May 12: Had a good week of planting

May 12: Had a good week of planting

We had a good week of planting — a lot got done in the area. We should get done planting corn this week and get a lot of beans planted. There is still a lot of spraying to do.

Iowa farmers had a good week for planting - Radio Iowa

Dry weather gave farmers almost one full week to pull their planters through the fields, and they got a lot of seed into the ground. The U.S.D.A. report says corn planting moved from 49 to 76% complete by the end of last week. That percentage pushed the planting from two days behind last year to […]

Farmers in a ‘good spot’ with planting, crop emergence

More than half of corn and soybean acres are planted, which puts Iowa farmers more than a week ahead of last year’s pace, according to the crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thirty percent of…

Spring planting ahead of schedule in Jamestown area

JAMESTOWN — Spring planting is off to a fast and furious start this year, according to Ashley Kjellberg, agriculture and natural resources extension agent for Stutsman County. "Some of the farmers are done with corn and moving to soybeans,” she said Friday. “That is a huge deal.” Kjellberg said the start and pace of spring planting this year are hard to believe. “It is almost going too well,” she said. “People were ready and as soon as it was wa…

Corn, soybean planting surpass halfway mark

Some farmers are done planting while others are still waiting to get started.

Indiana Crops: 45 Percent of Corn, 41 Percent Soybeans Planted

Photo courtesy of Case IH. So far this spring, 45 percent of Indiana’s corn and 41 percent of the state’s soybeans have been planted according to USDA. That compares to last week’s report, which showed that 26 percent of corn and 25 soybeans had been planted. Corn planting progress is above the five-year average page of 42 percent, while Indiana’s soybeans are well ahead of the five-year average of 34 percent. 19 percent of Indiana’s corn has em…