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Corn & Soybean Crop Progress Still Behind the Curve

July 30, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

USDA reports that, as of July 28, 58% of corn acres are silking. This up for 35% in the week prior, but far beyond the 90% a year earlier and the 5 year average of 83% for this date.

Cover Crops Eligible for USDA FSA Market Facilitation Program Payments

July 25, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops

USDA officials held a conference call on July 25 announcing further details of the $16 billion package to support American farmers. One of the highlights was new information on the Market Facilitation Program (MFP).

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Crop Progress Continues to Lag; Little Change in Corn & Soybeans Condition

July 22, 2019

USDA noted little change in the overall condition of U.S. corn and soybeans in its July 22 report, but neither crop has been able to close much of the gap when it comes to their maturity levels.

Corn & Soybean Maturity Significantly Behind 5-Year Average for Mid-July

July 16, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Only 17% of this year's corn crop is silking and only 22% of soybeans are blooming.

Corn & Soybean Crops Continue to Lag Typical Pace

July 9, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

For all intent and purposes, all of the 2019 U.S. corn and soybean crops that will be planted are in the ground, but the overall progress of this year’s crops continues to trail where they would typically be at this point.

USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020

June 28, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: USDA press release

A press release from USDA explains how the 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to the treatment of cover crops, including adding more flexibility to when cover crops must be terminated while remaining eligible for crop insurance.

8% of Corn Acres Remain to Be Planted; 23% of Soybeans

June 18, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

As of June 16, 92% of U.S. corn was in the ground and 77% of soybeans had been planted. Both remain far behind the normal pace of planting and a high level of uncertainty remains about how much corn will actually get planting at this late date.

USDA Exploring MFP Payments for Cover Crop Forages on Prevent-Plant Acres

By John Dobberstein posted on June 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In light of widespread prevented planting, USDA is mulling Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for struggling producers who plant an MFP-eligible cover crop that has the potential to be harvested and used as forage, says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

Farmers Pick Up the Planting Pace; Much Yet to Be Done

June 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

U.S. farmers planted 16% of their corn acres, while an additional 21% of soybeans were sown last week, an improvement over recent reports, according to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress report.

Pace of Corn, Soybean Plantings Continue to Fall Seriously Behind Schedule

June 4, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Only two-thirds of the U.S. corn crop was in the ground and less than 40% of soybeans had been planted as of June 2. Much of the crop that has been planted is looking ragged.

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