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Michigan crops good, but some insect pressure

Monday, June 27 by Brownfield Ag News

Michigan farmers were able to get a lot of field work done last week. USDA’s Marlo Johnson says there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork with warm and windy conditions around much of the state. About half of the corn and soybean crops are... Read More.

Minnesota planting pace picks up, but still well behind normal

Tuesday, May 31 by Brownfield Ag News

The planting pace picked up across Minnesota last week. USDA’s latest crop report says with five days suitable for fieldwork, corn planting eclipsed 80 percent and soybean planting crossed the halfway point. Both paces are well behind last year and nearly two weeks slower than average. Spring... Read More.