South Dakota corn planting is 44 percent complete, well behind the 96 percent that would normally be planted by this time. Soybean planting is 14 percent finished. The normal is 82 percent. Spring wheat planting is 86 percent complete. Normally it’s just about all planted by this time. Winter wheat is 57 percent good to …
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Jun 04
Perdue meets with Mexican counterpart to discuss tariffs
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue met with his Mexican counterpart yesterday to discuss immigration issues after President Trump threatened to hike tariffs. Perdue said he had a good visit with Mexico Ag Secretary Victor Villalobos. “We had a good discussion about some of the frustrations of the border issue and hopefully some of the things Mexico …
Jun 04
Indiana planting pace remains slower than average
Northeast Indiana farmer Carrie Vollmer-Sanders says they’ve planted nothing so far this year. “We don’t have anything in the ground except for the wheat that we planted last fall,” she says. Indiana corn and soybean planting progressed slightly last week. Corn is 31 percent planted, compared to 98 percent a year ago and the five-year …
Jun 04
Disaster relief bill awaits President Trump’s signature
The House passed the 19-billion-dollar disaster relief bill Monday, sending it to President Trump’s desk. The emergency spending bill includes around 17-billion for expenses from wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos and earthquakes, plus a three-billion dollar amendment to help pay for losses of crops including milk, on-farm stored commodities, and up to 90% of this year’s crops …
Jun 03
South Dakota grower shifts view to soybeans
South Dakota farmer Doug Hanson says much of his farm will not have corn planted on it this season. Hanson, who farms between the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers, says he planted about seven percent of his intended corn acres. “If we could something here in a week, I don’t know, it’s kind of past …
Jun 03
Farmer’s broken levee leads to prevent plant
A central Missouri farmer has been able to plant corn on his hills and is almost done with soybeans but his Missouri River bottom ground is about six feet under water, “Our levee did breach last week so we don’t know at this time how bad of a hold it is but we do know …
Jun 03
Still yield potential for late-planted soybeans
Wet weather has resulted in Missouri producers getting behind in planting. Tom Steever spoke to Ag Education on the Move Director Greg Luce, who says early-planted yield the best, but there’s still a lot of yield potential for soybeans planted this week. To learn more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean farmers and their …
Jun 03
Trickle-down effect of prevented planting
A southeast Minnesota farmer is concerned about the trickle-down effect millions of unplanted corn acres could have on rural America. Ed McNamara of Goodhue no longer raises livestock, but says if he did, he’d be locking in feed right now. “If I were an end-user for beef or for hogs, I’d probably be looking be …
Jun 03
33% of Ohio corn, 18% of soybeans planted
Corn and soybean planting progress slowed in Ohio last week because of wet conditions. Corn is 33 percent planted, compared to 89 percent a year ago and the five-year average of 90 percent. Soybeans are 18 percent planted, compared to 79 percent a year ago and the five-year average of 76 percent. Hay and pastures …
Jun 03
Wheat surges on weather worries
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, closing near the middle of the day’s range. The USDA was expected to report mixed, but slow overall, planting progress in the weekly numbers. As of Sunday, 39% of U.S. soybeans were planted, compared to the five-year average of 79%, and 19% has emerged, compared …
