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Crop Progress: Cotton Harvest Ahead of Pace, Improvements to Wheat Conditions – DTN Dec 1, 2020
U.S. winter wheat’s good-to-excellent rating gained back last week what it lost the previous week, according to USDA NASS’ weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. This is the final weekly […]
Texas Field Reports: Peanut Producers Faced Tough Season Nov 19, 2020
Texas peanut producers experienced a difficult 2020 growing season due to drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Emi Kimura, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension state peanut specialist, Vernon, said […]
Texas Field Reports: Rice Crop, Market Likely Up Oct 15, 2020
Early indications show Texas rice farmers produced a bumper crop amid a market that could experience a price increase due to crop losses in other rice-producing states, said a Texas A&M […]
Texas Field Reports: Pumpkin Yields Down, Quality Up Oct 7, 2020
Floydada pumpkin harvest nears completion in a season with below-average yields and above-average quality, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Carroll, AgriLife Extension agent, Floyd County, said producers […]
Texas Field Reports: Peanut Acres Up, Yields Likely Down Sep 29, 2020
Texas peanut harvest is underway, and producers are expecting lower per-acre yields than last season, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Emi Kimura, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension agronomist and state […]
Texas Field Reports: Pecan Production Above Expectations Amid Uncertain Market 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
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
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
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
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 […]
