USDA Reports Nearly Half of U.S. Corn Planted

May 3, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA reported 46% of corn planted as of the week ended May 2, according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report.

USDA Reports 3% of Corn Emerged in the U.S.

April 26, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, some 3% of corn has emerged in the week ended April 25, in line with the 3% emerged in the same week last year but below the 5-year average of 4%.

Soybeans Set Up for Cover Crops

June 22, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: AgriNews

Soybean planting is well ahead of the five-year average through mid-May and provides an opportunity to consider cover crops. John Pike, agronomic consultant and researcher at Pike Ag, Marion, spoke of developing a system to successfully manage soybeans and cover crops in a breakout sessions at the Illinois Soybean Association’s Soybean Summit. Read more in this article from AgriNews.

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Seeking to combine the return of cattle with capturing the value of cover crops, Rock Creek, Minn., strip-tiller and no-tiller Jon Stevens is grazing cattle on a 30-acre paddock seeded with grasses and cereals with the intention of trying to rotate in corn within 3 years to capture in-field nitrogen.

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