The Farm Bill was blocked last week in the Senate by Democrats who said they were concerned about fraud measures in the SNAP program. Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, was hoping to see it pass after it passed the House. “I’m frustrated and once again I will just say that I think […] View Full Story
A south-central South Dakota farmer says crops seem to be pushing through a dry growing season. Kevin Deinert grows corn, soybeans, and forages near Mount Vernon. “All in all, things look better than what I think they should be considering the lack of rain we’ve had in our immediate area.” He tells Brownfield conditions are […] The post South Dakota farmer says corn yield a ‘real mystery’ because of dry summer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in southeast Minnesota calls crops in her area “phenomenal.” Gail Donkers grows corn, soybeans, and alfalfa near Faribault. “It’s almost like knock on wood, we don’t even want to talk about it they look so good.” She tells Brownfield rains have been timely. “We’ve gotten rains at just the right times. It was […] The post Timely rain keeps SE Minnesota crops on track appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farm business management educator is encouraging farmers to consider more than the sticker price when evaluating future equipment purchases. Jon LaPorte with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield, “With higher input costs, lower commodity prices, people are trying to make really sound buying decisions as they think about what do we actually need on the farm […] The post Does the cost of ownership validate the purchase? MSUE breaks down used farm equipment investments appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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A northwestern Illinois farmer says he has high hopes for his crops this year. Josh Curry, who grows corn and soybeans in Mercer County, says he doesn’t want to jinx it. “It has been a great growing season.” He says, “It was dry all winter, so you’re worried about drought, and it was a little […] The post Northwestern Illinois crops exceeding expectations appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans are monitoring crop weather, expecting largely seasonal conditions for most of the week, with spillover from soybean and crude oils. The USDA says 62% of U.S. beans are rated good to excellent, down 1%, with 93% of the crop blooming and 74% at the pod setting […] The post Soybeans hold onto gains with help from crude oil appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Saginaw Bay farmer says very little rain forecast for the past week has made it crop fields. John Burk tells Brownfield, “They’ve got rain for tomorrow, but rain the next day and then again the next day, we had that all weekend too—rain forecasted with very little results.” “I guess your guess is as […] The post Warm, dry weather pushes along Michigan’s crop development appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Wisconsin crop ratings slipped a few points this week. As of Sunday, the USDA says 69% of Wisconsin corn is in good to excellent condition, which is down 3 percent from last week. Eighty-six percent of the crop is silking, 34% is in the dough stage, and 2% is dented. Sixty-eight percent of soybeans are […] The post Wisconsin crop ratings down slightly appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Two eastern Missouri farmers say the soybeans have good yield potential as August continues, but timely rains will determine if that potential translates into yield. Justin Rhone farms in New Madrid and Pemiscot Counties. “It is definitely pod fill time. We’re not through the danger window on the dry land, but a few more timely […] The post Missouri farmers see strong soybean yield potential appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
