USDA Tour to Highlight Iowa Crop Damage, Ag Challenges
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is in the Midwest Thursday, touring crop damage in central Iowa after a growing…
A Look at Winter Wheat Grazing Potential This Fall
Though drought has hampered row crop output potential in parts of the U.S., rainfall has been more common in historically…
Corn, Soybean Conditions ‘Took a Beating’ in August
Widespread drought and damage from the derecho storm that hit parts of the Corn Belt early in the month made…
Rallying Grain Prices, Crop Potential Buoy Farmer Sentiment
In their monthly Ag Economy Barometer survey of 400 U.S. ag producers, Purdue University economists report sentiment is improving among…
Evaluate the Cost-efficiency of Your Fall Harvest Operations
Fall harvest is the culmination of the corn and soybean crop year when farmers are rewarded for their work during…
Perdue Weighs USDA Disaster Program Extension
The summer drought in much of the nation’s center, recent derecho storm that flattened crops in the western and central…
Communicate and Prepare: Negotiating Cash Land Rents
Fall harvest isn't the only thing farmers should be ready for this time of year; it's also time to negotiate cash rents.
China Steps Up Soybean Purchases as U.S. Crop Languishes
Talk of a return to $10/bushel soybean prices are rising based on both damaging weather conditions in the U.S. and a documented surge in recent demand for soybeans from China.
A Look at Hurricane Laura’s Damage to the Delta Region
The Port of New Orleans is critical infrastructure for moving U.S. grain to global export partners, and it's a region that took a major hit when Hurricane Laura made landfall last week.
Exercise Caution with Silage After Severe Weather
Producers affected by weather extremes this growing season — things like lingering drought conditions or the severe derecho that hit parts of the Midwest in early August — may be facing the decision to chop damaged corn for silage.