A plant pathologist says soybean farmers should be closely watching for the emergence of white mold. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says, “We’re really coming up now on white mold season. We really suffered from it last year in my area. Right now in the next couple weeks is going to be management…… Continue Reading
Northern Iowa farmer feels good about his 2024 crop
A north-central Iowa farmer says conditions have been variable during the growing season. Brent Renner tells Brownfield a need for rain hasn’t been an issue compared to recent years. “A lot of moisture. More moisture than my particular area tends to wish for, to be quite honest. But if you are well drained, the crops…… Continue Reading
Farmers for Watersheds launches in Illinois
A Midwest program manager with American Farmland Trust says new farmer led, regional groups focused on conservation are sprouting up in Illinois. Dr. Staci McGill says “Farmers for Watersheds” groups are focused on farmers sharing experiences. “Farmers learn best from other farmers.” She says, “So this is to help new farmers do any of the…… Continue Reading
An inconsistent crop in the northern U.S.
Farmers in portions of the Northern Plains say corn and soybean conditions are inconsistent following wet planting and growing seasons. In southwest Minnesota, Lincoln County farmer Bob Worth says crop conditions have improved greatly in the last few weeks with corn advancing ahead of schedule, but soybeans are behind where they should be this time…… Continue Reading
River traffic returning to normal
Flood waters have receded enough to resume normal Mississippi River commercial and recreational traffic. Melanie Peterson with the Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District tells Brownfield all locks and dams from St. Paul down to Lock and Dam #10 at Guttenberg, Iowa were open by late last week. “As far as I know, it’s…… Continue Reading
Derecho tears through Indiana last week leaving storm damage
Farmers and agronomists continue to access crop damage from the derecho that moved through parts of Indiana last week. Purdue Extension’s Dan Quinn says the long term impact will depend… “The main thing that we’re really watching now is from the corn plant side, what growth stage is that, what is the duration of of…… Continue Reading
CME cash dairy mostly higher Monday
Cash dairy prices were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0075 at $0.5250. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.01 at $1.8750. Four sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8625 to $1.8750. Cheese barrels were up $0.0125 at $1.9250. Two sales were recorded at $1.92 and $1.9250. …… Continue Reading
Economist says he’s still not seeing widespread expansion of the cattle herd
An ag economist says the latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA isn’t showing any significant signs of expansion to the cattle herd. University of Tennessee’s Charley Martinez says the percentage of heifers on feed was relatively unchanged. “We have less animals compared to a year ago to be put into the feedyard,” he…… Continue Reading
Soybean export inspections up on week
The USDA says corn and wheat export inspections as of the week ending July 18th remain ahead of the paces needed to meet projections for the current respective marketing years. The 2024/25 marketing year got underway June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 began September 1st for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next round of…… Continue Reading
Corn aphids causing concern
The outreach agronomist with the Illinois Soybean Association says corn aphids are causing concerns. Stephanie Porter tells Brownfield several areas are seeing elevated numbers of the pest. “The scary thing about the aphids is they can explode quickly.” She says, “They do like cool conditions. It also is an indicator of stress.” She says high…… Continue Reading
