Crop Conditions
After three straight years of having a May-planted crop that outperformed corn planted only a few weeks earlier, some Illinois farmers are ready to throw in the towel on planting corn before the calendar turns to May.
Third-generation farmer Amy France and team at NSP are on a mission to improve buyer demand for the crop domestically and abroad.
Use one or more of these tips to reduce expenses, reallocate resources and build a fertility program that works well for your farm and gives you some peace of mind in the process.
The crop is drying down rapidly, given the weather conditions across much of the country. Agronomists are concerned farmers will combine fields too late and advise starting at 13% moisture or even higher.
Dry weather across portions of the country are impacting conditions.
Conditions declined but still remain stronger than last year
Corn and soybean acres impacted by drought increased this week
Small increases in beans and spring wheat, corn down less than a point
Significant increase in dry conditions for Arkansas
Conditions remain relatively good for early August