Don’t Neglect Safety This Harvest Season
Fall harvest is go-time for farmers around the Midwest and Plains working to get their row crops in the bin.
Grain Markets Start the Week Higher
Wheat futures moved higher in overnight trading because of dry conditions in key growing areas of eastern Europe. Fueling the…
Farm Fertilizer Prices Surge on World Subsidy Spat
Increases in diammonium phosphate (DAP) and other phosphate fertilizers by around 1/3 in the last quarter are symptoms of a…
Stockpile Forage to Keep Winter Feed Costs Down
With the seasonal change in the weather, ranchers are looking ahead to winter and ensuring they’ve adequately planned forage and…
Farmland Values ‘Surprisingly Stable’
Despite the challenges facing farmers and the general agricultural marketplace in the Midwest, farmland values — a major bellwether of…
CFAP#2 Payments Coming; Make Sure You’re Using the Right 2019 Crop Sales Data
Questions are abounding about the basis for the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments. In reporting…
Farm Economic Conditions Slowly Improving — Fed
Though the myriad challenges of 2020 for crop and livestock producers continue, the most recent Federal Reserve Beige Book shows…
USDA Grain Stocks Data Sparks Market Rally; $4 Corn Well Within Reach
The market expected lower corn and soybean stocks data ahead of Wednesday’s USDA Grain Stocks report, but when the numbers…
The Good, Bad and Ugly’ as Midwest Corn Harvest Rolls Along
It hasn’t been the easiest growing season for a lot of corn and soybean farmers, with issues like the COVID-19…
Looming Dicamba Registration Expiration Creates Planting Challenges for Cotton Farmers
Though it’s not the only weed control product on the market, the expiration of dicamba’s registration in December and any…











