Heat and lack of moisture impacting corn in western Kansas

A western Kansas farmer says corn is being challenged by a lack of moisture. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield… “I’ve been seeing a lot of fields of corn getting plowed under and they might go back in with wheat on,” he says. “We’ve got a few fields that corn got to a decent height, we even…… Continue Reading

Iowa farmers take advantage of dry week

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

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