Nicole Heslip

A dry harvest is helping keep one Michigan farmer get closer to breakeven. Scott Wilson tells Brownfield it’s pretty rare when corn goes directly from the combine to the bin on his Sanilac County farm. “From a corn standpoint, I think that the drying charges are huge—I think we’re going to be a lot closer […]

Michigan corn harvest is in the final stages. The USDA says Michigan’s corn crop is 91 percent harvested while sugarbeets are at 85 percent. Winter wheat is 92 percent emerged with condition rated 72 percent good to excellent.

November 12, 2024 By Nicole Heslip Filed Under: 2024 Harvest Season

Soybeans and cotton are on the last leg of harvest in Tennessee. USDA says soybeans are 89 percent harvested and cotton is 85 complete, both ahead of average. Winter wheat is rated 67 percent good to excellent while pastures are rated only 19 percent good to excellent.

Harvest in Minnesota is virtually complete. The USDA says sunflowers in the state are 91 percent harvested, ahead of the five-year average. Topsoil moisture supplies are 62 percent short to very short, and subsoil moisture supplies are rated 60 percent short to very short.

November 12, 2024 By Nicole Heslip Filed Under: 2024 Harvest Season

November 12, 2024 By Nicole Heslip Filed Under: 2024 Harvest Season

Warmer and wetter weather last week didn’t cause too many delays for Kentucky farmers. The USDA says harvest is 95 percent complete for corn and 83 percent complete for soybeans. Tobacco is 56 percent stripped. Winter wheat is 74 percent planted, 56 percent emerged and rated 34 percent good to excellent. Topsoil is called 70 […]

A new report finds animal agriculture contributes to all 17 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

A new report finds animal agriculture contributes to all 17 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Hannah Thompson Weeman with the Animal Agriculture Alliance tells Brownfield, “Things like zero hunger, things like positively contributing to communities, providing work opportunities, of course contributing to the environment, healthy oceans—the animal agriculture community has a very positive […]