Heavy rains and storms delay as corn planting progress in parts of MO
A farmer in central Missouri says planting has been delayed since late last week due to consistent rains and some storms. Jim Peel, who farms in Saline County, tells Brownfield […]
South Dakota winter wheat “dicey” after late-April freeze
A farmer in southeastern South Dakota says the winter wheat is dicey as the calendar turns to May. Chet Edinger tells Brownfield the crop looked great until temperatures dropped to […]
HPAI control zones lifting in Michigan, leaders say lack of vaccine progress is concerning
The Michigan Allied Poultry Industry says control zones on turkey farms impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state have been lifted. Nancy Barr tells Brownfield it’s about a […]
Large corn supplies may limit price gains, analyst warns
Many farmers continue to hold onto old crop grain. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says the USDA Quarterly Grain Stocks Report at the end of March showed corn rising 11 […]
Favorable start pushes Minnesota planting progress forward
A southeast Minnesota farmer says the planting season is off to a good start. Rob Tate grows corn and soybeans near Cannon Falls. “We started planting a little bit earlier […]
Iowa corn planting surges to 22% after busy week
Planting progress made a big jump in Iowa last week. USDA’s latest crop progress report says corn went from 2 percent to 22 percent planted, matching the five-year average. North […]
Soybeans, corn start week on higher notes, wheat steady to up solidly
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. There was also likely some commercial interest as crush margins are solid, which supported soybean meal and oil futures Monday. Soybeans […]
Planting slightly behind usual pace in Wisconsin
Planting is off to a slow start in Wisconsin. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress update shows corn at 3 percent planted, compared to 1 percent a week ago and the […]
Weather window helped jumpstart sugarbeet planting in the thumb
A farmer in Michigan’s Thumb says a break in the weather last week helped get sugarbeets planted. Huron County’s Katie Adam tells Brownfield, “I would say we probably pushed the […]
Central Indiana farmer nears end of 2026 soybean planting
A central Indiana farmer says he expects to wrap up planting his 2026 soybean crop this week. Chris Cherry says he started planting around the second week of April. “We […]