Price Check: Domestic Beef and Pork Retail Prices Continue to Rise
Beef and pork prices are expected to continue to climb throughout the United States in the coming months, according to…
AEM: U.S. Farm Tractor Sales Up 50%
Total farm tractor sales surged 50% in the U.S. within the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
USDA Planted Acreage Revisions for Corn and Soybeans Remain Unpredictable
The 2021 USDA corn and soybean projection revisions arriving in the June Acreage report are difficult to predict at this time, according to a report released this week.
Economist Says Minor Milk Price Changes Show Supply and Demand Stability
In a recent interview with Brownfield News, Mark Stephenson, a University of Wisconsin’s Center for Dairy Profitability economist, said he’s optimistic about milk prices for the remainder of the year.
Increased Grain Production Likely to Cause Consistently Higher Input Prices
Global grain and oilseed production is on the rise. As a result, Farm Futures says the current crop priorities can be cited as a main factor in persistently high fuel and fertilizer prices for the foreseeable future.
2021 Hot Commodity: Grain Bin Space
The USDA is projecting almost 22 billion bushels of commodity grain will be produced in 2021 which has some industry…
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…