| 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 | 1/5/2012 | 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.... |