Corn
As you consider your seed options for 2021, you’re undoubtedly being inundated with offers from seed companies, including volume discounts, early cash discounts and financing options.
Farm Journal today announced the launch of a major new “COVID-conscious” farm show experience called Farm Journal Field DaysTM, set for Aug. 25-27, 2020, on farms in eastern Iowa and northwest Ohio.
When shopping the open market consider your family’s current and upcoming needs, such as major surgeries or the birth of a child. In addition, see what subsidies you might be able to use.
USDA announced a new tariff aid plan that offers a single payment rate for all commodities.
The Trump administration is preparing to announce another round of aid to farmers hurt by the trade war with China as soon as Thursday.
Debt-to-asset ratios are on the rise, working capital is eroding and farmers’ sentiments are on the decline. Despite the negativity surrounding prices and outlooks, Famer Mac is providing a voice of optimism.
Statistics show the nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back their loans after years of low crop prices _ with nearly one out of every five loans in a government farm program now delinquent.
Highlights of the Commodity Title of the 2018 farm bill
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China ratcheted higher after the Asian nation said it will follow through on plans to levy tariffs on a range of American farm goods including soybeans and corn.
No one wants to face another tough season like 2019, but the truth is it’s good to be prepared for weather challenges before planting gets underway—just in case.
Lavish hunting trips, taxidermy animals, all-terrain vehicles and real estate were just a few of the purchases made with more than stolen $5.3 million from a farm cooperative by its former general manager.
Use for most crops and livestock declined during a 15-year period.
With planting season underway in many parts of the U.S., farmers are working long, hard hours. You’re likely enjoying meals in the field, but what’s your favorite snack to power your day?
In 2019 experts expect net farm income to reach $69.4 billion, 2018 hit $64.2 billion and the 91-year average (adjusted to 2019 dollars) is $84.2 billion.
N loss starts at the bottom of the corn plant and moves up.
Depending on where you live, the 2020 planting season has either been a walk in the park, or fraught with challenge. Freezes, heavy rains and cold temperatures threaten young corn and soybean stands in the eastern U.S.
During uncertainty, you might be looking for some answers when it comes to the 2020 planting season. Ken Ferrie, assures farmers that despite a wet start, they can still achieve high yields if managed correctly.
As you make 2020 planting decisions, plan for disease, insect and weed pests that could be lurking in your fields, looking to steal precious grain.
Farmers outside of Grand Forks, North Dakota are busying harvesting this week. Despite the snow, farmers say moisture content in the corn is coming down slightly and test weight is seeing a slight bump.
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.
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.
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.
Multiple factors already raising questions about whether corn acres can steal significant acres from soybeans in 2019.
Farmers in west-central Illinois and east-central Missouri are wrapping up the 2020 harvest, and many are seeing above-average crop yields.
There are always variances in yield and moisture across crop fields. This is due to topography, soil type and other management factors. However, this year wide spreads in moisture content will present challenges.
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.
Wet spring weather conditions wreaked havoc on not only traditional corn and soybean acres, but their organic counterparts as well.