MO Ag Department responds to H5N1 confirmation

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed a human case of H5N1 in Missouri with someone who hadn’t been exposed to livestock. The Missouri Ag Department says there haven’t been any confirmed cases of H5N1 in poultry for several months. No H5N1 has been confirmed in livestock. But as fall migration season begins, MDA…… Continue Reading

Mo Ag Department responds to H5N1 confirmation

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed a human case of H5N1 in Missouri with someone who hadn’t been exposed to livestock. The Missouri Ag Department says there haven’t been any confirmed cases of H5N1 in poultry for several months. No H5N1 has been confirmed in livestock. But as fall migration season begins, MDA…… Continue Reading

Kentucky crops: corn harvest 22% complete, soybean harvest 3% complete

Decent weather has helped Kentucky farmers continue harvest ahead of the average pace. Corn is 22 percent harvested, well ahead of the average.  Ninety-five percent is in the dough stage, 88 percent is in dent, and 67 percent is mature.  Soybeans are 3 percent harvested.  Fifty-nine percent of the soybean crop is coloring, 29 percent…… Continue Reading

South Dakota crops lag behind usual pace

South Dakota’s crops remain behind average with the corn crop maturing and soybeans dropping their leaves. USDA says 10% of South Dakota’s corn is mature. At this time last year, corn harvest was just getting started. And 16% of soybeans are dropping leaves. South Dakota’s sorghum is 5% mature, also behind last year. Spring wheat…… Continue Reading

Corn, rice and soybean harvest underway in MO

Corn harvest is making good progress while soybean harvest begins in Missouri. USDA says 13% of the state’s corn harvest is complete, an increase of 8 percentage points from the previous week. Only 2% of the state’s soybeans have been harvested, with most soybeans changing color or dropping leaves. Rice harvest continues with the crop…… Continue Reading

Iowa crops maturing slightly behind average

It was another mostly dry week across Iowa. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig responded to USDA’s latest crop update by saying while areas of northern Iowa received some scattered showers, conditions were favorable for fieldwork. Corn at dent stage or beyond reached 74 percent, six days behind last year and two days behind the five-year…… Continue Reading

Nebraska farmer ‘not in a rush’ to begin corn harvest

A southwest Nebraska farmer says he’s not in a rush to get started on corn harvest. Jan TenBensel farms near McCook, just north of the Kansas border. “We’re going to be off by about 10 days on that early corn this year. That’s always good and bad at the same time. I’d rather be late…… Continue Reading

14% of Kansas corn harvested

Corn harvest took a leap forward last week in Kansas. USDA says as of Sunday 14% of the state’s expected corn crop has been harvested, ahead of the five-year average of 10%. Eighty-eight percent of the crop has dented and 55% is mature. Soybean conditions are rated 55% good to excellent with 93% of the…… Continue Reading

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