Harvest continues without weather disruptions for most Kentucky farmers. Harvest is 92 percent complete for corn and 75 percent complete for soybeans. Tobacco is 52 percent stripped; 55 percent is rated good to excellent. Winter wheat is 65 percent planted, 41 percent emerged, with 73 percent rated good to excellent. Pasture conditions have declined again…… Continue Reading
Eastern Nebraska farmer welcomes rain as harvest wraps up
Some much-needed moisture fell over the weekend in eastern Nebraska. Farmer Quentin Connealy tells Brownfield it comes at a good time. “We had done a little bit of tillage, but the ground from the drought was so hard that tillage was not working very good, so this last two to three inches of rain we…… Continue Reading
Drought adds to SD winter wheat condition decline
Winter wheat conditions continue to decline due to the drought in South Dakota and the CEO of the South Dakota Wheat Commission says more rain is needed. “The crop is variable.” Jonathan Kleinjan says it’s still too early to know how the crop will turn out in the spring, but there will be fewer acres…… Continue Reading
Harvest almost complete in Minnesota
Harvest is nearing the end in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says corn harvest is 95 percent complete. That’s almost two weeks ahead of a year ago and more than two weeks ahead of the five-year average. The sunflower harvest is 77 percent done, and farmers in the state are also doing fall tillage,…… Continue Reading
Rain will delay some harvest progress in MO
A farmer in mid-Missouri says the more than an inch of rain that’s fallen over the past few days will delay second crop soybean harvest progress this week. “We’re waiting on late beans to dry down and we’ve been doing some tillage work.” But Jay Fischer tells Brownfield he’s not complaining. “It was so dry…… Continue Reading
Rain welcome during dry harvest in Iowa
A north Iowa farmer is welcoming moisture after extended dryness this fall. Brent Renner of Klemme says this is the first harvest he can remember with no breaks because of rain. “I was anxious to get back in the office and get to the bottom of a desk and pay some bills, and it was…… Continue Reading
Harvest close to wrapping up in Arkansas
Harvesting is almost wrapped up for Arkansas farmers. USDA reporters say 94% of the cotton is harvested, all the rice is harvested, 93% of the soybeans are harvested, and 95% of the sweet potatoes are harvested. Arkansas farmers continue to harvest peanuts, as 95% of the peanuts are dug and 75% have been harvested. Winter…… Continue Reading
Rains slow harvest progress
A western Indiana farmer says harvest has been a challenge. Kevin Cox says rain has slowed down progress, but they’ve almost wrapped up. “You always have those one or two outliers that are really disappointing, but for the most part we’ve got a really good crop,” he says. “We’ve probably got a top five crop…… Continue Reading
Shaboozey Bounces Back on the Charts, Ties Morgan Wallen’s Record
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is back at No. 1, after Morgan Wallen’s new song temporarily bumped it last week. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 4, 2024
Dec. corn closed at $4.16 and 1/2, up 2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.97 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $299.60, up $2.30Dec. soybean oil closed at 45.56, down 74 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.68 and 3/4, up 3/4 centDec. live cattle closed at $185.07, down 85 centsJan. feeder cattle…… Continue Reading
