| Industry | 5/14/2012 | Some Counties Concerned Ablout Continued Drought
Texas
Though the overall percentage of the state is under moderate to extreme drought has continually dropped since September 2011,... | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/11/2012 | New-Crop Themes Emerge
USDA analysts took their first stab at forecasting new crop demand in Thursday's supply and demand tables. | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/9/2012 | Aggriculture Bacteria: Blowing in the Wind
It was all too evident during the Dust Bowl what a disastrous impact wind can have on dry, unprotected topsoil. | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/7/2012 | Expert's Letter Sparks BT Corn Refuge Discussion
For almost a decade now, genetically enhanced corn designed to be resistant to corn rootworm has been a proven tool to reduce chemical usage and increase farmer profit.
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| Industry | 5/7/2012 | Earthworms Play Crucial Role In Ecosystem
How can you know if your soil is healthy? With all the different types of soils, from sandy to heavy clays, it's not easy to determine the quality of any given soil without a laboratory analysis.
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| Industry | 5/7/2012 | Researchers Develop New Approach To Molecular Plant Breeding
A U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist has shown researchers and plant breeders a better way to handle the massive amounts of data being generated by plant molecular studies, using an approach that should help speed up development of improved crop varieties. | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/4/2012 | Will Brazil Import U.S. Soybeans?
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Agriculture.com)--It's been over a decade since Brazil, the world's #2 soybean producer, has had to import the country's "King" commodity from the United States. | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/4/2012 | Senate Ag Panel Passes Farm Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee April 26 voted to approve their version of a 2012 farm bill.
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| Industry | 5/3/2012 | 8 Early-Season Corn Crop Concerns
It's shaping up to be another spring of unique crop challenges. | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/2/2012 | 6 Factors To Consider When Replanting Corn
Spring got off to a roaring start in March. But, since then, the weather's turned cooler and damp in much of the Corn Belt, trimming planting progress and in some cases, creating the need to replant some corn acres.
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| Industry | 5/2/2012 | 2012 Wheat Tour, Day One
Record high potential year noted afterday one for the history of the tour
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| Industry | 4/30/2012 | Farm Loan Volume Following Profits Higher
Ag lenders have a lot more loans on the books right now than they did a year ago, according to new information from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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| Industry | 4/30/2012 | Where Are Your Soil Nutrients?
Most all fall-applied anhydrous was still in the soil when winter broke. But, that happened earlier than normal, and some nitrification happened throughout the month of March, when temperatures were warmer than normal.
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| Industry | 4/30/2012 | Helpful Tips For Controlling Weeds This Spring
With corn in many different growth stages, weed management becomes extra challenging.
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| Industry | 4/25/2012 | Bale Your Own Hay Or Hire Out?
Can you get a better deal baling your own hay or having a custom baler do the work for you?
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| Industry | 4/24/2012 | Can Frosted Corn Recover?
University of Illinois crop sciences professor Emerson Nafziger is concerned about frost damage to early-planted corn from the low temperatures in central and northern Illinois during the second week of April.
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| Industry | 4/23/2012 | Cold Weather Not Slowing Black Cutwotm Moths
The spring migratory flight of black cutworm moths remained impressive across the state and the Corn Belt through mid-April according to University of Illinois professor of entomology and crop sciences Extension coordinator Mike Gray.
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| Industry | 4/22/2012 | A Torturous Spring
The gut-wrenching grind of a spring season continues from the southern Plains to the northern Corn Belt.
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| Industry | 4/20/2012 | Senate To End Direct Payments
Before laying out farm bill details, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a summary on Friday.
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| Industry | 4/20/2012 | Will The Cultivator Make A Comeback?
Will tillage equipment be working extra hard this spring? If so, it could be because of the tenacity of herbicide-resistant weeds, according to a new report by CAST (Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.)... | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/18/2012 | When Is Cold Too Cold For Young Corn?
A couple of pages on Mother Nature's calendar must have been out of order. In much of the Corn Belt, March was mostly dry and unseasonably warm. | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/18/2012 | Midwest Soil Moisture Levels Rising
Rainfall in the Midwest late last week into the weekend greatly increased topsoil moisture in sections of the western and central Midwest where spring precipitation amounts had been quite light prior to the recent rains | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/18/2012 | CME To Start Black Sea Wheat Contract
CME Group Inc. (CME) will launch a wheat futures contract for the Black Sea region, an increasingly important world grain supplier, to begin trading in June.
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| Industry | 4/16/2012 | Vilsack Outlines Leaner Farm Bill
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Monday outlined a leaner 2012 version of what he calls a "Food, farm and jobs bill" that he expects to pass the Sentate by early summer... | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/12/2012 | India's Wheat Set To Rot
As India prepares to harvest a record grain crop for the second year in a row, fears are rising that its state granaries won't be able to handle the surplus and food that could feed the nation's starving millions will go to waste.
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| Industry | 4/11/2012 | Farmer Co-Op CHS Sees Earnings Fall 60%
CHS Inc. (CHSCP), the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the U.S., reported second-quarter profit dropped 60% as the company saw earnings fall in both of its major segments. | Read More... |
| Market | 4/11/2012 | Soy Furtures Dip, Corn Gets Boost
U.S. soybean futures fell Wednesday, as market participants took profits amid damped optimism that a months-long rally can further extend its course.
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| Industry | 4/11/2012 | 8 Tips To Start Your Corn Out Right
Give your corn crop a head start with tips from experts around the country. | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/10/2012 | Every Drop Counts
Irrigators turn to technology to make every gallon of water count toward yield | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/6/2012 | War On Weeds
If you keep controlling weeds the same way year after year, don't sweat it. You'll always have a job, along with jobs for your friends.
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| Industry | 4/3/2012 | Plains Wheat Advancing Rapidly
What a difference a year can make. A year ago, much of the southern Plains was severely short on moisture, making for disastrous conditions for the region's winter wheat crop. But, this year's an entirely different story.
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| Market | 4/3/2012 | USDA Overstated Corn Supply, Critic Says
US corn inventories on March 1 were likely around 900M bushels lower than a year earlier, not the 514M reported by the USDA last week, says John Macintosh of Rand Financial Services in an article circulated by traders. | Read More... |
| Industry | 4/2/2012 | Keep Spring Fieldwork Timeframes Tight
If you're holding off to plant corn despite the warm spring weather thus far, just don't fill that time with excessive tillage passes through your fields, advises one agronomist.
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| Market | 3/29/2012 | USDA: Farmer Responses Rates Drop
The response rate among farmers to key government crop surveys has gradually fallen in recent years, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official said Wednesday.
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| Market | 3/29/2012 | The Report Fear Factor
It’s impossible to know what the USDA is going to say in tomorrow’s reports. But fear overtook the commodity pits this week, resulting in massive selling of corn, wheat and even beans.
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| Industry | 3/29/2012 | More Corn Acres, Lower Stocks Seen
U.S. farmers are likely to plant 3.0% more corn acreage this year than last year, but only 0.7% more soybean acreage, raising concerns soybean supplies could tighten as the year goes on, according to analysts polled by Dow Jones Newswires.
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| Industry | 3/21/2012 | What Will It Cost To Raise Your 2012 Corn Crop?
What did it cost you to raise your 2011 corn crop? | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/19/2012 | Is It N Time Yet?
The calendar may not say so yet, but for a lot of Corn Belt farmers, spring has sprung. | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/19/2012 | Is It 'Nuts' To Plant Now?
A farmer in Southeast Iowa was planting corn last weekend. | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/16/2012 | Reducing Replant - "Plant It Right the First Time"
As temperatures continue to warm and soil continues to dry, corn growers get eager to plant. | Read More... |
| Market | 3/15/2012 | Senate Wrestles With Commodity Programs
At the end of about five hours of testimony on commodity programs for the next farm bill, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow left the meeting with one parting comment to reporters’ questions about how soon her committee will write legislation.a
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| Industry | 3/15/2012 | Spring Springs Early; More Land Spikes
March is half over, but it feels more like mid-May out there in much of the nation's midsection. | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/15/2012 | Early Corn Planting Poses Risks
As I said about politics, all planting season conditions are local.
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| Industry | 3/13/2012 | Early Spring = More Corn?
The USDA's latest estimate that farmers will plant 94 million acres this year seems "reasonable" for now, but that number could grow with an early spring, says Jim Borel, DuPont's executive VP over its agriculture business. | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/11/2012 | New Sign-Ups: Can CRP Still Compete?
A new era of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is being ushered in this week, one with a shifting focus from the initiative Ronald Reagan presided over 25 years ago.
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| Market | 3/10/2012 | A Game Plan To Profit
Marketing strategies for selling 2012 and 2013 crops... | Read More... |
| Market | 3/9/2012 | Outside Markets to Trump WASDE
USDA left U.S. corn ending stocks unchanged, bringing them in right about where the trade expected, in its monthly World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report Friday morning. | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/7/2012 | Cover Crop Complications
While they are soaring in popularity, cover crops are also trying to avoid being entangled in agriculture’s acronyms | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/6/2012 | Farmers Union Backs a Grain Reserve
By a large majority, delegates to National Farmers Union's annual meeting in Omaha voted Tuesday for a 2012 farm bill program that would allow farmers... | Read More.. |
| Market | 3/6/2012 | Beans Buck Selloff
U.S. soybean futures bucked a broad selloff in commodities to end higher Tuesday, setting at a six-month high. | Read More... |
| Industry | 3/6/2012 | Warm Winter Poses Unique Crop Threats
It's been a warm winter in much of where the nation's orn, soybean and wheat crops are grown. | Read More... |
| Market | 3/6/2012 | Farmers Union Backs a Grain Reserve
By a large majority, delegates to National Farmers Union's annual meeting in Omaha voted Tuesday for a 2012 farm bill program that would allow farmers to voluntarily take grain off the market if prices reach low levels. | Read More... |
| Market | 3/5/2012 | Beefing Up Corn Stocks
Is the market already planning on big corn and soybean crops this year?
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| Market | 2/29/2012 | Export Demand Slams U.S. Soybean Stocks
Three-week delays in shipping soybeans from Brazilian ports are shifting importers to the U.S. for coverage of near term supply needs. | Read More... |
| Market | 2/27/2012 | 2012: Biggest Corn Acreage in 68 Years?
This year looks to be a record-breaker for acres planted in the U.S. | Read More... |
| Market | 2/27/2012 | Analysts Call USDA's 2012 Soybean Outlook Reasonable
Corn and soybean prices this year will favor corn over soybeans as producers pencil out their enterprise budgets. | Read More... |
| Market | 2/24/2012 | Record Corn Crop, Lower Prices Ahead - USDA
The U.S. is likely to produce a record 14.27 billion bushels of corn and 3.25 billion bushels of soybeans in the 2012-13 marketing year... | Rad More... |
| Market | 2/24/2012 | Record Area for U.S. Major Crops
Data from 2012 USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum, February 24, 2012 | Read More... |
| Market | 2/21/2012 | U.S. Wheat Demand Improves
Demand for U.S. wheat is likely to rise in the next few months and may exceed the government forecast of 26.5 million metric tons for the marketing year ending May 31 due to strong overseas demand.... | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/20/2012 | No-Till Seen As a Dynamic System
Examining the philosophy of no-till cropping as a systems approach to farming and the importance of understanding no-till agriculture from the sytem dynamics perspective... | Read More... |
| Market | 2/20/2012 | South American Crop Production Affects U.S. Corn, Soybean Prices
Corn and soybean prices declined sharply in mid-November and remained at the lower level through mid-December.... | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/20/2012 | Will The Cultivator Make a Comeback?
Will tillage equipement be working extra hard this spring? | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/17/2012 | High Volatility, 'Fierce' Acreage War Ahead For Growers
Solid risk management "has never been more important" for producers of the nation's major commodities, given a range of volatility factors.... | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/17/2012 | Too Soon For Farm Bill Extension
Farm groups are getting nervous about the odds of a new farm bill getting done before the current one expires this year. | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/16/2012 | Research Aimed at Corn Production With Limited Irrigation
As the water goes, so goes agricutural production, especially corn production in the Texas High Plains.
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| Industry | 2/16/2012 | Corn Belt Farm Values Jump 22%
Farmland values in the heart of the U.S. corn belt jumped 25% in the fourth quarter versus a year ago, and posted the biggest annual increase in 36years, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Thursday. | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/16/2012 | China Seeks Better Ties Here
Des Moines, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--China's vice president, Xi Jinping mixed nostalgia with high-level bargaining for closer agriculture ties with the United States at the first U.S. - China Agricultural Symposium here Thursday. | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/15/2012 | Winter Production in South America
AgReliant Genetics, AgriGold's parent company, in in charge of producing the highest quality seed possible and ensuring AgriGold's customers have the right hybrids in the trait package they desire. | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/15/2012 | Chinese Promise to Buy Soybeans
A delegation of Chinese leaders agreed to buy 8.62 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybeans worth $4.3 billion at a signing ceremony in Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday. | Read More... |
| Market | 2/14/2012 | Vilsack Discusses Proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
February on Capitol Hill means it's once again budget discussion time. | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/10/2012 | Most Obstacles to Planting Winter Canola Have Been Overcome
It has never been easier for wheat growers to introduce winter canola into their operations as a rotational crop than it is now... | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/10/2012 | Study: Reduced Irrigation Can Improve Economics, Yeilds on Corn
Reducing irrigation can actually inprove economics when growing corn. | Read More... |
| Market | 2/9/2012 | Futures Fall on Supply Forecasts
U.S. corn and wheat futures stumbled Thursday, fueled by investors' disappointment with world supply estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Read More.. |
| Industry | 2/8/2012 | Asian Markets Will Benefit Ag in 2012, Says Trade Expert
As global demands for U.S. agriculture products continues to grow, American farmers can expect to see and increasing number of opportunities in China and other Asian markets in 2012... | Read More.. |
| Industry | 2/8/2012 | Assistance Offered To Producers Affected By Extreme Weather
Secretary of Agriulture Tom Vilsack announced an important package of disaster assistance to help farmers, landowners, communities and others recover and rebuild after a year in which a wave of atural disasters swept across all regions of the United States. | Read More... |
| Market | 2/7/2012 | Grassley: Farm Bill Needed Soon
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a veteran member of the Senate Agriculture Committee has announced a series of hearings on the 2012 Farm Bill. | Read More... |
| Industry | 2/1/2012 | Crunching The Crop Rotation Numbers
The majority of farmers seem content to stick to their normal crop rotations this year. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/31/2012 | Too Much Ag Optimism?
Writing a farm bill during good times for agriculture could result in programs that won't help farmers much if prices crash. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/26/2012 | USDA Revamps Plant Hardiness Map
For the first time since 1990, the USDA has revamped the zones in its Plant Hardiness Map. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/26/2012 | Meet The 'Osama bin Laden' of Weeds
Get to know Palmer amaranth now, because you may wind up with fields full of it this summer if you're not careful. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/26/2012 | Ideas for Crop Residue Management
A new report from Pioneer Hi-Bred outlines farmers' management options for dealing with increased crop residue buildup in corn. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/24/2012 | Getting the Most From Your Fertilizer Investment
Fertilizer production costs have increased substantially in recent years. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/23/2012 | New Tool Could Improve Soybean Breeding Process
The Kansas Soybean Association held its Kansas Soybean Expo in Topeka, KS., on Jan. 11. | Read More.. |
| Industry | 1/23/2012 | Farmers Produced Less in 2011, USDA Reports
Hindered by unfavorable planting and growing conditions during 2011, U.S. farmers produced a smaller crop than the previous year according to the Crop Production Summary released Jan. 12 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. | Read more... |
| Industry | 1/17/2012 | What's On the Horizon For Agriculture in 2012?
One of the most frequent questions I hear from readers this time of year is: What threats and opportunities do you see on the horizon? | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/17/2012 | Irrigated Corn Achieves High Yields With High Energy Efficiency
Contrary to conventional wisdom, irrigated corn in Nebraska is highly efficient in the use of energy, water and fertilizer, say University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists whose research found that increased yields more than offset the energy cost of these inputs. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/16/2012 | Herbicide Resistance Is a Growing Problem
The development of herbicides has made management easier in crop production; however, it has also led to problems with some weeds developing resistance to these weed killers. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/13/2012 | U.S. Drought Worries?
Is it too early to worry about drought or dry weather conditions? | Read More,.. |
| Market | 1/13/2012 | Big Blow Delivered to AG Commodities
The market was focused on the crop reports this week, and those reports delivered a big blow to the grain bulls. | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/10/2012 | USDA Closures Draw Ire, Applause
In a move lauded by some and slammed by others, USDA announced this week the fourthcoming closure of more than 250 USDA offices around the country and the "workforce decrease" of more than 7,000 employees. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/10/2012 | 10.0 mt of Argentine Corn Lost
Citing what could be the worst drought in decades, argentine Agrarian Federation President Eduardo Buzzi called on Argentina's government Monday to suspend export taxes to help struggling farmers. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/9/2012 | Grains Focus on S.A. Weather, USDA Reports
Corn and Soybean prices declined sharply in Mid-November and remained at the lower level through mid-December. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/9/2012 | Wheat Market Eyes Europe
Continued European debt fears, interexchange wheat spreading, and weak export demand pressured the wheat market today. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/6/2012 | 10 Tips For Better Crop Spraying
Spraying pesticides on your fields is one of those jobs where the margin for error is pretty narrow, both in terms of accomplishing the mission and protecting neighboring fields | Read More... |
| Market | 1/5/2012 | Weather To Drive Global Corn Market
Global corn prices will likely move sideways or lower over the next few months. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/5/2012 | USDA: In Texas, 38% of Wheat Crop Still Rated Poor to Very Poor
USDA's Joint Ag Weather Facility says on the Plains, record setting warmth persists, especially across northern areas. | Read more... |
| Market | 1/4/2012 | Corn In Review
To look back on the year, we had major fund investment that was larger than 2008. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/4/2012 | First Quarter of 2012 Should Favor the Corn Bulls
The last half of 2011 was dominated by economic concerns from European Union, as well as declining export business here at home. | Read More... |
| Market | 1/3/2012 | Fallout From MF Global Far From Over
Confidence in commodity markets were shaken and that uneasiness will continue in 2012 | Read More... |
| Industry | 1/2/2012 | LaNina: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Volatile weather plagued farm country throughout 2011 as each seasons weather disaster left lasting impressions on crops, homes and families. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/27/2011 | Farmers Reclaim Flooded Fields
Rain is about the last thing Eddie Drewes wants to see arrive on his northwest Missouri farm this winter. | Read More... |
| Market | 12/27/2011 | A Strategic Marketing Challenge
We want to take a moment and wish of our readers a very Merry Christmas, as well as a Happy New Year. | Read More... |
| Market | 12/22/2011 | Technical Confusion
After penetrating through recent lows last week, grains have had a nice run higher this week, starting with large gains Monday for corn that have had follow through the middle of the week. | Read More... |
| Market | 12/21/2011 | What Will You Get For Corn & Beans in 2012?
How's $5.65/bushel corn sound? How about $11.20 soybeans? | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/21/2011 | New Eco-Friendly Foliar Spray Provides Natural Anti-Freeze
Cold-weather garden enthusiasts have a new reason to celebrate. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/19/2011 | Biotechnology Could Contribute to Field Crop Yield Trends
While not entirely explaining increased yields for corn and soybeans over teh past 15 years, one Ohio State University agricultural economist said statistical eveidence on linear yield trends shows biotechnology could play a role. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/15/2011 | Strip-till Improves Nutrient Uptake and Yield
The practice of deep banding fertilizer is growing in popularity as more growers turn to strip-till. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/13/2011 | Developing Crops That Can Cope With Sudden Changes in the Weather
Crops that can cope with sudden changes in teh weather could be developed, thanks to fresh discoveries about plants. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/13/2011 | Severe Drought in Western Corn Belt Raises Early Concerns
The severe drought that has gripped Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas for the past year has spread north into the western Corn Belt including eastern Nebraska, northwestern Iowa, and southern Minnesota. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/8/2011 | Nebraska Wheat Condition Above Average Going Into Winter
Although the summer of 2011 was beginning to look a lot like the summer of 2010, when extremely dry conditions in western Nebraska resulted in uneven wheat emergence, late August and September rainfall picked up and good wheat stands were achieved in much of the west. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/7/2011 | Lawmakers Hopeful for a Farm Bill in 2012
Despite the failure of linking the farm bill to the Super Committee, legislative leaders and policy experts at the Farm Journal Forum remain hopeful the agriculture committees will rally congress to get the bill passed in 2012. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/7/2011 | Advances Made In Transgenic Corn
Advances in transgenic technology and insect resistance management are accuring at a rapid pace. | Read More... |
| Market | 12/6/2011 | Anticipating Crop Prices in 2012
Crop prices during 2011 were influenced by a wide range of factors that resulted in extremely large trading ranges, said University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good. | Read More... |
| Industry | 12/6/2011 | Is Dwarf Corn the Next Big Thing?
Remember this word, because it might be one of the biggest developments in corn production research in the last decade: Brassinosteroids. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/30/2011 | Corn prices to be hit by S American, US output - Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley said Wednesday that corn prices will likely come under pressure in the second half of next year, as rebounding production from South America and the U.S. increases supply. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/30/2011 | Better Records, Sound Decisions
It might seem daunting to prepare and update financial statements n a regular basis, but there are tools available so the process isn't such a burden. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/30/2011 | Cotton-Pickin' Advantage
High-tech equipment boosts efficiency when labor is tight. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/30/2011 | White Corn Gold
More work, but for some it's worth the effort | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/30/2011 | What Top Producers Know
Financial intellect gives farmers a competitive advantage | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/29/2011 | Corn left standing may have to wait
With December in sight, the corn harvest is widely regarded as "essentially over," according to individual state-level reports issued this week. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/29/2011 | Winter wheat crop ratings improve
U.S. winter wheat conditions improved in the past week, with improvement reported in some key hard red winter wheat states. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/29/2011 | Corn, Soybean Demand and Acreage Prospects for 2012
Corn and soybean prices have declined sharply since the release of USDA's November Crop Production report, which contained smaller forecasts of the size of the 2011 harvest for both crops. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/29/2011 | Markets Factor in Corn-on-Corn Decision
Many Midwest farmers have been disappointed with 2011 corn-on-corn yields, repoting significantly lower yields compared with corn after soybeans. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/29/2011 | Large Banks Cut Farm Interest Rates
Despite softer loan activity across the nation, larger banks cut interest rates yet again on non-real estate loans to boost farm lending in the third quarter, according to the Federal ReserveSystem's Agricultural Finance Databook. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/28/2011 | High Crop Prices a Threat to Nature?
The Indian grass that Larry Thomforde planted 15 year ago is up to his chin now--tall gold spikes that sway in the sun as his dog, Gwynie, crashes though the field. | Rad More... |
| Industry | 11/15/2011 | Farm land values continue skyward
The fam land values rocket shows no sign of falling from orbit, at least in the 2 districts of the U.S. Federal Reserve encompassing much of the nation's midsection. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/11/2011 | Get more from lower quality hay
With a lot of quality issues around the country with this year's hay crop, livestock feeders need to watch what they're feeding their animals now more closely than ever. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/10/2011 | How to ID a blue ribbon bale of hay
With hay prices rising across the country, the ability to judge hay quality is an increasingly critical skill - both for buyers and producers. | Read More... |
| Market | 11/8/2011 | Corn basis firm, slow farm sales
Basis levels for U.S. corn at interior Midwest elevators and ethenol plants firmed Tuesday, supported by slow farm sales and strong domestic demand. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/2/2011 | Does corn-on-corn have a future?
Continuous corn was kind of a dud this year. Average corn-after-corn yields were almost 30 bushels lower than corn rotated with soybeans. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/1/2011 | Whatever happened to soybean rust?
The scare over soybean rust last decade could have jokingly been referred to as the Agricultural Media, Chemical Company, and Plant Pathologist Full Employment Act of 2005. | Read More... |
| Industry | 11/1/2011 | 7 steps to better weed control
Getting your crop off to a quick start hinges on your ability to nix weed competition. | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/28/2011 | Not Too Late to Cover Up
It's likely those planes buzzing Midwest corn fields prior to harvest were seeding covrer crops. | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/28/2011 | Snug Seed Supply
Hot weather yields tight supply of hot hybrids | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/28/2011 | Stay Safe When Using Irrigation Equipment
Even though some irrigation systems are stationary this time of year, it's never too early to talk about safety. | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/28/2011 | Cost-Share Conservation
Improve your chance of obtaining federal funding | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/28/2011 | Know Before You Grow Corn
A dizzying array of corn trait technologies will head to the field in 2012. | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/20/2011 | There's Still Time For Fall Burndown
Winter annual weeds painted the landscape with brillant purples and yellows last spring. While the colorful display provided a cheery exit for winter's drab, the weedy patches were less than ideal for a clean spring start. | Read More |
| Industry | 10/20/2011 | Clues From Early Season Stand Evaluation
Early in the season, step back and see what your corn stand can tell you. | Read More... |
| Market | 10/18/2011 | Debate Intensifies of Federal Budget Cuts to Agriculture
Yesterday both committees announced that they're proposing that the Super Committee cut farm bill spending by $23 billion over 10 years. | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/18/2011 | Corn Expert Cautions Growers Making Harvest-time Hybrid Decisions
Though growers can use harvest data to make decisions for next year's seed corn, a Perdue Extension corn specialist says they should look at a variety of field conditions before deciding on hybrids. | Read More... |
| Market | 10/12/2011 | USDA Lowers Forecasts for Corn, Soybean Production
The U.S. Depatment of Agriculture lowered its predictions for corn and soybean production this year and said farmers wouldn't be harvesting as amny acres as the government forecasters previously expected. | Read More... |
| Market | 10/12/2011 | US Gov't Expects Corn Surplus In '12; Could Lower Corn Process and Slow Food Inflation
Food Prices could rise more slowly next year because farmers have a bigger surplus of corn on hand than previously thought. | Read more... |
| Industry | 10/11/2011 | Top Die Back
Many corn fields are showing signs of maturation. The first sign of maturation in a corn plant is natural death or senescence of the corn leaves. | Read More... |
| Industry | 10/10/2011 | Be Cautious Interpreting Soil Test Results
It' early fall and it's dry. Sampling under very dry conditions may increase soil sampling error because it is more difficult to control sampling depth and proper soil core collection. | Read More |
| Industry | 10/5/2011 | Nitrogen Know-how Prevents Accidents
An early fall harvest typically leads to more fall nitrogen application. | Read More... |
| Industry | 9/27/2011 | New Germplasm, Irrigation Management Make a Difference in Corn Production
Germplasm and stay-green technology utilized by Texas Agrilife Research corn breeders could make growing corn on limited water a greater possibility in the near future, according to Agrilife Research studies. | Read More... |
| Industry | 9/27/2011 | Gene Controlling Flowering Boosts Energy Production from Sorghum
A sorghum hybrib that does not flower and accumulates as much as three times the amount of stem and leaf matter may help bioenergy industry, according to a study appearing September 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | Read More... |
| Industry | 9/22/2011 | Grain Markets Doin' the "Twist"
The only person excited about the "Twist" being announced yesterday seemed to be Chubby Checker. | Read More... |
| Industry | 9/9/2011 | Feeding cover crops? Test for nitrates first...
Hay supplies are tight going into fall. But, if you plant cover crops, you could be sitting on a pontential feed source. | Read More... |
| Industry | 9/2/2011 | Review Grain/Seed Contracts
Trait Refusal Creates Harvest Confusion | Read More... |
| Industry | 9/1/2011 | New Refuge in a Bag
EPA Approves Two OPtimum AcreMax Blends | Read More... |
| Industry | 8/19/2011 | Rootworms Resist Bt Trait
Research Verifies Resistant Rootworms in Iowa | Read More... |
| Industry | 8/15/2011 | One more hay cutting?
If your hay crop has been stressed this summer by heat and a lack of rainfall, you might be worried that your stands next year could pay the price if you take a fall cutting to stock up feed for the winter. | Read More... |
| Market | 8/2/2011 | Wheat Struggles to Move Higher
Wheat markets spent much of the week in sideways, choppy price action before running into selling pressure on Friday. | Read More... |
| Industry | 7/20/2011 | Planting Choices Update - 1
Excessive Moisture Complicated Crop Conditions | Read More |
| Market | 7/5/2011 | History Predicts July Range in December Futures
The correlation between the price where December corn futures opened in Jul aand its highs in the month of July is very high at 97.8% since 1970. Bill Fordman of C&S Grain Market Consulting reported. | Read More... |
| Market | 7/5/2011 | Grains rebound on increased demand
U.S. grain futures surged Tuesday as projections for increased foreign demand fueled a recovery from steep losses last week.
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| Market | 6/9/2011 | Watch Out For Falling Corn Stocks
The supply scenario for corn and wheat just got tighter. In its monthly World Supply/Demand (WASDE) report released Thursday morning, USDA lowered both wheat and corn stocks based on inclement crop weather in key areas for both crops. | Read More... |
| Industry | 5/10/2011 | Investing in a big crop What's it take to get a corn crop started? A recent report from the Nebraska Corn Board shows just planting the 2011 crop in that state will take an investment by farmers of $2.6 billion. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 5/10/2011 | Feed grain end users want easier opt-out for CRP Seventy-two groups that represent livestock producers, feed processors and exporters have sent a letter to congressional ag committees asking that the 2012 Farm Bill make it easier for farmers to opt out of the Conservation Reserve Program. | Read More.... |
| Market | 5/10/2011 | Corn market sells off Despite trading higher most of the session, due to discounted rapid weekly planting progress numbers, the CME Group corn market digested the numbers in the end to close lower Tuesday. | Read More.... |
| Market | 5/9/2011 | The Planting Panic is Lessened USDA reported corn planting now is back on track in many states, though the northern and eastern regions are still lagging. | Read More.... |
| Market | 5/9/2011 | More Soybeans on the Way? Amidst conjectures about whether weather-delayed corn plantings might be converted to soybean land, a Nebraska farmer wondered about the effects of the new RR2 yield soybean genetics offered by seed companies this year. Yield benefits are touted at 7% to 11%. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 4/29/2011 | Finally planting in western Corn Belt The driest part of the Corn Belt over the past seven days has been the western third of Iowa, the western third of Minnesota, extreme northwestern Missouri, and points eastward and that is an area where some corn is being planted right now. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 4/28/2011 | Keeping weeds down in a wet year Add weed control to the list of elements of growing your 2011 crop that is being complicated as cool, wet weather continues to delay planting in the bulk of the Corn Belt. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/28/2011 | Markets eyeing crop weather Weather continues to be the story in the US, as winter wheat is failing in TX, and just-in-time rains prevent a complete disaster in OK and KS this week. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/28/2011 | Corn closes 'limit' down The CME Group corn market closed limit down on improved planting weather outlooks | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/28/2011 | Cash Prices Fall with Futures DTN's national average cash prices fell across the board Wednesday as slightly stronger basis fell well short of futures' downward moves on noncommercial selling. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/21/2011 | $12 corn, outrageously possible At this year’s Commodity Classic conference, at least one market-watcher suggested that a hiccup in the spring/summer crop-weather, causing reduced yields, would cut further an already 15-year low U.S. corn stocks supply, sending corn futures prices marching towards $12 per bushel. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/21/2011 | More rain coming Spring has really sprung a leak. We're into an identical year, as two years ago, when La Niña brought excessive rains and a record late planting date for corn and beans. Last year was among the earliest planted dates on a dry spring. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 4/21/2011 | Can't plant? Don't worry yet If you're pacing a trough in your shop or office floor waiting for things to warm up and dry out, all the while worrying about how much corn yield potential you're losing by not getting your crop planted in the timeframe you had hoped, don't let it get you too far down. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/20/2011 | Pre-holiday Doldrums? DTN's national average cash corn price fell 15 cents Wednesday to $6.96; hard red winter wheat fell 4 cents to $8.17; soft red winter wheat, 2 cents to $7.18; and hard red spring, 3 cents to $10.14. Soybeans rose 17 cents to $13.07. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 4/15/2011 | Ag sector Booming According to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; in general, Farm incomes are surging and sending all other values in the ag sector rocketing higher. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 4/15/2011 | Dust flying: Illinois planters roll After a visit through central Illinois, it was evident not all farmers were prepared to hit the field just yet. However, the ones that have taken the planter to the field have experienced some of the best soil conditions in years. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/15/2011 | Cash Grain Prices Continue to Weaken | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/15/2011 | Farm markets turn mixed At mid-day, the CME Group grain and soybean markets trade mostly higher Friday. On light volume, the market has been pressured due to a large firm releasing a sell signal Friday. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/12/2011 | Poor Wheat Years and Acreage Outcomes This week's winter wheat crop ratings saw broad-based declines with this year's crop seen as one of the poorest ever. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 4/7/2011 | USDA may end some crop reports Officials at the USDA are meeting Thursday to discuss how to handle inevitable budget cuts, namely whether the agency will do away with weekly crop progress reports as well as a key annual June crop production report. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/7/2011 | Profit-taking sinks grains At mid-session, profit-taking has sent the CME Group grain and soybean markets lower Thursday. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/5/2011 | Grower Associations Urge Planting More Acres In a letter to its members in late March, the Illinois Corn Growers' Association touted a University of Illinois study that projected that profit from corn would beat soybeans by $134 an acre. It urged members to improve their bottom line -- and prove that Illinois growers really can produce enough for food and fuel, as the association has asserted. | Read More.... |
| Market | 4/1/2011 | Cash corn bids jump Cash bids for U.S. corn were higher Friday, rising in unison with futures as the market continued to digest government stock data showing smaller inventories of U.S. corn supplies | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/31/2011 | Harkin worries about ethanol tax credit A bipartisan amendment introduced in early March to repeal the 45 cent-a-gallon tax credit died in the Senate this week when one of its sponsors, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) said he would not hold up a small business bill to force a vote. | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/31/2011 | Watch WASDE for Cuts in Corn Ending Stocks Next Friday's (April 8) supply-demand report should show a lower domestic ending stocks number and stocks-to-use falling below 5 percent, reaching a new record-low. | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/31/2011 | Long-Anticipated USDA Report There's some chance next week's supply-demand report will bring some changes, but the real focus going forward will be weather. | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/24/2011 | Price direction? Grains bounced back nicely from sharply lower trade in early March, with prices rallying back sharply on Thursday and Friday to move to 60% retracements of losses suffered in early March. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/23/2011 | 5 ways to stay ahead of rising inputs Grain prices are high. That's the good news (if you're a grain farmer). But, diesel prices are approaching record levels, fertilizer's headed up and custom farming rates are climing, too. That's the bad news. So, how can you stay ahead? | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/23/2011 | Mixed Day for Cash Grains | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/22/2011 | RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PEACE OF MIND | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/18/2011 | Early calls for commodities The pre-opening prices for the CME Group grain commodities for Friday, March 18, 2011 are sharply higher. Corn is seen opening 22-24 cents higher, soybeans 10-12 cents higher, and wheat 18-20 cents higher. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/17/2011 | Half of US has above-average risk of flooding in coming weeks - NOAA According to NOAA, spring flooding is already underway in some areas. The highest risk areas include the Red River, which forms the state line between eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota; the Minnesota River; and the upper Mississippi River basin from Minneapolis southward to St. Louis. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/16/2011 | Associate Administrator Barbara Leach's Remarks at Women's History Month Celebration | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/16/2011 | Looking ahead to March 31 A lot of corn and beans and a fairly small wheat crop. That's what one market analyis firm expects out of USDA's Prospective Plantings report. | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/16/2011 | Cash Prices Fall as Specs Run Futures fell Tuesday as shockwaves continued to reverberate through markets from the Japanese disaster. | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/14/2011 | Rail Rates Will Rise The bottom line is less capacity and higher costs due to cash diverted toward Positive Train Control from other uses. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/11/2011 | Earthquake disrupts markets | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/11/2011 | Farm markets fall hard At mid-session, the CME Group grain markets remain pressured by a continued pullback in the entire commodity sector | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/10/2011 | Wheat Took Center Stage in USDA Reports USDA raised 2010/11 world ending stocks on reduced export prospects, which were lowered 25 million bushels. | Read More.... |
| Industry | 3/8/2011 | Farm Bill principles and crop insurance Scoll Down on page to read the article | |
| Industry | 3/3/2011 | Soaking up sun & commodity insights in Tampa Farmers are about evenly divided on their top goals for the 2011 crop year; better Marketing and managing Input Costs. | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/3/2011 | Highest prices ever For Crop Insurance price elections $6.01 corn, $13.49 soybeans (beans in the teens), cotton at $1.23/lb, and spring wheat at $9.89 (only topped by 2008) | Read More.... |
| Market | 3/2/2011 | A Look at Soybean's Monthly Trends The long-term trend in soybeans remains up | Read More.... |
| Industry | | DOL Nixes Proposed Child Farm Labor Rule
In what is being hailed by many farm state members of Congress as well as farm lobby groups, the U.S. Department of Labor April 26 issued a statement withdrawing a proposed rule dealing with children.
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