Crop Progress: Winter Wheat at 50% Good-Excellent Condition

Nov 09, 2023

For the week ending Nov. 5, 2023, there were 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 21% very short, 29% short, 48% adequate and 2% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 26% very short, 37% short, 33% adequate and 4% surplus.

Field Crops Report:

Corn harvested was 84%, behind 89% last year but ahead of 78% for the five-year average.

Soybeans harvested was 95%, behind 100% last year and near 96% average.

Winter wheat condition rated 3% very poor, 12% poor, 35% fair, 39% good and 11% excellent.

Sorghum harvested was 82%, near 85% last year and 79% average.

Pasture and Range Report:

Pasture and range conditions rated 6% very poor, 11% poor, 27% fair, 39% good and 17% excellent.

Source : unl.edu

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.