Iowa farmers spent a mostly dry week harvesting oats, cutting and baling alfalfa, and preparing for fall harvest. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says the oat harvest is 93 percent complete, one day ahead of last year and four days ahead of the five-year average. The second cutting of alfalfa advanced to 97 percent, and…… Continue Reading
Soybeans down on record crop, yield estimates
Soybeans were sharply lower on speculative and technical selling. The USDA is projecting a record large U.S. soybean crop with an all-time high for yield and higher acreage numbers, along with larger new crop U.S. ending stocks. The USDA says 68% of the U.S. soybean crop is in good to excellent condition, unchanged, but with…… Continue Reading
Arkansas crops mostly good despite dry week
It was a mostly dry week for Arkansas farmers, with almost no rainfall but most crops are doing well. Twenty-seven percent of the corn is in excellent condition, with 52% in good and 17% in fair condition. Ninety-five percent of the corn is in the dough stage, with 88% dented and 55% mature. The corn…… Continue Reading
Tennessee crop conditions have improved, but concerns remain
The USDA says corn is maturing nicely, and soybeans and cotton are steadily progressing, but more rain is needed. Crop conditions have improved across the board, but concerns remain about yield outlook and prices headed into harvest. Corn is rated 55 percent good to excellent, with 97 percent silking, 82 percent in the dough stage,…… Continue Reading
Nebraska corn, soybean conditions nearly unchanged
A south-central Nebraska farmer says his crops are in good condition despite a lack of adequate moisture. Randy Uhrmacher tells Brownfield… “With the lack of rain we’ve had here lately that has helped dryland crops hang on a little longer,” he says. “It is time for rain for the non-irrigated, but the irrigated actually looks…… Continue Reading
Minnesota crop condition and development variable
There’s a lot of variability in crop condition and development across Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Dave Nicolai tells Brownfield recent rainfall patterns could make it even more pronounced. “Southern Minnesota and southwestern areas, a little more consistent than the southeast and the eastern side of the state. And as you well know…… Continue Reading
Corn condition declines in Kentucky, soybeans hold steady
Kentucky had below-normal precipitation and temperatures last week. The state’s corn crop condition declined to 65 percent good to excellent. Ninety-three percent of the crop is silking, 61 percent is in the dough stage and 37 percent has dented. Soybean condition held steady again with 64 percent good to excellent, 80 percent blooming, 65 percent…… Continue Reading
Wisconsin crops improving with favorable weather
Wisconsin’s crops are improving with the favorable weather. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says rain early last week stalled some field work, especially in central Wisconsin, but hay, small grain, and potato harvesting continued. Eighty-four percent of Wisconsin’s corn is now silking with 36% in the dough stage and 5% in the dent stage. Sixty-three percent…… Continue Reading
Missouri crops improve over last week
USDA says more than three quarters of Missouri’s corn and soybean crop remain in good to excellent condition. As of Sunday, Missouri’s corn condition is rated 81% good to excellent, a 4% improvement over last week with 44% of the crop dented. Soybean condition is rated 77% good to excellent, a 3% improvement from last…… Continue Reading
Smithfield partners with Feed the Children to address food insecurity challenges
Smithfield Foods has partnered with Feed the Children to distribute food and school supplies to local communities. In total, three resource rallies will provide families in need with wholesome food items, backpacks, shelf-stable food, and household essentials. The events will take place in three communities where Smithfield Foods operates as a local employer. One in…… Continue Reading
