Conventional wisdom is overrated for Nickerson, Neb., farmers Kirk Brand and Brent Willnerd, especially when it comes to getting the most out of their 2,600-acre corn and soybean operation.
For the week ended July 26, USDA's latest crop progress report showed 82% of corn silking, more than the 51% reported silking this time last year and the 5 year average of 75%.
The latest USDA crop progress report showed 59% of corn crops were silking in the week ended July 19, ahead of the 30% reported silking in the same week last year.
If you spend any time online these days, it’s hard to avoid the avalanche of comments, memes or images proclaiming that 2020 is a lost year, even though we’re only a little more than halfway through the calendar.
The latest Crop Progress report from USDA shows 31% of soybeans were reported blooming in the week ended July 5, almost four times the 8% reported blooming in the same week last year.
According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, the percentage of corn silking and, to a larger degree, soybean blooming progress remains well ahead of where it was last year.
According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, which was the first report of the year to begin tracking corn silking and soybean blooming, both are slightly ahead of last year's progress.
The most recent USDA crop progress report shows nearly all corn in the U.S. (95%) has emerged as of the week ended June 14, 2020, well above the 74% emerged this time last year and the 5 year average of 92%.
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