Crop Production
The spring wheat harvest in South Dakota continued to lag far behind the five-year average as below-normal temperatures persisted throughout the state.
Three farmers introduced to Kinze Autonomous technology last season leased the systems this year and used them on their own.
While Michigan’s harvest is 10 percentage points behind average pace, yields aren’t lagging.
Manhattan, Ill., farmer Dave Kestel says while yields are still impressive, they would have been extraordinary if they would have just caught one of those summer rains.
After a three-week hiatus, USDA returned this week with its weekly Crop Progress and Condition Rating reports.
Ideal growing conditions this summer led to higher-than-normal yields for most crops, according to Statistics Canada.
The first named winter storm of 2013-14 was a memorable one for the northern High Plains.
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This is quite a change from 2012 when Mother Nature didn’t hand Michigan apple producers any favors.
High wheat yields begin with a solid foundation coupled with a sound understanding of what needs to be accomplished throughout the growing season.
Don’t let those fields sit idle. Use harvest as an excuse to improve your land for future use.
Here’s the advice Mark Gold of Top Third Ag Marketing gave farmers at 2013 Corn College in Coldwater, Mich. He spoke with Farm Journal Radio’s Pam Fretwell.
When the conditions are ripe for harvest, there’s no time to stop.
The U.S. drought monitor shows a softening drought footprint in areas of the U.S., but unfortunately much of the High Plains and other prime spring wheat production areas are still plagued with severe water deficits.
Studying corn, understanding its nutrient and water needs, and taking a timely approach to agronomic practices builds crop yields, says this south-Georgia farmer.
Precision agriculture certainly holds strong promise for farmers. The problem is that the experience of using it often turns out to be something less than idyllic.
It’s the soybean crop that’s helping farmers in western Illinois, like Scott Cocquit, finish strong.
AgDay’s Tyne Morgan launches her I-80 harvest travels from the Cornhusker state where despite dry weather and heat, harvest has been a pleasant surprise.
One weather expert expects Midwest farmers to see rain showers during the next couple of months.
See which states are making the most harvest progress.
How will corn yields shake out this fall? Take a virtual look across the country and see.
Smut, a gray, moldy growth on corn ears, is present in most cornfields every year, but rarely at the level of 2012.
Here are some timely tips farmers can put to use in their fields during harvest.
Erik Petry, Rochelle, Ill., says he anticipates corn yields of roughly 100 bu./acre this year.
With an early harvest on the horizon for many farmers, air temperatures will likely be warmer than during typical October conditions.
Even though LaSalle County’s average corn yield was lower in 2011, its 177.3 bu. per acre was enough to pull off a win.
Pay close attention to pre-harvest intervals as drought conditions push an early soybean harvest this year.
The corn and wheat markets saw a weaker trade for the week as May corn closed nearly $.30 lower, while the wheat market slipped $.15 lower.
Corn prices jumped Friday on rumors that China had taken advantage of a recent price break to secure U.S. corn.