able to plant. Jerry Morfoot raises corn, soybeans, and hay near Cornell, and tells Brownfield the wet spring affected planting dates, and he can see the impact now. “Some of the earlier planted beans look much better than…Continue Reading

Potato and hay harvesting continues in Wisconsin

It was a dry start of the week for much of Wisconsin.  USDA statistician Greg Bussler says rainfall later in the week limited an otherwise productive week. Field activities included harvesting small grains, potatoes, and cutting hay. Sixty-four percent of Wisconsin’s corn is in excellent condition, up one percent from last week.  Corn silking was…Continue Reading

Small grain and alfalfa harvests advance in Minnesota

The harvest of small grains and alfalfa progressed in Minnesota last week. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says 56 percent of oats, 31 percent of spring wheat, and 30 percent of barley is harvested. The second cutting of alfalfa is 91 percent complete, compared to the five-year average of 95 percent. Corn is six percent…Continue Reading

Kansas crops see little change in conditions

Kansas crop conditions were largely unchanged from week to week. According to USDA’s weekly conditions report, corn is rated 45% good to excellent, down slightly from last week with 100% of the crop silking, 88% in the dough stage and 48% at the dent stage. Soybeans declined slightly, with USDA reporting 59% of the crop…Continue Reading

Harvest approaching for Tennessee crops

Tennessee crops will soon be ready for harvest. USDA says corn condition improved to 51 percent good to excellent with 98 percent of the crop silking, 88 percent in the dough stage, 64 percent dented, and 17 percent mature. Cotton is 94 percent setting bolls with eight percent of bolls opening.  USDA says the crop…Continue Reading

Crops doing well in Arkansas

It was another mostly-dry week for Arkansas farmers, and crops looking good.  Ninety eight percent of Arkansas corn is in the dough stage, with 91% dented and 76% of the crop mature.  Seventeen percent of the state’s corn has been harvested.  Twenty-two percent of the corn is rated excellent and 54% is rated good. Ninety-seven…Continue Reading

Naig optimistic about Iowa corn crop

Soybean development remains behind normal in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says 83 percent of the crop is setting pods, three days behind the five-year average.  Seventy-seven percent is rated in good to excellent condition. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig tells Brownfield he’s optimistic about the state’s expected corn crop. “We need to be…Continue Reading

70% of South Dakota corn, 68% of soybeans rated good to excellent

Corn and soybean conditions slightly declined last week in South Dakota. USDA says as of Sunday 70% of the state’s expected corn crop was rated good to excellent, down three percentage points from the previous week. Sixty-eight percent of the crop is at the dough stage and nine percent has dented. Sixty-eight percent of soybeans…Continue Reading

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