Red Flag Warnings’ Pop Up in Central, Western Plains
Strong winds and extremely low relative humidity are driving National Weather Service (NWS) Red Flag Warnings for fire danger in portions of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma as fall harvest continues.
Cattle Finishing Returns in the Black in 2021?
Accounting for all relevant variables like feed costs, breakeven prices and net return estimates for 2020 and 2021, cattle finishing…
Model Predicts Above-trend Corn, Soybean Yields
Accounting for crop quality ratings similar to those used by USDA in its crop progress reporting, a new model indicates while there's still some variability ahead, corn and soybean yields should generally yield slightly above trend this year.
Cash Marketing Still Dominates Farmer Strategies — USDA
The results of a recent USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) study show that cash grain marketing is still the primary…
Grain Trade Focused on Friday USDA WASDE Data
Federal officials are releasing their monthly USDA World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report Friday morning, data that could put a cap on the recent grain market rally if grain supply numbers are on the high side.
Delta Making Landfall Friday as Category 3 Hurricane
Farmers and ranchers are among those likely to face winds of up to 74 mph from the Gulf coast from eastern Texas to Mississippi, where Hurricane Delta is expected to make landfall Friday evening and deliver up to 15 inches of rainfall and storm surge up to 11 feet inputs of Louisiana including the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Hit by Drought? Watch for Herbicide Carryover
Fall harvest is still underway in the Corn Belt, but crop specialists have observed some crop conditions that could have major implications for the 2021 growing season and call for attention in securing crop inputs for the next year, namely herbicides.
Government Payments Make Up One Third of Farm Income in 2020
Recent USDA data showed 2020 net farm income is expected to surge to beyond $100 billion for the first time in seven years, marking an almost $20 billion increase from 2019.
Delta Dominates U.S. Weather Picture
Hurricane Delta is intensifying as it makes landfall in the Gulf, delivering heavy rainfall to coastal areas and inland through Louisiana, eastern Arkansas, Mississippi and into Tennessee and the Bootheel of Missouri.
Farmland on the market at near-record levels
As the COVID-19 pandemic created new uncertainty and disrupted the normal function of the farmland marketplace, many potential sellers held on to land they would have otherwise been putting on the market.