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As the market starts to transition its focus to 2020 production, U.S. farmers may be poised to plant 95 million acres of corn. What would that mean for the markets? Chip Nellinger weighs in.
While recent trade agreements indicate positive momentum in the corn and soybean markets, it’s still not quite enough to make positive net returns, not without some unexpected help, that is.
PureCircle, stevia producer for beverage and food industries, is expanding its stevia production with the StarLeaf variety.
In the parts of the country where fields are still too wet to get planters into fields, farmers are flying on soybean seed.
As of June 16, USDA estimates 92% of the U.S. corn crop has been planted.
The U.S. corn planting pace this year has been one for the record books, as 2019 marks the slowest pace in USDA records dating back to 1980. What will today’s progress be?
The first step farmers should do when considering prevent plant as an option is to call their insurance agent, says Bob Hartsough of Silveus Insurance Group.
While the rain continues to fall, the markets are making the decision to claim prevented plant more difficult.
Despite rain challenges, summer will eventually get here—heat and all. It can be stressful for farmers waiting for Mother Nature to allow them to plant crops, or to wait to see if what they planted will survive.
Some market analysts say the May 20 crop progress report from USDA will show the potential for trendline corn yields this year is now gone.
While the weather is weighing down on soybean planting progress, most farmers still have time to get seeds in the ground.
Fertilizer availability issues are creating a frenzy this spring. While various fertilizers are seeing limited availability, anhydrous ammonia is in the shortest supply, and supply issues for all fertilizer could linger through summer.
Farmers who are looking to combat disease and insect pressure in soybeans or reduce nematode damage and improve stand establishment in corn can look to new offerings from Helena Agri-Enterprises.
Recent flood events mean many corn and soybean acres are at risk of late planting—if fields get planted at all.
In what weathermen are calling “historic” flooding, those along the Missouri, Elkhorn and Platte Rivers are enduring loss of homes, productivity and livestock.
Hogs, cattle and corn are seeing minimal movement as questions remain about the total number of livestock lost and the impact on spring corn acres.
As rain continues to fall and snow melt looms, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing water releases from the Gavins Point Dam, near Yankton, S.D., to 90,000 cubic feet per second.
As you near planting season, take a few moments to think about what changes could be made to improve your routine and make the most out of every waking minute.
Undoubtedly, wild weather has hit your state in one way, shape or form. These farmers took to social media to share their woes. What weather is ailing you?
Multiple factors already raising questions about whether corn acres can steal significant acres from soybeans in 2019.
It’s not just farmers experiencing lower returns this past year, grain elevators could see their margins drop compared to 2018. Higher basis bears the brunt of the blame for elevators’ anticipated lower returns.
Maybe you can’t find much thankfulness in your hearts this year. It’s probably there but buried under loss, grief, and worry. John Phipps is am happy to report, science may have an answer for you this Thanksgiving.
Not many farmers retire; instead, they pursue different roles on the farm. One of the most popular roles is driving a truck. John Phipps has a salute to those drivers in John’s World.
“We’ve had guys run 24-hour shifts already applying anhydrous. So far, we’ve applied 25,000 acres, and we’ve got 60,000 acres of custom anhydrous yet to do,”
Mike Manning with Precision Crop Systems shares the biggest opportunities to increase profitability.
Meteorologist Cindy Clawson, with AgDay TV, is tracking a cold front in northern states riding in on the edge of a wetter forecast for southern states.
Wet spring weather conditions wreaked havoc on not only traditional corn and soybean acres, but their organic counterparts as well.
You might have a high moisture grain headache lurking out in your fields. There might be solutions that help you avoid waiting in line at the elevator.
Troubles at planting continue to show up this season, with just 11% of corn and 7% of soybeans harvested, according to USDA’s Crop Progress Report.
We want to hear from you! Are combines rolling in your area? How do yields look? How many acres have you hit so far? Let us know on our corn and soybean harvest maps.