Texas Field Reports: Pecan Production Above Expectations Amid Uncertain Market Sep 23, 2020

🕔Sep 23, 2020
Texas pecan production appears better than expected, but market uncertainty amid the pandemic looms, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulturist, Uvalde, said expectations […]

Texas Field Reports: Grain Market Improves Amid Reduced Crop Estimate Sep 16, 2020

🕔Sep 16, 2020
Texas grain producers are experiencing better market conditions this fall compared to where prices were mid-summer, thanks in large part to reduced U.S. corn yield estimates in the nation’s grain-producing […]

Iowa Field Reports: Rains Aid Soybeans, Potential Issues with Corn Harvest Sep 16, 2020

🕔Sep 16, 2020
While drought is still widespread, rainfall blanketed most of the state last week, providing some welcome relief to pastures, hay fields, newly-seeded cover crops, and later maturing soybeans. The rainfall caused […]

Texas Field Reports: Corn Crop Up Despite Fewer Acres, Spotty Rain Sep 10, 2020

🕔Sep 10, 2020
The Texas corn crop has reached the midway point, and expectations are for an above-average crop, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Ronnie Schnell, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension […]

Crop Progress: Corn, Soybean Conditions Continue Decline – DTN Sep 9, 2020

🕔Sep 9, 2020
U.S. corn and soybean ratings fell again last week, according to the USDA NASS weekly Crop Progress report released on Tuesday. NASS estimated that 61% of the nation’s corn crop […]

Iowa Field Reports: Driest Aug. Since 1893 Sep 3, 2020

🕔Sep 3, 2020
Drought continues to expand across the state, and August 2020 came in as one of the driest Augusts since 1893 across the state. Crops appear to be racing toward maturity, with several […]

Iowa Field Reports: Crop Conditions Continue to Decline Aug 26, 2020

🕔Aug 26, 2020
Rainfall still eludes most of the state of Iowa, and drought has continued to envelope the state, with the driest areas expanding from the west central part of the state. Crops continue […]

Texas Field Reports: ‘Ripe Conditions’ for Dove Season Aug 26, 2020

🕔Aug 26, 2020
Texas hunters should expect a promising number of dove in flight as the 2020 hunting season kicks off, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. John Tomacek, Ph.D., AgriLife […]

Texas Field Reports: 100+ Temps and Mostly Dry Aug 18, 2020

🕔Aug 18, 2020
Beef consumers should be seeing lower prices on beef, whether steaks or ground chuck, at grocery stores as production increased and wholesale prices continue to decline, said a Texas A&M AgriLife […]

Iowa Field Reports: Derecho Devastates State Infrastructure, Crops Aug 12, 2020

🕔Aug 12, 2020
While some rainfall has come to the droughty areas of the state, drought intensified to D3 (extreme) drought in parts of central and west central Iowa. Unfortunately, a large swath of the […]