Pennsylvania’s Brantner Tops the World Dairy Expo Youth Fitting Contest

Youth across North America participated in the 2025 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest on Saturday, September 27 at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 52 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Contestants, ages 13-21, were given one hour to prepare their animal to be showring ready. After topping the Senior Male…Continue Reading

Warm, dry weather helps Minnesota farmers start catching up

Minnesota farmers are playing catchup after a slower than normal start to harvest. Noah Hultgren grows corn, soybeans, sugarbeets, and edible beans near Raymond in the west-central part of the state. “Busy week this last week, it was dry and warm. Which is good. We were able to get started on our edible beans, typically…Continue Reading

Mixed harvest in Missouri: heat impacts soybeans, rice and corn

Some Missouri farmers say the heat has taken a toll on the crops that are being harvested. In northeast Missouri, Drew Lock says it was dry at pod fill for the soybeans, but yields are better than expected. “The seed size is very small. Moisture is, I’ve already seen soybeans at sub-11 percent, down into…Continue Reading

Iowa corn harvest slightly ahead of schedule, soybeans trail

Harvest is gaining momentum across Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop update shows soybeans running about three days behind the five-year average at 17 percent harvested.  Corn harvest is slightly ahead of normal at 15 percent. In southwest Iowa, farmer Lee Brooke says about a third of his soybean crop is harvested and he’s combined about…Continue Reading

Slight rain delays provide bump to Michigan soil moisture levels

The head of Cooperative Elevator says the start of dry bean harvest hasn’t been ideal. Scott Gordon tells Brownfield about 40 percent of their expected crop has been harvested. “It’s been a lot of hurry up and waiting with regards to some rains and some not ideal harvest conditions,” he shares. Gordon says harvest is…Continue Reading

Soybeans dip on slower demand, corn, wheat finish Monday mixed

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, but most months did close above support. The trade was expecting the USDA to report solid harvest progress in the weekly update, out after the close. The USDA says 19% of U.S. beans are harvested, compared to the five-year average of 20% because of last week’s rain,…Continue Reading

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