Corn, Soybean Gross Revenue Projections at Record Levels
Based on a corn price of $5.70/bushel and soybean price of $13.85/bushel — the projected market year averages for 2021 released in the USDA-NASS May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report — gross revenue levels could be their highest ever for those two crops, according to a report released Tuesday.
The Farm-level Economics of Carbon Credits
As the agricultural carbon economy develops, there have been questions about how carbon credits will be treated as a line-item on a farm budget or balance sheet.
Wheat Tour Finds Massive Yield Potential, Disease Threats
It’s wet in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska as the Wheat Quality Council Hard Winter Wheat Tour traverses the central Plains…
USDA: Corn Planting Reaches 80%, Soybean Planting Passes 60%
A largely dry week last week helped farmers get a lot of corn and soybean planted, according to Monday’s USDA-NASS…
Climate Variability Rising in Cattle Country — Researchers
Half of the nation's beef herd — around 16 million head — is in the Great Plains, and the industry generates more than $8.56 billion in annual cash receipts alone in Texas.
Beef, Dairy Leaders Call on Lawmakers to Address Marketplace Fairness Issues
It's not often the beef industry is united behind a common idea, but that's just what is happening as that industry seeks congressional intervention in the marketplace, namely the fundamentals behind the fact processors continue to make high profits on surging consumer demand while cattle feeders continue to lose money.
Having Trouble Finding Machinery Parts? You’re Not Alone
Farmers around the country have reported considerable delays in getting machinery and parts from their dealers, causing fieldwork disruptions at a bad time for them.
California Farmers Plow Up Fields as Drought Rages and Moisture Hopes Fade
While a wetter week is expected for much of the U.S. this week, California is a major exception, and conditions have reached the dire point at which some farmers are starting to give up on crop output for this summer.
Wet Weather Returns to Plains, Midwest This Week While Southeast Stays Dry
A primarily dry spring weather trend has shifted to a wetter pattern that will deliver much-needed rainfall to parts of the northern Plains and Corn Belt.
Bridge Crack Halts Mississippi River Barge Traffic, Grain Movement
The discovery of a crack in a steel beam in a bridge over the Mississippi River on I-40 in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this week has snarled barge traffic and caused the halt of more than 700 vessels as officials inspect the bridge to determine repairs necessary to resuming river traffic.