USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says early season planting progress has been slow in much of the Midwest and Plains. “We call this crop progress but given the weather that we’ve been seeing in many major production areas of the U.S. that may be a bit of a misnomer here as we head into mid-April,” he …
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Apr 16
MU Ag Lending Symposium
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Julie Harker will be on the ground in Columbia, Missouri for the MU Ag Lending Symposium June 6 & 7, 2019. Continue reading MU Ag Lending Symposium at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 16
News conference on small-refinery exemptions
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will cover the News conference on small-refinery exemptions, sponsored by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association on April 17, 2019 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Continue reading News conference on small-refinery exemptions at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 16
Iowa ag secretary applauds census change to count more female farmers
The 2017 Census of Agriculture showed a sharp increase in the number of female farmers and ranchers, up 27 percent from 2012. USDA says some of that increase can be attributed to a change in the census questionnaire, which allowed farms to report multiple primary producers, many of which were women. Iowa ag secretary Mike …
Apr 15
Storm system delayed fieldwork last week in Nebraska
Last week’s strong storm system caused further delays to the start of spring fieldwork in Nebraska. The weekly crop progress report says there were only 2.2 days suitable for field activity last week. Topsoil moisture supplies rate 33 percent surplus and 66 percent adequate, while subsoil moisture supplies rated 30 percent surplus and 68 percent …
Apr 15
Iowa field activity starting to pick up
Photo courtesy Iowa Soybean Association Snow, ice and rain limited fieldwork across much of Iowa last week, but there were some positive signs heading into this week. “As I traveled the state last week, I saw lots of farmers getting into the field and the co-ops are reporting that spring activities are ramping up quickly,” …
Apr 15
Storm dominates latest crop progress report for Minnesota
Blizzard conditions set Minnesota farmers back even more last week. In its latest crop progress report, the USDA says field activities were scarce as snow, freezing rain and high winds downed power lines and further saturated fields. Livestock producers were stressed by the extreme weather conditions, short hay supplies, and power outages. Continue reading Storm …
Apr 15
River bottom ground far from being ready to plant
A farmer at the Missouri River’s edge says a lot of water has to go downstream before he can plant a crop. Norborne, Missouri, grower Kyle Durham tells Brownfield the level of the river is lower than a couple of weeks ago, but that doesn’t mean his farm is drying out. “We have an incredible …
Apr 15
Minnesota Ag Commissioner on latest storm
Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen feels for farmers affected by last week’s storm. “It’s just been a tough winter, and now beginning a tough spring. Just feeling for our livestock farmers especially who are spring calving, and you see a lot of the power substations in southern Minnesota poles snap. He tells Brownfield many producers …
Apr 15
Weather concerns support corn
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. There’s more optimism about trade talks with China, but not a lot of publicly available details. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says enforceability issues are “nearly settled”, so a deal might be close. Trade talks with Japan get underway this week. Unknown destinations bought 140,000 tons …