The cattle industry continues to look for signs of herd expansion. But will this week’s reports from the USDA provide any answers? University of Kentucky livestock economist Kenny Burdine says this month’s Cattle on Feed report will include the percentage of heifers on feed, a figure he continues to monitor. “That’s been trending down for…… Continue Reading
SW Minnesota farmer deals with strong winds, frost, and hail
A southwest Minnesota farmer says his crops are bouncing back after several shots from the weather. Bob Worth grows corn and soybeans in Lincoln County and tells Brownfield planting finished in record time this spring. “The crop came up pretty fast, and then the winds started blowing. We were having 50 mile-an-hour sustained winds, and…… Continue Reading
Look beyond tar spot when scouting corn
A plant pathologist says farmers should be scouting for corn diseases in addition to tar spot as the weather shifts this week. Mandy Bish with University of Missouri Extension says gray leaf spot likes the warm and wet conditions. “Gray leaf spot has grayish to brown lesions and they form rectangles in-between the leaf veins.”…… Continue Reading
Corn development varies across northern Iowa
Crop development varies across northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says corn is in a lot of different stages. “We still have some really late vegetative stage corn, we have VT corn, we have R1 corn, we have R2 corn, and we have some corn that’s obviously pushing R3 if it’s…… Continue Reading
Jason Aldean’s Kids See Daddy’s New Tour Bus for the First Time
A sweet glimpse into family life on the road—wait until you see the kids’ reactions to their new mobile home. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Fungicide preparations underway in Michigan
A southern Michigan farmer says the next month will be critical for row crop development. Hillsdale County’s Scott Weldon tells Brownfield plant health has been good so far. “As a whole, even some of the later planted corn it looks good,” he shares. “It is shorter, but the color and the consistency of it, there’s…… Continue Reading
A green summer
A cattle producer says timely rains have turned the drought situation around in south-central Missouri. Stan Coday tells Brownfield “it’s hard to remember when we’ve had such a green summer. We’ve been getting rains at the right time where I live. Maybe not huge rains like some people have recieved, but we’ve gotten the amount…… Continue Reading
Favorable conditions as Illinois corn pollinates
A market analyst and farmer from central Illinois says conditions have been just right as corn pollination continues. “We’ve had warm days here, but at least we’re not in the 90s.” Matt Bennett tells Brownfield it remains to be seen if there’s record yield potential for corn in the state. “We do have a handful…… Continue Reading
Soybeans, corn, wheat see profit taking to start week
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. There was good rainfall over the weekend in some key growing areas. The USDA says 68% of soybeans are good to excellent, down 2% on the week, and 62% are blooming with 26% at the pod setting stage, both close to the five-year averages. Forecasts into…… Continue Reading
Conditions good as corn pollination starts in SD
The corn product manager and agronomist with Peterson Farms Seed says conditions have been good for the corn in South Dakota as it starts to tassel. Rick Swenson says rains have been timely and he’s monitoring the crop for issues. “I’ve actually noticed some plants where there were some silks out, but no tassels yet.…… Continue Reading
