Farms.com Home   News

USDA Crop Progress Report: Harvest Is Beginning.

From The USDA

The USDA released the weekly Crop Progress Report on Monday.

Highlights of the report.

This year’s U.S. corn and soybean harvests are underway.

As of Sunday, the USDA says 10% of U.S. corn is harvested, compared to the five year average of 15%. 94% has dented, a little ahead of normal, and 53% has matured, a little behind normal. 68% of U.S. corn is in good to excellent condition, unchanged on the week.

7% of soybeans have been harvested, equal to the usual pace, and 56% are dropping leaves, compared to 50% on average. 63% of U.S. soybeans are called good to excellent, up 2% from a week ago.

19% of the winter wheat crop is planted, compared to 20% on average.

46% of U.S. pastures and rangeland are in good to excellent shape, down 1% from last week.

The full report with state breakdowns is available on this link

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProg/CropProg-09-21-2015.txt

 

 


Trending Video

Fendt Slicer - Automated adjustment of the conditioner intensity

Video: Fendt Slicer - Automated adjustment of the conditioner intensity

The Fendt Slicer explained: Grassland and forage stands show a high heterogeneous biomass growth when cut, which leads to different initial dry masses and drying speeds. The aim is to have a consistent dry matter content of 30 to 40% across the entire field. The Fendt Slicer 960/1010 Pro models with optional tine conditioner offer variable adjustment of the conditioner intensity thanks to the innovative ISOBUS control. The automatic adjustment is made using sensors in real time measurements or using application data based on the position registration of the biomass.