An economist says the very low amounts of snow in the western mountains over the winter is a big concern for farmers and ranchers this year. Danny Munch with the American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield Oregon has 10% of average snowpack, 19% in Arizona, 12% in New Mexico, and bigger drops between March and […]
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The USDA says soybean planting progress has nearly doubled in the last week across Missouri, now at 14 percent complete. Andre
An agronomist says rice planting is moving at a record pace in Arkansas, but drought conditions are starting to create challenges.
Spring fieldwork is just beginning for southeast Minnesota farmer Ryan Buck. “We’re just kind of getting rolling here, we’ve done a
A southwest Iowa farmer begins planting this week. Carl Jardon of Randolph says conditions are good. “We did get a little
Most Wisconsin farmers are waiting for the land to dry out before attempting any fieldwork. One of them is Darin Von
Soybeans were mixed. Planting weather generally looks favorable, with more rain in the forecast for parts of the Midwest. The USDA
A southern Illinois farmer says he expects to wrap up planting this week. Granvil Travis, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle
A Southwest Michigan asparagus grower says Sunday night’s frost has decimated his crop. Jason Meachum tells Brownfield harvest started about two
A west central Indiana farmer says the 2026 planting season is officially underway. Tyler Everett says he has about a third of
