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Illinois has seen warmer than normal weather this May with temperatures rising to the 90s across the state in the second week of the month.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service has issued its current crop progress, condition, and Agricultural Production index reports.
Planting was delayed until last week, when Illinois farmers jumped from 2% planted on May 8 to 49% planted on May 15 for corn. Unfortunately, that is about the limit of the good news.
The early-May rains prevented him from entering his south Macon County fields for planting.
$250 million project to break ground this year.
Some people want tickets to the Final Four. Others want tickets to the Superbowl or the World Series. But this week, the hottest ticket in town would be to the USDA “lock-up” Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
In March, there was increased movement for strawberries, cattle, milk, and broilers and decreased marketing of cotton, soybeans, and apples.
One of the biggest surprises resulting from the Ukrainian conflict was the Biden Administration’s proposal for the commodity program element in the 2023 Farm Bill.
Soil moisture remains high after a wet March and near normal precipitation so far in April.
Tractors today are much safer than those built decades ago. Mark Medford learned that the hard way.
Even though cash corn at some central Illinois elevators is $8 and May soybean futures on the Board of Trade closed over $17 per bushel Tuesday, there is quite a bit of discussion about the potential profitability of wheat in the middle of the Corn Belt.
Statewide, the average temperature was 41.1 degrees, 6.5 degrees below normal for the first week of April according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday it would invest $300 million to expand its alternative protein production in Decatur.
Hundreds of thousands of corn growers were whistling a happy tune and doing their happy dance in the machine shed after the White House announcement on ethanol.
Much of it goes to Europe, but most feed the myriads of hungry people in North Africa and the Middle East. And because of their poor nutrition and now reduced potential for food and feed grains, the United Nations is expressing concerns for their welfare.
"Everyone on our farm is very proud of what we do," said Thomas Titus, recently named president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association.
Warmer weather in December led to 4-inch bare soil temperatures that were 4 degrees higher than normal, averaging 41 degrees for the month.
Statewide, the average temperature was 2.5 degrees above normal for the month of March according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
As the late entertainer Jackie Gleason would say, March 31 will be a “REALLY BIG” day in Corn Belt agriculture because the USDA will release its farmer survey results to project corn and soybean acreage.
Farmers in the western Corn Belt could use some precipitation, while those to the east could use some drier soils. The latest Midwest agriculture update:
Agricultural Legislative Day in Illinois takes a different turn this year.
Agricultural Legislative Day in Illinois takes a different turn this year.
The ethanol and soydiesel opponents seem to be using inflation as the reason to turn off the biofuels industry, and totally rechannel corn and soybeans back into food to prevent food prices from climbing any further.
Statewide, the average temperature was 25.9 degrees, 0.9 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 2.22 inches, 1.23 inches above normal.