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November 10, 2008

Ice, Snow Stall Fieldwork In North Dakota

By Tanner Ehmke, AgWeb Editor

Fieldwork came to a halt across North Dakota in recent days as a barrage of ice and snow brought more complications to an already slow harvest pace, according to AgWeb Crop Comments.

North Dakota farmers reported more harvest delays getting into fields due to the untimely storms.

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"The pace of the harvest has picked up in the past seven to ten days due to the warmer and drier weather," a St. Clair County farmer says.

A farmer in northwest Iowa reports, "The 60 mph winds on Nov. 2nd knocked down a lot of corn and now we're leaving 10 to 15 bushels in the field."

"Two inches of rain yesterday will put a stop to harvest for a few days," a farmer from Stearns County reported, while soy harvest is complete.

Local farmers around Rooks County, Kan., are reporting grain sorghum averages of around 120 bpa as weather turns warmer and drier.

Texas Drought Taking a Toll on Crops and Cattle

By Stefanos Chen, Storm Exchange

Persistent drought is draining resources from farmers and ranchers in several counties across the Lone Star State with the inadequate field moisture deteriorating crop quality and forcing ranchers to dip into their supplemental feed stocks prematurely.

Only the Panhandle and Southern Plains regions reported adequate or better soil moisture levels. The rest of the state is being heavily taxed by the ongoing drought, according to the Southwest Farm Press. Read more>>

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