Favorable weather pushes planting in Nebraska
Weather mostly cooperated for Nebraska farmers to continue spring fieldwork last week. USDA’s latest crop update says corn planting advanced to 22 percent, compared to 24 percent last year and […]
Warmer weather helps Ohio planting progress
Warmer conditions have helped Ohio planting progress. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, 26 percent of corn has been planted, a 15 percent jump […]
Wet weather slows planting in Minnesota
Wet weather late in the week slowed planting progress in Minnesota. USDA’s latest crop update says 42 percent of the intended corn acres are planted, which is several days ahead […]
Indiana crops now 20% planted
A southwestern Indiana farmer says weather has continued to be a problem. Ben Kron tells Brownfield progress has been slow. “We finally got rolling in the fields,” he says. “We got somewhere […]
March dairy product production up except powders
Most dairy products had slightly higher production in March. The National Ag Statistics Service says total cheese output rose 7.6% over February and one-tenth of a percent above March of […]
Kansas corn planting remains faster than normal
Kansas farmers made more headway planting last week. USDA’s latest crop report says corn is now 51 percent planted, compared to the five-year average of 43 percent. Twenty-nine percent of […]
Rain slows Iowa planting progress
Significant rain brought planting to a halt across most of Iowa last week. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says there were less than two days suitable for fieldwork as recent […]
Kentucky crops: 46% corn, 33% soybeans planted
Kentucky farmers were able to make decent planting progress despite widespread rains. Corn is 46 percent planted, and 25 percent has emerged. Soybeans are 33 percent planted, and 7 percent […]
IL planting progress creeps forward
Planting progress in Illinois made modest gains last week. Scott Halpin, who farms in Grundy County in northeastern Illinois, tells Brownfield… “We do have a little bit of beans in […]
Rain slows many Wisconsin farmers anxious to plant
Weather continues to slow down planting progress for many Wisconsin farmers. USDA statistician Greg Busler says only 3.2 days were suitable for fieldwork in the week ending Sunday, and the […]
