USDA Reports
Name or not, tropical rainfall destined for Carolinas
Fox WeatherThu Sep 12, 11:16PM CDT
RALEIGH – On the heels of Hurricane Francine, which is raining itself out over the Tennessee Valley, the Fox Forecast Center is monitoring an old frontal boundary off the coast of the Southeast, which could be the focal point for the season’s next tropical disturbance. The National Hurricane Center has...
Tennessee soybeans starting harvest
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Sep 9, 3:26PM CDT
Tennessee fields are continuing to dry out and push crop development. USDA says corn condition is rated 45 percent good to excellent with 97 percent in the dough stage, 93 percent dented, 76 percent mature, and 31 percent harvested. Cotton in the state has 57 percent of bolls opening. USDA...
Dry conditions push Tennessee corn harvest
Brownfield Ag NewsTue Sep 3, 3:42PM CDT
Drought conditions are spreading across Tennessee along with crop stress. USDA says corn condition is rated 44 percent good to excellent with 95 percent in the dough stage, 88 percent dented, 59 percent mature, and 16 percent harvested. Cotton in the state has 37 percent of bolls opening. USDA says...
Labor Day Weekend kicks off with severe weather threat across Northeast, mid-Atlantic
Fox WeatherSat Aug 31, 6:48AM CDT
The start of the Labor Day weekend will be a stormy one across parts of the Northeast down into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys as an ill-timed cold front sweeps through, bringing a severe weather threat.Saturday will begin warm and muggy ahead of the cold front’s arrival, but those conditions...
Dry conditions prompt Tennessee harvests
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Aug 26, 3:42PM CDT
Harvest activities are picking up for Tennessee growers. USDA says corn condition is rated 49 percent good to excellent with 93 percent in the dough stage, 79 percent dented, 36 percent mature, and six percent harvested. Cotton is 96 percent setting bolls with 22 percent of bolls opening. USDA says...
Harvest approaching for Tennessee crops
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Aug 19, 4:44PM CDT
Tennessee crops will soon be ready for harvest. USDA says corn condition improved to 51 percent good to excellent with 98 percent of the crop silking, 88 percent in the dough stage, 64 percent dented, and 17 percent mature. Cotton is 94 percent setting bolls with eight percent of bolls...
Brownfield Ag Weather Today
Brownfield Ag NewsThu Aug 15, 5:48AM CDT
Showers and thunderstorms will migrate eastward during the next few days, starting in the nation’s mid-section and reaching the Atlantic Coast States during the weekend. Five-day rainfall should reach 1 to 3 inches or more in much of the Midwest and Northeast, extending as far south as the Tennessee Valley. ...
Tennessee crop conditions have improved, but concerns remain
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Aug 12, 3:56PM CDT
The USDA says corn is maturing nicely, and soybeans and cotton are steadily progressing, but more rain is needed. Crop conditions have improved across the board, but concerns remain about yield outlook and prices headed into harvest. Corn is rated 55 percent good to excellent, with 97 percent silking, 82...
Rain makes condition gains for Tennessee crops
Brownfield Ag NewsMon Aug 5, 3:22PM CDT
Recent rains have significant improved Tennessee crops. USDA says corn condition improved to 57 percent good to excellent with 96 percent of the crop silking, 72 percent in the dough stage, and 29 percent dented. Cotton is 97 percent squared, 74 percent setting bolls, and the crop is rated 61...