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Drier conditions advance SD harvest, not great for winter wheat

South Dakota farmers continue to take advantage of the drier than usual conditions to harvest the crop. USDA says corn harvest is 78% complete. South Dakota’s soybean harvest is 96% complete and 81% of sorghum has been harvested. Sunflower harvest at 42% complete. Winter...

Dry conditions help advance winter wheat planting in Kansas

The USDA says dry conditions helped speed up winter wheat planting in Kansas. Western Kansas farmer Clay Schemm tells Brownfield… “We had a little bit of rain early, and a lot of guys went out and started trying to plant to chase that moisture...

Warmer, mostly dry conditions help advance MO harvest

Missouri farmers are making good harvest progress with a warmer and drier than usual September. USDA says corn is 38% harvested, well ahead of the five-year average. More than half of the soybean crop in the state starting to drop leaves and soybean harvest...

Harvest continues to advance in Indiana

Corn and soybean harvest has advanced in Indiana. According to the USDA’s weekly crop progress report, 12% of corn is harvested, well ahead of the 6% five-year average, with 95% of the crop dented, 67% mature and 61% rated good to excellent, down slightly...

Ag policy expert hoping for momentum to advance Farm Bill

An ag policy expert says he wants to see Congress act soon on the farm bill. Jordan Dux with the Nebraska Farm Bureau tells Brownfield many ag groups are in Washington, D.C. this week lobbying lawmakers to take action before the end of the year. “We’re trying to build momentum now to get us into...

Kansas crops advance

Kansas crop conditions were largely unchanged from week to week. According to USDA’s weekly conditions report, corn is rated 45 percent good to excellent, with 91 percent in the dough stage and 64 percent at the dent stage. The USDA reports 60 percent of the...

Using soybean biotechnology to advance profitability

Advancements in technology are allowing farmers to advance their operations. Kyle Kunkler, the director of government affairs for the American Soybean Association says new soybean biotechnology innovations will soon be hitting the market and talks about how this can benefit farmers. The post