Planting
Some parts of Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska saw precipitation this past week, but dry weather prevails in many areas.
Whether the mercury is too high or the rain gauge too low, those producers who have already put away the planter now play the waiting game. And as always, the stakes are high.
The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows 80% of the corn crop is now planted, which is 12 points ahead of the five-year average. Soybean planting is 61% complete nationwide.
U.S. corn futures rose 1.5% on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pegged planting progress behind market expectations, stoking concerns over global supply.
After a slow start here to planting in portion of Iowa, farmers are now planting the 2021 crop at a record pace. One Rock Rapids, Iowa farmer can’t recall a year he was able to finish this fast.
The USDA Crop Progress Report revealed 70% of South Dakota’s subsoil moisture is considered short to very short. One South Dakota farmer says it’s a dire situation, one keeping him from planting his corn crop yet.
Cold temperatures in April squashed hopes for an early planting season here in Nebraska but now that farmers are in the field they’re making up for lost ground, but dryness concerns are continuing to mount.
A wide-open week with dry weather helped farmers make large strides in planting progress. USDA shows as of Sunday, May 2, 46% of the corn crop had been planted, a 29-point jump in just a week.
Drier weather helped aid major planting progress for U.S. farmers last week, but it didn’t help the topsoil moisture situation. USDA’s Crop Progress report indicates 55% of the U.S. topsoil is considered ‘adequate.’
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After several years of challenging weather, Ohio farmers are dodging snow and cold temperatures to put corn and soybeans in the ground. According to USDA, roughly 8% of those crops are now planted.
In the rush to get corn and soybeans in the ground, keep in mind some principles that can help your crops get a strong start this season.
For the Horas, not much field work has danced across their Iowa soils so far. They planted a few acres this past weekend, but fieldwork has been minimal due to the cold and wet conditions this year.
USDA’s weekly Crop Progress Report started tallying soybean planting progress. In the first report of the year to include soybeans, USDA showed 3% of the soybean crop is planted, one point ahead of average.
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After a jumpstart to the 2021 planting season for many, colder temperatures and even snow will bring planting to a halt again this week.
USDA’s latest Crop Progress Report revealed 85% of New Mexico is seeing short to very short topsoil moisture conditions, and 83% of North Dakota is seeing topsoil conditions that are desperately dry.
While weather this week is helping bring moisture to portions of the Plains, climatologists say you have to go back a couple decades to see a drought scenario similar to this year. The dryness is planting concerns.
If it’s not already, it will be go-time for farmers across the country in just a matter of days farmers gear up for another pass at a successful crop.
Northwest Indiana farmers had a jumpstart to the 2021 planting season, with some farmers planting soybeans the earliest they ever have. As farmers push the planting dates, they say it pays to plant soybeans early.
A drier and milder window to plant last week played into farmers’ favor. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows planting is ahead of average.
With a consecutive warm and dry days in much of the Corn Belt, some farmers were able to start planting earlier than normal last week, but the weather pattern this week is flipping, with a cooler bias setting in.
From Colorado to Illinois, the race to plant the 2021 crop is on. Mother Nature provided the Midwest with some warm, dry days, and that meant farmers got in the fields to plant.
Early April was met with some eagerness to plant, and as some areas see dry soils, planters have started to roll. From Kansas to Illinois, farmers sowed their first seeds of the 2021 growing season.
Join Mitchell Hora on a tour of Hora’s Washington, Iowa, farm. Hora, founder of Continuum Ag, will show some of his cover crops and field trials in progress.
Of 772 farmers surveyed, 522 said they wouldn’t change their crop mix, regardless of what they learned from the Prospective Plantings Report.
USDA chief economist Seth Meyer says leading into the report, USDA expected higher prices to incentive farmers to plant more acres this year, but the first survey-based report told a different story.
USDA’s Prospective Plantings report released Wednesday showed farmers intend to plant more acres overall, but fewer than what the trade expected. Here’s a breakdown of which states are seeing a shift in 2021 acres.
Iowa farmer Caleb Hamer says even though USDA’s acreage preview pointed to an increase in corn acres, he thinks his area may see a slight shift toward soybeans due to the agronomic impacts from the derecho last year.
A 45% rally in soybean prices in 11 months isn’t enough to convince some farmers to give up any corn acreage this spring. Farmers are increasingly opting for the yellow grain in the weeks before planting.