Eastern Iowa farmer: ‘I’ve never experienced these extremes’
An eastern Iowa farmer says the growing season has been full of extremes. Billie Danner grows corn and soybeans near West Liberty. “Really dry, really wet. Really cold, really hot. […]
Star of the West: Michigan wheat harvest off to strong start with good grain quality
Farmers across Michigan are pushing to get wheat harvested before quality concerns become an issue. Keith Martus at Star of the West tells Brownfield the first deliveries started coming to the […]
USDA: more than 80% of Minnesota corn and soybeans rated good to excellent
Crop conditions continue to improve in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update pegs 84 percent of corn and 81 percent of soybeans in good to excellent condition. University of Minnesota […]
Indiana farmer says soybean development is lacking
A west central Indiana farmer says early season weather challenges continue to slow crop development. Kevin Cox says his soybean crop has struggled to grow. “The beans are there, they’re […]
A year makes a big difference for southern Illinois farmer’s crops
A southern Illinois farmer says a dry start to the season allowed for timely planting of his crops. Now Brandon Cummins, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Massac County, […]
Timely rains continue to benefit Wisconsin crops
A western Wisconsin farmer says growing conditions have been near ideal on his operation. Tom Gillis, who grows corn and soybeans in Pierce and St. Croix Counties, tells Brownfield, “So […]
Ohio corn crop faces heat stress concerns as pollination continues
A north central Ohio farmer says she’s concerned this week’s expected record high temperatures could impact her corn crop. Patty Mann tells Brownfield, “The earliest corn that we planted is just […]
Soybeans higher to start the week
Soybeans have found support from China’s renewed buying interest in US soybeans. The hot and dry near-term weather outlook for the middle of the country is also supportive to prices. […]
68% of U.S. corn, 65% of soybeans rated good to excellent
The USDA’s national corn and soybean condition ratings improved slightly last week. The agency says as of Sunday 68% of U.S. corn is in good to excellent condition, up one […]
Devastating weather significantly reduces U.S. cherry crops, disaster requests expected
Severe weather this growing season has significantly limited cherry production across the U.S. Cherry Marketing Institute President Amy Cohn tells Brownfield, “There’s no denying spring freezes were really the culprit […]