A study from Iowa State University shows that only five to ten percent of the 230,000 private well owners in the state test their water annually. Iowa State Extension Water Quality Program Manager Catherine DeLong says one of the barriers to testing is a misunderstanding of what quality well water should be. “I think a […] View Full Story
USDA’s chief economist says there’s a cost-price squeeze happening in agriculture. Input costs haven’t lowered with commodity prices and Seth Meyer says it’s a sticky situation. “We appear to be entering that phase of tighter margins. Could be another shock around the corner, always could be (and) could be an external shock. But we are […] The post Agriculture price squeeze appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Nebraska farmer says he intends to begin harvesting soybeans this week. Jay Reiners tells Brownfield his crops are mostly good. “We’ve snagged some rain. Dryland’s going to be alright, probably not as good as we were hoping but going to be better than the last two years. Dryland beans, I don’t know what this […] The post Nebraska farmer to begin soybean harvest this week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A western Kansas farmer says a lack of moisture is impacting the fall crops. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield. “We had right around, I think 1,000 acres of corn get adjusted to between 1.1 and 1.5 bushels to the acre,” he says. According to USDA as of Sunday, 24% of the state’s expected corn crop is […] The post Lack of moisture impacting fall crops in western Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says harvest is progressing in Illinois. Montgomery County farmer Mark Schweizer says he’ll start harvest this week. “Got a few neighbors that have, and it’s been really good, so I’m yeah, I’m anxious to get out there,” he says. The latest weekly crop progress and condition report shows 7% of the corn crop […] The post Harvest picking up across Illinois appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower, in a very quiet trade. Soybeans are facing some harvest pressure as the trade was looking ahead to the USDA’s updated crop progress. Nationwide, soybeans are 6% harvested, which is near the five-year average, with 44% of the crop dropping leaves. Argentinian farmers will likely plant more soybeans this coming year. The […] The post Soybeans, corn, and wheat start the week lower appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Warm, sunny weather allowed Minnesota farmers to finish small grain harvest and begin harvesting row crops. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says other fieldwork included chopping corn for silage and harvest of dry beans, potatoes, and sugarbeets. Corn in or past the dent stage, at 69 percent, is 12 percent behind a year ago and […] The post Small grain harvest wrapping up in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says harvest has begun in South Dakota. The latest weekly crop progress and condition report shows one percent of corn, soybeans, and sorghum have been harvested as of Sunday, on pace with the five-year average. Sixty five percent of corn was rated good to excellent, with 24% mature, 5% behind average. Soybeans are […] The post Harvest begins in South Dakota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA potato harvest is rolling along in Wisconsin. The latest weekly crop progress and condition report shows 51% of the potato harvest is complete with 88% rated good to excellent. Sixty three percent of corn is in good to excellent condition with seventy-three percent in the dent stage, 2 days behind last year but […] The post Wisconsin crop report appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says harvest is picking up pace in Missouri. The latest weekly crop progress and condition report shows 25% of the state’s corn is harvested, while 74% is mature, well ahead of the 52% five-year average. Soybeans harvested reached 4%, while 35% are dropping leaves, 19% ahead of the average. Rice harvest continues with […] The post Missouri harvest picking up pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
