Corn silage harvest is wrapping up in some parts of Iowa. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton in the southwest corner of the state. “Anecdotally I heard a guy that had, he was going to bag four more silage jobs and they all disappeared overnight because the crop has dried so...

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed the state’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd. NDA says the herd is located in central Nebraska and has been quarantined. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed that the strain...

A farmer near Janesville in south-central Wisconsin is optimistic going into harvest. Doug Rebout tells Brownfield corn and soybeans in the area look good. “They’re drying down (and) we’re figuring here another week, week and-a-half like the last week of September we will probably be starting our harvest here. Most...

Extended periods of high temperatures and a lack of rainfall are impacting crop and field conditions around the state. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield it doesn’t take long to see a change.  “The last two weeks have definitely brought drought for sure down in southern...

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, supported by tight market-ready numbers and in anticipation of this week’s direct business.  October live cattle closed $4.62 higher at $234.60 and December live cattle closed $4.35 higher at $236.27.  October feeder cattle closed $8.70 higher at $354.50...

A farmer in west-central Minnesota says this summer has been too wet. Jamie Beyer and her husband grow soybeans, corn, alfalfa, and sugarbeets near Wheaton. “We are on day 54 of measurable rain, so it’s been very unusual. We’ve gotten 24 inches of precipitation (so) conditions are mucky already heading...

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Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. It looks like nothing pertaining to ag came out of this round of talks with China. Beijing has yet to buy any new crop U.S. soybeans, at least outright, because of tariff tensions with the U.S., and might slow down purchases...

The Vice President of the Michigan Soybean Committee says the warm and dry August likely took the top end off of yields across the state. Sanilac County’s Scott Wilson tells Brownfield, “The soybeans and the corn look very comparable to last year.” “I think the lack of moisture and heat...

The USDA says the sorghum harvest has begun in South Dakota. Monday’s crop progress report shows 1% of the crop is harvested, with 53% mature, and 91% coloring. Thirty-one percent of the state’s corn crop is mature, even with the average pace, with 86% of the crop dented. Thirty-two percent...

Soybean Harvest Begins as USDA Reports 5% Progress Across Key States

A south-central Nebraska farmer says crop conditions are mixed. Morgan Wrich of Nelson says corn is in good shape despite on-going moisture issues. “Things are still pretty wet out there. We’re waiting for the corn to dry down. We’re sitting around 35-ish moisture level. We won’t start harvest for another...

The USDA’s national crop ratings were mostly lower over the past week. That’s generally in line with seasonal trends, as conditions tend to dip as harvest advances, along with mostly dry weather in much of the region. As of Sunday, 67% of the corn crop is rated good to excellent,...

A central Indiana farmer says he’s concerned warmer weather conditions could impact the start of harvest. Chris Cherry says there hasn’t been any rainfall in more than ten days. “We started out looking pretty good,” he says. “Then we went through a period where I wasn’t quite sure about it....

Dec. corn $4.23 and 1/4, down 6 and 3/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.42 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal $285.20, down $2.40Oct. soybean oil 51.76, up 9 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.25, up 1 and 1/2 centsOct. live cattle $234.60, up $4.62Oct. feeder cattle $354.50, up $8.70Oct. lean hogs...