July 22, 2024

An Eastern Nebraska farmer says corn conditions are mostly good. But Matt Bailey tells Brownfield he does have concerns about crop health. “A little bit of Southern Rust, which is a little early for that critter,” he says. “The stuff that was planted early looks good, better than expected. The stuff that was planted later […] The post Nebraska corn conditions down slightly week over week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A mostly-dry week allowed farmers in Arkansas to work in the fields. USDA says topsoil moisture levels are 6% surplus, 50% adequate, 36% short, and 8% very short with comparable subsoil moisture levels. Half of the corn crop in Arkansas is in good condition, with 25% rated excellent and 19% rated fair.  Ninety-nine percent of […] The post Arkansas reports good corn, soybeans, excellent peanut crop so far appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Winter wheat harvest in Kansas is nearly finished. According to the USDA’s weekly crop progress report, 99% of the state’s winter wheat is now harvested, up from 97% a week ago and above the 94% five-year average. Corn conditions in Kansas were rated 57% good to excellent, down from 61% a week ago, marking the […] The post Kansas corn conditions decline, while winter wheat harvest nears completion appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A southern Ohio farmer says his crops are feeling the pressure from the lack of recent rainfall. Greg Corcoran says his area is now on the drought monitor. “I know driving around the other day is you could see, you know, places where corn was still here, dribbled up beans were leaves were turning,” he […] The post Ohio dryness causes farmer concern appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

A northeast Arkansas farmer says the growing season has been almost perfect. Derek Haigwood tells Brownfield, “We’ve gotten two rains this summer, which is great. We got a 4th of July rain and then we got a rain last week.”  Haigwood says a recent system dropped about 13 inches of rain north of where he’s […] The post Arkansas farmer says crops have benefited from timely rains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The Illinois winter wheat harvest is complete. Wayne County farmer Matt Rush says he was pleased with his crop. “It was probably one of the better wheat crops that our farm’s ever had.”  He says, “It came off about 10 days earlier, which was good for the double crop bean planting. Get them beans in […] The post USDA: IL winter wheat harvest complete appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Drought conditions are worsening for Tennessee crops despite some rain last week. USDA says corn condition dropped to 52 percent good to excellent with 87 percent of the crop silking and 48 percent in the dough stage. Cotton is 87 percent squared, 52 percent setting bolls, and the crop is rated 55 percent good to […] The post Tennessee crops face ongoing drought appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Cooler weather and continuous rainfall helped alleviate drought conditions across the state. According to the latest crop and conditions report from the USDA, corn is rated ​69 percent good to excellent with ​66 percent silking. Soybeans are ​67 percent blooming with condition rated ​68 percent good to excellent.  Winter wheat is ​97 percent harvested, ahead of last […] The post Recent rainfall benefits Indiana crop progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were up following Friday’s Cattle on Feed report and ahead of the week’s business.  August lives closed $.82 higher at $183.92 and October lives closed $1.12 higher at $184.60.  August feeder cattle closed $.80 higher at $256.40 and September feeders closed $.72 higher at $256.60.  Direct […] The post Cattle futures higher to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying, with August able to move, and close, above $11. Forecasts generally look hotter and drier in western growing areas starting midweek, while, for the near-term, conditions generally look better for eastern and southern areas. The USDA says 68% of U.S. soybeans are in good to excellent […] The post Solid gains for soybeans, corn, wheat appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story