"The wet ground has not allowed corn to be able to take in nutrients. The corn crop is spotty, and while some areas look great, some are wiped out," said Doug Godke, Tazewell County Farm Bureau manager.
The frequency of gully-washing rains has decreased in Michigan, giving farmers an opportunity to accomplish field operations that have been delayed because of the wet weather.
Farmers were hit hard when the Mississippi River flooded, spilling into West Tennessee farmland the week ending July 5, according to reports from NASS and state officials.
Warm and sunny weather helped dry out soil conditions and aided crop development during the week ending July 5, which was only the second week this season that all districts had at least four days suitable for fieldwork, according to the July 6 Iowa Crop & Weather report.
USDA tightens soybean and corn reserves in July report
Few changes were made to corn numbers in the July supply and demand report. Yield was left unchanged at 166.8 bushels per acre, but crop size was reduced 100 million bushels to reflect the acreage numbers from the June 30 USDA report.
Milk production estimate rises, but 2016 forecast lowered
The USDA raised its 2015 milk production forecast for the second time in nine months in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE) issued Friday morning, July 9, based on a slightly more rapid increase in cow numbers and milk per cow.
Outright repeal of COOL defies American consumer sentiment
The fate of the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) program for beef, pork and poultry hangs in the balance as the U.S. Congress left on its Independence Day recess.
