October 21, 2024

Harvesting continues in South Dakota. Ninety-nine percent of the corn is mature, with 56% already harvested.  Last year at this time, just 45% of the corn was in the bin. The soybean harvest is 91% finished compared to 85% last year. All of the South Dakota sorghum is mature, and 70% has been harvested. The […] The post Dry conditions have South Dakota farmers harvesting ahead of schedule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The executive director of the American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health says Ghana is a target market for U.S. soy products. Gena Perry says the country already grows its own soybeans. “The USA has the highest quality,” she says. “It’s reliable with a high protein content. “Even if they are producing […] The post ASA’s WISHH Program is working on increasing soy demand in Africa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn harvest is nearing completion in Tennessee, and soybean harvest remains well ahead of the average pace. David Nichols, who farms in the northwest part of the state, says October has been dry. “We have wrapped up the full season soybeans and have got started into double crop harvest on soybeans,” he says.  “A lot […] The post Very few harvest disruptions in October for Tennessee farmers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says dry conditions helped speed up winter wheat planting in Kansas. Western Kansas farmer Clay Schemm tells Brownfield… “We had a little bit of rain early, and a lot of guys went out and started trying to plant to chase that moisture and if you were able to get on it about the […] The post Dry conditions help advance winter wheat planting in Kansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Another week of dry weather resulted in many Iowa farmers to finish soybean harvest. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says at 91 percent complete, the pace is a week ahead of last year and almost two weeks ahead of the five-year average. Corn harvest advanced to 68 percent, five days faster than a year ago […] The post Iowa soybean harvest 91% complete, corn at 68% appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The USDA says dry conditions helped advance Nebraska’s corn harvest this week. Anne Meis, who farms in Antelope County, says corn is looking good. “It is standing up well, even in the wind we had last week and it is drying down. It’s testing 17, 18, 19% (moisture), even though some of the stocks are […] The post Another dry week helps advance Nebraska’s corn and soybean harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Another dry week allowed Arkansas farmers to continue harvesting. Sixty-eight percent of the cotton has been harvested. Eighty-one percent of the state’s peanuts have been dug, with 45% harvested.  Thirty-two percent of the peanuts are rated excellent, with 37% good and 24% rated fair. The Arkansas rice harvest is almost done, with 98% of the […] The post Another dry week for harvesting in Arkansas appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

The soybean harvest is in its final stages in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says at 95 percent done, this year’s harvest pace is 11 days ahead of last year and two weeks ahead of the five-year average. Corn harvest, at 66 percent, is pacing four days ahead of a year ago and more […] The post Soybean harvest winding down in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Contracts are a little oversold and due for a bounce, with unknown buying 380,000 tons of 2024/25 U.S. beans. There’s no evidence that’s China, but China did reportedly buy U.S. soybeans last week. China’s government cut key interest rates recently and while that could be viewed as […] The post Soybeans, corn start week with gains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Corn and soybean harvests continue at a steady pace across the state of Kentucky. Corn harvest is 82 percent complete, 6 points ahead of last year and just a point ahead of the 5-year averages. Soybean harvest is 54 percent complete, 7 points ahead of last year and 5 percentage points ahead of the 5-year […] The post Kentucky corn and soybean harvests remain ahead of the average pace appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story