Corn, Soybean Futures Shoot Higher; Prospects For a Long-term Rally
Overnight trading saw grain futures move sharply higher on drought and weather worries in major overseas growing regions like Argentina…
Little Drought Relief Expected This Week
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map released last week showed little change to mounting drought conditions in the western 2/3 of the U.S., and that looks to continue through the next few days.
Dicamba Soybean Losses? Claim-filing Period Begins
If you had soybean crop losses from off-target movement, or drift, of dicamba herbicide, you can now file a claim…
USDA Extending Crop Insurance Flexibility Amid Pandemic
Officials at the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced Wednesday they’re extending flexibilities to crop producers amid operations that have…
Drought a Major Crop Concern Heading into 2021
The last time expansive drought conditions hit U.S. crop producers in the 2012 crop year, the dryness and warmth began building well before spring, back to late 2011.
Grain & Livestock Producers: Watch These Market Factors
Though high prices are good for producers, they can sometimes come back around to bit you. That's one thing to watch for in 2021 for both grain farmers and end-users like dairy producers, one economist says.
Farmland Prices Firm Heading into 2021
Government payments to farmers, strong commodity prices, low interest rates, limited inventory on the market and strong investor interest are all contributing to a relatively strong farmland market as the calendar turns to 2021.
Watch Exports, Domestic Consumption for Beef Market Direction in 2021
The beef sector has had a wild ride in 2020, but the good news for producers is the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic starting in the second quarter have largely been resolved, namely at at the processor's level.
Healthy Soils Are More Productive Soils — Researcher
Though there are risks to practices like cover crops and "planting green," the benefits to those types of practices far outweigh the dangers they pose, a soil health expert said recently.
Beef Industry Working to Evolve Supply Chains
As consumers continue to demand more from the food they purchase, food and ag supply chains are adjusting to meet that new demand, even if it means fundamental paradigm changes to entire sectors of the industry.