Kansas farmer says sorghum harvest, wheat planting going well
The owner of a southwest Kansas farm says sorghum harvest is complete, and winter wheat is being planted. Alan VanNahmen tells Brownfield… “The sorghum crop is good. We’ve had that […]
Corn harvest done as Arkansas harvest continues
All of the corn and most of the soybeans have been harvested in Arkansas. USDA reporters says 93% of the soybeans are dropping leaves and 72% of the crop is […]
Nigerian aquaculture feed manufacturers visit Mississippi soybean farm
A leader with the United Soybean Board recently hosted a group of Nigerian aquaculture feed manufacturers. Philip Good, a soybean, corn, cotton, catfish, and cattle farmer from Macon in east-central […]
Cattle, hog futures lower Tuesday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower on overbought signals, waiting for direct business. December live cattle closed $1.40 lower at $186.52 and February live […]
Nebraska farmer seeing mixed results on corn harvest
A south-central Nebraska farmer says his corn harvest has seen mixed results. Randy Uhrmacher tells Brownfield… “We had some fields that were kind of beat up with some hail and […]
Wisconsin’s harvest continues
The dry conditions continued in Wisconsin last week, allowing for rapid harvest progress. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says a killing frost occurred in northern Wisconsin last week, and the fast-paced […]
A drier week is helping harvest progression
A southeastern Indiana farmer says dry conditions have helped speed up harvest. Ben Kron says they should wrap up soon. “We’re on the downhill slide now,” he says. “We’re hoping to […]
Drier than normal fall in Michigan
Michigan crops have been trending drier than average during harvest. Michigan Thumb farmer Matt Frostic tells Brownfield he doesn’t expect recent rains to cause many quality issues. “There’s some beans […]
Harvest continues to roll in Ohio
Harvest continues to roll on in Ohio. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated 40 percent good to excellent with 92 percent mature, 34 percent harvested […]
Soybeans, corn wilt on U.S. harvest, South American rain
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade was expecting the USDA to report good harvest progress over the past week in the delayed weekly numbers. The USDA […]
