Rains delay corn planting

The recent rains have kept west-central Missouri farmer Ronnie Russell from wrapping up corn planting. “The last day I planted was this past Saturday and I was pushing it a little bit, because we’d had recent rains of about 1.5 inches.” He says a lot of corn in his area of the state was planted…… Continue Reading

Corn, soybean markets monitor planting weather

An ag economist says the markets haven’t been impacted by planting delays in parts of the Midwest. University of Missouri’s Ben Brown says some areas have received a good amount of moisture over the last week. “People always want you to come out and say ‘we’re way behind and the market should be rallying.’ Don’t…… Continue Reading

Farmer discusses planting delays in southern South Dakota

A farmer in southeastern South Dakota says planting progress has slowed due to wet conditions. Brian Hefty farms nearly 3500 acres with his brother Darren near Sioux Falls. “We’re dealing with the same things everyone else is right now. We’ve been out of the field for almost a week here because of the rain.” He…… Continue Reading

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