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USDA Crop Progress Shows 7% of Corn, 2% of Soybeans Planted

April 21, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The latest USDA crop progress report shows both corn and soybean planting progress remains ahead of last year's numbers. Almost all other reported crops are on track with or ahead of last year's numbers as well.

USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

April 20, 2020

Source: USDA

The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program unveiled by Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, is designed to provide $19 billion to support farmers and ranchers while maintaining the integrity of the food supply chain, according to the USDA.

Second 2020 Crop Progress Report: Corn at 3% Planted

April 14, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The first USDA crop progress report, released April 13, shows that corn planting progress is on track with 2019 progress at 3% planted.

USDA Launches Pilot Program for Prairie Pothole Producers Planting Cover Crops

February 24, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a new pilot program that enables farmers in the Prairie Pothole region to receive payments for planting cover crops on their land for three to five years. The new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP) pilot is available to producers in Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Third Set of 2019 MFP Payments Coming This Week

February 3, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments. The payments will begin to show up in farmers’ bank accounts by the end of this week.

Corn, Sunflower Harvests Remain Behind Schedule

November 26, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Corn harvests in 2019 are still behind both last year’s progress and their 5 year average, according to the most recent USDA crop progress report. Soybean harvests have caught up with last year’s harvest and remain just 3% behind the 5 year average.

Corn Harvest Remains Behind, Soybean Harvest Mostly Caught Up

November 19, 2019

This week’s USDA Crop Progress report showed that corn harvest remains behind both the 5 year average and the 2018 harvest numbers, while soybean harvest continues to regain lost ground, matching the 2018 harvest for this week.

85% of Soybeans in the Bin, But Only Two-Thirds of Corn Acres Harvested

November 13, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

As of this past Sunday, soybean growers were in their stretch run for this year’s harvest, but corn growers still had a long way to go.

22% of Corn, 26% of Soybeans Harvested; Little Change in Crop Conditions

October 16, 2019

As of Oct. 13, 22% of corn acres were in the bin, along with 26% of soybeans, according to USDA’s latest Crop Progress report. Condition of the crops moving to the harvest season remained essentially unchanged from the past several weeks.

USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

October 15, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: USDA

The USDA has announced that agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two USDA safety net programs – for the 2020 crop year.

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