Local & State News
Sporadic harvest activity in east central Illinois revealing some surprises
An east central Illinois agronomist says he expects harvest activity to pick up this week, weather permitting. Kris Ehler, sales agronomist for Ehler Brothers in Champaign County, says there’s been
Couple injured as racing boat goes out of control at Iowa Great Lakes
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two people were sent to the hospital after a speed boat crash around 7 p.m. Saturday on East Okoboji Lake. The DNR says
Cattle futures higher, lean hogs closed lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by technical buying, the midday gains in boxed beef, and optimism about this week’s direct business.
Harvest begins in pockets across southwest Minnesota
A southwest Minnesota farmer says early harvest activity is underway. Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson tells Brownfield most crops in the area are still a week or more away from
Soybeans, corn rise on gains in crude oil, watching harvest
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA is projecting a record crop but is also expecting continued solid demand. There was spillover from the strength in
Drought impacting northwestern Wisconsin crops
A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin says the driest stretch of weather after June 1st in 130 years will impact grain yields. Andy Bensend, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in
Five straight years of low water possible on Mississippi River
A dry end to the summer in parts of the Midwest is raising concerns about water levels on the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says another
Candidate for governor Lahn calls for temporary cut in Iowa gas tax
Republican candidate for governor Zach Lahn says pump prices are “crushing” Iowans and he’s promising to seek a temporary reduction in the state gas tax if he’s elected. In a
Early soybean yields look good as harvest advances in Missouri Bootheel
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says the early soybean yields are good as harvest picks up the pace. “There’s some variability there, a little bit of disease pressure that
Harvest activities picking up in Michigan’s Thumb
Early digging for the Michigan Sugar Company is underway. Sanilac County farmer Dennis Gardner tells Brownfield he delivered his first field of sugarbeets last week. “We got some phenomenal beets
