Harvest has wrapped up for eastern Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge. “I would say I don’t remember a time that I’ve harvested a crop that we didn’t have a rain delay.” He tells Brownfield all of his acres were corn this year and the crop was better than expected. “We’re not going to complain about our […] The post Harvest nears finish line in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southwest Minnesota farmer says harvest was a mixed a bag this year. Bryan Biegler says soybean yields were disappointing due to expanding drought conditions. “I don’t even know if we’ve had two inches of rain from July until now. The beans just didn’t have enough moisture to finish off.” He tells Brownfield the drought […] The post Corn, soybean harvest winding down in Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, in addition to the drop in crude oil. The trade was expecting the USDA to report good harvest progress, with most estimates around 90% complete. The USDA says 89% of U.S. soybeans have been harvested, compared to the five-year average of 78%. The planting pace in Brazil […] The post Soybeans, corn, wheat start week with losses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A southwestern Ohio farmer says harvest is almost wrapped up in their area. Eric Tipton says they have had some quality issues. “Soybeans that we still had in the field actually sprouted, causing some issues at the elevators,” he says. “As far as damage and quality concerns, we’re getting hit pretty significantly on discounts.” According […] The post Soybean harvest is 90% complete in Ohio appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA says continued dry weather is pushing Illinois harvest progress. DeWitt County farmer Andrew Newberg says he’ll finish this week. “Very, very confident going in that we were probably gonna set records on the soybean side.” He says, “I ended up having my second-best soybean crop, which isn’t bad by any means, but it […] The post Illinois harvest continues rapid progress appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An northeastern Indiana farmer says a dry harvest has created several challenges. Don Wyss farms in Allen County. “We don’t have record setting yields in this area, but it’s respectable and that’s quite a surprise considering how dry it’s been,” he says. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 77 percent […] The post Dry harvest creates challenges appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Dec. corn closed at $4.10 and 3/4, down 4 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.74, down 13 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $304.80, down $1.00Dec. soybean oil closed at 42.69, down 146 pointsDec. wheat closed at $5.58 and 3/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsDec. live cattle closed at $189.27, up 12 centsNov. […] The post Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 28, 2024 appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvesting continued in Wisconsin last week as the dry spell continued. Only scattered sprinkles fell across the state, as topsoil moistures dipped to 42% short and 31% very short. Cranberry harvesting continues, and carrots are coming in for processing now. The soybean and potato harvests are about finished for the year. Wisconsin’s corn for grain […] The post More dry weather allows Wisconsin harvesting to continue ahead of schedule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The U.S. corn and soybean harvests are in the home stretch. That followed another week of generally dry weather in much of the Midwest and Plains and while some areas did receive some rain, overall, it wasn’t enough to cause significant delays. The USDA says 81% of U.S. corn is harvested as of Sunday, compared […] The post 81% of U.S. corn, 89% of soybeans harvested appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest is progressing at a rapid pace. The USDA says Michigan’s corn crop is rated 69 percent good to excellent with 62 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 91percent harvested. Winter wheat planting is 89 percent complete, and 65 percent emerged. The fourth hay cutting is 47 percent harvested while the fourth cutting of alfalfa is 93 percent […] The post Apple harvest wraps up in Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
