Snow cover allows little fieldwork in Minnesota April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Remnants of winter left much of Minnesota under several inches of snow last week. In its first weekly crop condition and progress report of... Read More
Tennessee crops: corn 2% planted, 12% apples blooming April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Warm temperatures and decent rainfall is helping pastures and fields green up in Tennessee. Corn is 2% planted. Winter wheat is 38% jointed, 1%... Read More
Iowa picks up needed precipitation April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Much needed precipitation moved across Iowa last week. In its first weekly crop progress and condition report of 2024, the USDA says rain and... Read More
Parts problems persist April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Parts availability continues to be a problem for some farmers. Noah Hultgren farms in west-central Minnesota. “We continue to still have some issues getting... Read More
USDA: Planting underway in IL April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Planting has officially begun in Illinois. The USDA’s first weekly crop progress and condition report of the season shows one percent of both corn... Read More
Spring wheat planting starts in South Dakota April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Less than half of the winter wheat in South Dakota is rated good to excellent in USDA’s first crop progress report of the season.... Read More
Corn and soybean planting have started in MO April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Corn and soybean planting has just begun in Missouri as April begins, ahead of average for this time of the year. USDA says corn... Read More
Indiana winter wheat rated 75% good to excellent April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson USDA says winter wheat jointing progress was ahead of the five-year average pace last week in Indiana. The first crop progress report of the... Read More
Ohio wheat is good, fieldwork progressing well April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson Ohio farmers had a cool and cloudy week to apply fertilizer and manure, and to get some spring tillage done. USDA statistician Ben Torrance... Read More
Corn planting begins in Kansas April 1, 2024 Ashley Anderson The USDA says corn planting has started in Kansas. The state’s first crop progress report of the season says 2% of the state’s corn... Read More
