The 49 Iowans who are delegates to the Democratic National Convention have voted electronically for Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee. C.J. Petersen is one of those delegates and the designated “whip” to round up votes in the group. “We were all elected as Biden delegates, but we knew that we had to make […] View Full Story
The crops in Wisconsin range from good to struggling, depending on the crop and the location. Raymond Dietrich and his family operate a dairy farm west of Green Bay, where they’ve had a lot of rain this year and couldn’t plant silage corn until between the 15th and 20th of June. “We’re right now looking […] The post Crop conditions, feed inventory mixed in Wisconsin appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Being Fairest of the Fair means spending a lot of time promoting and educating fairgoers who often have a lot of questions. Kelsey Henderson from Racine County is Wisconsin’s 2024 Fairest of the Fair, and she tells Brownfield much of her schedule involves interacting with the public, and answering their questions. “Connecting the producers with […] The post Fairest of the Fair helps educate fairgoers about ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Kentucky has had both above-normal temperatures and rainfall recently. The state’s corn crop condition improved slightly this week to 68 percent good to excellent. Ninety percent of the crop is silking, 48 percent is in the dough stage, and 22 percent has dented. Soybeans held steady at 64 percent good to excellent with 74 percent […] The post Recent rainfall helps Kentucky corn crop, soybeans hold steady appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Recent rains have helped Nebraska crop conditions. Doug Saathoff, who farms in the south-central part of the state, tells Brownfield… “We’re looking really good,” he says. “Of course we had quite a bit of rain up to about the first week of July and it made everything look real good, but now we’re irrigating hard […] The post Nebraska farmer says July rains helped his corn, soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Crop development continues to lag in Minnesota despite a week of hot temperatures. USDA’s latest crop update says corn silking is 81 percent, eight days behind last year and five days off the five-year average. Fifty-eight percent of the crop is rated in good to excellent condition. Soybeans are 83 percent blooming, compared to 92 […] The post Crop development behind despite hot week in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Wisconsin’s warm and mostly dry week allowed for small grain harvesting and good row crop development. USDA reporters say only six percent of the state’s topsoil and three percent of the subsoil is short of moisture. Seventy-two percent of the state’s corn is silking with 24% now in the dough stage. Sixty-one percent of Wisconsin’s […] The post Wisconsin farmers harvesting small grains as row crops continue developing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A dry week allowed Arkansas farmers to get more fieldwork finished. The National Ag Statistics Service says most of the state saw no rain. Topsoil moisture levels show just 4% of the cropland has surplus moisture, with 49% adequate, 37% short, and 10% very short and needing rain. Subsoil levels are slightly better. Ninety-two percent […] The post A dry week for Arkansas crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
In South Dakota, USDA says corn and soybean condition ratings declined 2 to 3% the last week of July. Corn is rated 67% good to excellent with 72% of the corn is in dough stage, in-line with the average. Soybeans are now rated 68% good to excellent with 43% of the state’s soybeans are setting […] The post Crop conditions decline in South Dakota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the broader markets, waiting for direct business to develop. October live cattle closed $3.07 lower at $179 and December lives closed $3.95 lower at $178.25. September feeders closed $6.90 lower at $241.25 and October feeders closed $7.35 lower at $239.22. Direct […] The post Cattle futures sharply lower to start the week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
