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Winter Wheat Production in Northwest Region Up 23 Percent from Last Year
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Idaho planted 760,000 acres of winter wheat for 2024, up 10,000 acres from 2023, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northwest Regional Field Office. Harvested area, at 700,000 acres, is up 70,000 acres from 2023. Winter wheat production in Idaho is 62.3 million bushels, up 11 percent from last year with yield…
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Illinois Farmer, Kenneth Hartman Jr., Becomes President of the National Corn Growers Association
(WASHINGTON – Oct. 1, 2024) – Kenneth R. Hartman Jr., a corn farmer from Waterloo, Ill., began his term this week as president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). During meetings with the media today, Hartman discussed the current economic challenges corn growers face and said he wanted to push for passage of a robust…
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Hurricane Helene Shutters Poultry Plants, But Smithfield Did Not Suffer Material Disruptions
Hurricane Helene Shutters Poultry Plants, But Smithfield Did Not Suffer Material Disruptions Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Nebraska Farmers Stand Up Against Harmful EPA Insecticide Strategy
LINCOLN, Neb. — At Nebraska Farm Bureau, we’re proud to see the strength and unity of Nebraska’s agricultural community in response to the EPA Draft Insecticide Strategy. This proposed strategy poses serious challenges to our farmers by imposing restrictions that could hinder crop production, increase costs, and threaten the effective pest management systems that are…
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USDA: Old crop soybean stocks up 29% when compared to last year
USDA: Old crop soybean stocks up 29% when compared to last year Biodiesel Magazine
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2025 is not looking profitable for farmers
Economists at the University of Illinois are looking ahead to the 2025 growing season, and there’s some good news when it comes to farm operating costs, but not enough to make 2025 profitable unless some things change. Gary Schnitkey goes into the details on today’s Managing for Profit. The post 2025 is not looking profitable…
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Corn and soybean harvest progress leap forward
Corn and soybean harvest progress leap forward Successful Farming
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Nebraska farmer says corn harvest off to slow start
A Central Nebraska farmer says corn harvest is somewhat behind schedule. Mike Bergen tells Brownfield… “Just across the fence row, I would say it’s 90% green throughout the field. Some of the shorter season corn has dried down and has matured,” he says. According to USDA’s latest crop progress report, 17% of the crop has…
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Kentucky harvest progress slowed by Hurricane Helene
Harvest activity has slowed following Hurricane Helene’s heavy rains and high winds that hit parts of Kentucky. But, many farmers were able to make significant harvest progress ahead of last week’s storm. Corn is 56 percent harvested and 91 percent mature. Soybeans are 28 percent harvested, 66 percent dropping leaves, and 85 percent coloring. Fifty-three…
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Iowa corn harvest catches 5-year average
The corn harvest pace has caught up to the five-year average in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop report says with more than six days suitable for fieldwork, corn harvested for grain reached 11 percent. Soybeans are 27 percent harvested, three days ahead of both last year and the average. Dry conditions have persisted this month,…
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The Road to 2025 Planting Success Starts Now
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Getting a jump-start on the next season with fall fieldwork makes every farmer breathe a little easier. That’s especially true for farmers in the Upper Midwest where the length of the growing season tends to be shorter. “Getting a head start on the next corn planting season makes a huge difference here,…
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USDA sees rise in wheat production
USDA sees rise in wheat production brownfieldagnews.com
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Apple crop coming in smaller than expected
An economist with USApples says production this year could be lower than previously forecast. Chris Gerlach tells Brownfield in August he projected the nation’s apple crop to be down about 10 percent from last year. “It could be that these trees have reached a stress point to the point where they’re going to take a…
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Farmers take out more operating loans as revenue tightens
Farmers take out more operating loans as revenue tightens Successful Farming
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Pitting Good Versus Bad Fungi on Sweet Corn: A Delicate Dance
WASHINGTON — The same defenses that help some varieties of sweet corn resist fungal diseases can also stymie the potency of a beneficial fungus used to kill hungry caterpillar pests, studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists suggest. Entomologist Pat Dowd and Molecular Biologist Eric Johnson—both at the ARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois—conducted the study…
