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It was another big week of planting progress for Kentucky farmers. Statewide, 63 percent of the corn crop has been planted with 43 percent emerged. Soybeans are 43 percent planted, and 26 percent ...
Farmers made good use of limited field days last week with planting pushing past the halfway mark. The USDA says 83 percent ...
More states continue to request permission to make changes to the SNAP program. U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says several states have already submitted waivers to USDA and the agency is beginning ...
Corn and soybean planting is running a week and-a-half fast than normal in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress ...
A southwest Nebraska farmer says his corn and soybean crops are beating his expectations. Andy Jobman tells Brownfield he ...
A central Kansas farmer says his winter wheat crop will need timely rains to help get it across the finish line. Rick ...
Dry weather helped spur planting and emergence across Wisconsin last week. USDA says 73 percent of the state’s corn is now planted, with 23 percent emerged. Soybeans are 66 percent planted and 19 ...
The USDA says many Illinois farmers made significant corn planting progress last week. KJ Johnson, who farms in Champaign & ...
Corn planting is nearly complete in Iowa. USDA’s latest weekly crop progress report shows 91 percent of intended acres are planted, 12 days faster than last year and four days ahead of the five-year ...
U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the biofuels industry continues to seek permanent policy for E15. “Clearly, you need a congressional solution,” she recently told Brownfield. She says President ...
A northwest Iowa farmer says his soybean planting pace was a pleasant surprise. Kelly Nieuwenhuis tells Brownfield he started soybeans on May 1st and then finished up on May 10th. “We planted in the ...
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says she’s hopeful the continued northward spread of New World Screwworm can be resolved ...