A central Iowa man is the first in the state to win the highest level of the multi-state “Lucky for Life” lottery game. Sixty-four-year-old Shelby Willis of Des Moines won the top prize of $1,000 a day for life in Friday’s drawing. Willis checked the numbers Saturday morning. “The numbers kept coming out. I was […] View Full Story
Warmer and wetter weather last week didn’t cause too many delays for Kentucky farmers. The USDA says harvest is 95 percent complete for corn and 83 percent complete for soybeans. Tobacco is 56 percent stripped. Winter wheat is 74 percent planted, 56 percent emerged and rated 34 percent good to excellent. Topsoil is called 70 […] The post Kentucky farmers press through wet conditions for harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were up, with boxed beef higher at midday, getting ready for the week’s direct business. Feeders had additional buying interest tied to the lower move in corn. December live was up $.70 at $184.40 and February was $.75 higher at $186.12. January feeders were $1.32 higher at […] The post Cattle futures gain ahead of week’s direct trade appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Arkansas farmers are almost finished with their harvests. The USDA reports 97 percent of cotton is harvested, 96 percent of soybeans, and nearly all the sweet potatoes. Arkansas farmers have dug 97 percent of peanuts with 83 percent harvested. Winter wheat planting is now 76 percent complete with 49 percent emerged. Pasture conditions are only […] The post Arkansas farmers wrapping up harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Nebraska winter wheat planting is complete. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 94 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 99 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 40 percent adequate to surplus and 90 percent emerged. Sorghum is 85 percent harvested. Topsoil moisture is 28 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is […] The post Nebraska harvest nearly complete appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Kansas corn harvest is ahead of the five year average. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 97 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 96 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 47 percent adequate to surplus, 97 percent planted, and 84 percent emerged. Sorghum is 85 percent harvested. Topsoil moisture is 74 percent […] The post Kansas corn harvest ahead of schedule appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans and cotton are on the last leg of harvest in Tennessee. USDA says soybeans are 89 percent harvested and cotton is 85 complete, both ahead of average. Winter wheat is rated 67 percent good to excellent while pastures are rated only 19 percent good to excellent. The post Tennessee harvests nearly finished appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
South Dakota winter wheat planting is complete. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 94 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 100 percent harvested. Winter wheat is 28 percent adequate to surplus and 75 percent emerged. Sorghum is 94 percent harvested. Topsoil moisture is 23 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture […] The post South Dakota’s soybean harvest is complete appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Harvest in Minnesota is virtually complete. The USDA says sunflowers in the state are 91 percent harvested, ahead of the five-year average. Topsoil moisture supplies are 62 percent short to very short, and subsoil moisture supplies are rated 60 percent short to very short. The post More than half of Minnesota’s soils are short on moisture appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybean harvest is set to wrap up soon in Iowa. According to the latest crop progress and conditions report from the USDA, corn is 95 percent harvested for grain. Soybeans are 99 percent harvested. Topsoil moisture is 52 percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture is 36 percent adequate to surplus. The post Soybeans are 99% harvested appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
