The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in Iowa is at a record high $6.06 a gallon today according to Triple-A. R. Tyler Priest, a University of Iowa historian who’s written four books about the oil industry, said diesel fuel is often called “the workhorse of the global economy” because it fuels semis, […] View Full Story
Some Iowa farmers have begun harvesting corn. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows corn two percent harvested, in line with the five-year average. There’s no indication soybean harvest is underway, with just 22 percent of the crop dropping leaves compared to nearly 30 percent normally. Southeast Iowa farmer Mark Jackson tells Brownfield his beans […] The post Iowa corn harvest gets underway as soybean yields show variability appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An east central Illinois agronomist says he expects harvest activity to pick up this week, weather permitting. Kris Ehler, sales agronomist for Ehler Brothers in Champaign County, says there’s been sporadic corn harvest in his area. “For the most part, growers aren’t quite ready yet.” He says, “From what I have heard though, sub 20% […] The post Sporadic harvest activity in east central Illinois revealing some surprises appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says two people were sent to the hospital after a speed boat crash around 7 p.m. Saturday on East Okoboji Lake. The DNR says initial reports show a 42-foot-long catamaran style racing boat was operating on East Okoboji Lake when it struck a dock and launched over a boat […] View Full Story
A southwest Minnesota farmer says early harvest activity is underway. Bryan Biegler of Lake Wilson tells Brownfield most crops in the area are still a week or more away from being ready. “We have had some people in the neighborhood taking out a little bit of beans, and had a neighbor actually trying a little […] The post Harvest begins in pockets across southwest Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA is projecting a record crop but is also expecting continued solid demand. There was spillover from the strength in crude oil, which was up on supply concerns. Still, as crude oil trimmed its gains, soybeans, bean oil, and corn all followed to some extent, […] The post Soybeans, corn rise on gains in crude oil, watching harvest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in northwestern Wisconsin says the driest stretch of weather after June 1st in 130 years will impact grain yields. Andy Bensend, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Barron County, tells Brownfield… “Grain yields are going to be off, I’m going to roughly say 20%.” He says, “Nobody’s cut any beans yet, so […] The post Drought impacting northwestern Wisconsin crops appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A dry end to the summer in parts of the Midwest is raising concerns about water levels on the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says another fall with low levels is likely. “We’re not exactly in a position of strength, and the concern is that we could have five consecutive years […] The post Five straight years of low water possible on Mississippi River appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Republican candidate for governor Zach Lahn says pump prices are “crushing” Iowans and he’s promising to seek a temporary reduction in the state gas tax if he’s elected. In a news release today, Lahn said when the legislature convenes in January, they should immediately pass a bill that cuts the state fuel tax in half […] View Full Story
A farmer in the Missouri Bootheel says the early soybean yields are good as harvest picks up the pace. “There’s some variability there, a little bit of disease pressure that kind of hurt some of the varieties, but for the most part, I think the beans are going to be really good,” Aaron Porter of […] The post Early soybean yields look good as harvest advances in Missouri Bootheel appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
