May 9, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The first good corn planting day of spring finally arrived at my central Illinois farmette April 30. Like the month’s previous 29 days, however, no one within 100 miles used it to plant because near-record rains had washed April away.
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May 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Planting crops near his home between South Heart and Belfield wasn’t in the cards this year for Daryl Zarak. A brain injury from an ATV accident in December has kept Zarak from being able to do much on the farm. Continue Reading
May 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
In the biggest corn-producing state, Iowa, only 8 percent of the corn crop is in the ground, down from 62 percent the same time last year.
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May 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic
HARROLD (AP) A group planning a pulse crop processing plant in the central South Dakota town of Harrold has reached its $2 million fundraising goal.
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April 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) The April preliminary winter wheat price in South Dakota is down a penny from last month but up more than a dollar from a year ago.
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April 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic
In the past two years alone, the number of CRP acres nationally has dropped from 31.2 million to 27 million.
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April 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Precipitation totals were somewhat less in northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska, where long-term moderate to severe drought persists. Continue Reading
April 24, 2013 in The Daily Republic
US farmers could abandon quarter of winter crop, estimates say.
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April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The Agriculture Department says in its latest crop and weather report that the planting of crops is on hold.
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April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic
This year, rust and soybean cyst nematode are the crop diseases that pose the greatest danger to area bean growers. Continue Reading
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