69% of U.S. corn, 67% soybeans good to excellent

The USDA’s national corn, winter wheat, and spring wheat ratings improved slightly over the past week. That was due to generally favorable weather in many key growing areas. As of Sunday, 69% of U.S. corn is called good to excellent, up 1% on the week, with 93% planted and 78% emerged. In the first rating…… Continue Reading

Wisconsin crops, soil conditions vary

Wisconsin crop conditions vary, as the May weather affected planting and emergence differently around the state.  As June begins, Janesville farmer Doug Rebout likes what he sees. “I’m looking out over the fields right now and they’re all looking nice and green, and right now, pretty clean of weeds.” Rebout says his area missed out…… Continue Reading

Southeast Nebraska farmer closely monitoring stand issues

A southeast Nebraska farmer says he’s concerned about stand issues for his corn and soybean crops. Logan Bredemeier tells Brownfield, “We’ve finally gotten some some heat now to get some stuff really starting to take off. Anhydrous burn has started to show up pretty bad in spots where plants overlap with the anhydrous marks.” Ninety-five…… Continue Reading

April soybean crush, corn for ethanol use mixed

U.S. soybean crush and corn for ethanol use numbers were mixed in April. U.S. ethanol production showed the effects of seasonal maintenance. The USDA says 425.801 million bushels of corn were used for ethanol production, 6% less than in March of this year, but up 1% from April of last year. Production of distillers dried…… Continue Reading

Rare G4 alert for geomagnetic storm could lead to GPS outages

A cropping systems specialist says that major disturbances in Earth’s magnetosphere will continue to disrupt GPS navigation for farmers into next year. “We’re still in what space scientists call the battle zone.” Terry Griffin with Kansas State University says geomagnetic storms occur about every 11 years after solar sunspot maximum and can impact GPS signals.…… Continue Reading

New law helps protect Ohio farmland and advance clean energy 

A new law allowing abandoned land to be used for clean energy development could help protect the state’s farmland.  Luke Crumley, the director of public policy and nutrient management for Ohio Corn and Wheat, says this can help advance clean energy production. “The legislature is recognizing the opportunity we have for more growth, but we…… Continue Reading

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