June 24, 2024

A week of hotter and drier conditions is concerning Indiana farmers. The USDA says corn is rated 63 percent good to excellent with 98 percent emerged. Soybeans are 95 percent emerged and three percent blooming with condition rated 61 percent good to excellent. Both crop conditions were down on the week. Winter wheat is now […] The post Indiana wheat harvest more than 1/3 complete appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Missouri’s corn and soybean conditions continued to improve in the last week. USDA says the corn crop is rated 77% good to excellent, a slight improvement from the previous week. Corn is 13% silking, ahead of average. The condition of Missouri’s soybean crop is rated 75% good to excellent, also an improvement from the previous […] The post Better corn and soybean conditions in MO appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Ohio crops are under stress from recent hot, dry weather. The USDA says corn is now rated 60 percent good to excellent, with 98 percent emerged. Soybeans are 61 percent good to excellent with 94 percent emerged and one percent blooming.  Winter wheat in Ohio is 86 percent mature and 17 percent harvested, ahead of […] The post Ohio crop conditions decline appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soil moisture levels are high, with 53% of cropland having adequate moisture and 47% surplus moisture.  Subsoil levels are reported at 62% adequate and 38% surplus.  Corn planting is complete with 96% of the crop emerged, which is a day ahead the five-year average.  Twelve percent of the corn is in excellent condition, with 50% […] The post Illinois crops doing well, most wheat now harvested appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mixed ahead of the week’s direct business.  August lives closed $1.67 higher at $184.82 and October lives closed $.17 higher at $183.80.  August feeders closed $.52 higher at $258.90 and September feeders closed $.22 higher at $260.12.  Direct cash cattle trade activity was quiet Monday.  […] The post Hog futures pressured by demand uncertainties appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

There can be a laundry list of management considerations for farmers dealing with excessive moisture this time of year. University of Minnesota Extension integrated pest management specialist Bruce Potter says assessing the crop comes first. “First we’ve got the issue of crop damage, then we’ve got the issue of getting fieldwork done. There’s a lot […] The post Crop considerations when excessively wet appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The winter wheat harvest took a big jump last week in Kansas. USDA says as of Sunday the state’s harvest hits 53% completion, up from 28% last week and ahead of the five-year average of 25%. Forty-two percent of the crop is rated good to excellent. Sunflowers are 82% planted in the state, ahead of […] The post Kansas winter wheat harvest passes halfway point appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybean condition ratings didn’t change much week to week in Nebraska. USDA says as of Sunday 82% of the state’s corn crop is rated good to excellent with 100% of the crop emerged and 1% silking. Soybeans are rated 79% good to excellent with 95% of the crop emerged and 5% blooming. The […] The post 82% of Nebraska corn, 79% of soybeans rated good to excellent appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Jul. corn closed at $4.33 and 1/2, down 1 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.75 and 1/4, up 14 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $372.80, up $11.00Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.49, down 45 pointsJul. wheat closed at $5.52 and 1/2, down 9 centsAug. live cattle closed at $184.82, up $1.67Aug. feeder […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 24, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Heavy rainfall continued to challenge Wisconsin farmers last week.  USDA statistician Greg Busler says in the week ending Sunday, only 2.3 days were suitable for fieldwork, and much of that was accomplished early in the week. Soil moisture levels are high, with 53% of cropland having adequate moisture and 47% surplus moisture.  Subsoil levels are […] The post Wisconsin crops doing well despite heavy rain appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story