Cabbage field in Wisconsin The economic impact of agriculture on Wisconsin’s economy is 11.5 billion dollars higher in just five years. New data from the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics shows the impact of agriculture in 2017 was 104.8 billion dollars, but 2022 data shows ag production, and the food processing…… read more
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Wisconsin harvest running ahead
Recent rains have been good for fall planted crops in Wisconsin. The USDA says the state’s corn crop is 89 percent harvested, ahead of the five-year average, with about 16 percent moisture. Winter wheat is 89 percent emerged with condition rated 74 percent good to excellent. The post Wisconsin harvest running ahead appeared first on…… read more
Be careful if cutting back on 2025 crop inputs
An agronomist says with commodity prices so low, farmers are looking for more ways to lower crop production costs in 2025. Scott Rowntree with Pioneer in Wisconsin says corn acreage in his state stays consistent because of the dairy industry’s need for corn silage, but growers focused on grain are looking for ways to be…… read more
Recent rains improved fall tillage conditions
A northcentral Wisconsin farmer says last week’s slow and steady rain greatly improved field conditions. T.J. Draeger tells Brownfield he had over two inches of rain a little at a time, which softened the soil. He says early attempts at fall tillage in the hard and dry ground were challenging. “We were wearing out plow…… read more
USDA trims 2024 corn, soybean crop outlooks
The USDA has lowered its expectations for this year’s corn and soybean crops. Corn production is now pegged at 15.143 billion bushels, less than 1% below the October guess on a 0.7 bushel cut in the still record large average yield estimate of 183.1 bushels per acre. Harvested area was steady with last month at…… read more