Grain Trade Focused on Harvest Yield Reports After Higher Overnight Prices
Export sales on the higher side of previous estimates, lower reported ending stocks for corn, soybeans and wheat, increasing harvest…
Fall Soil Nitrate Levels Rise Following Dry Growing Season — Specialist
Farmers should be mindful of nutrient losses through leaching and reduced nitrogen cycling, both of which can adversely affect future…
Plan Storage Strategies, 2021 Corn Hybrids from the Combine Cab this Fall
As the combine wheels turn and you tally up your 2020 corn yields this fall, it’s a good time to…
Hit the ‘Sweet Spot’ for Last Alfalfa Cutting
The rapid transition to fall-like weather in much of the country in the last week has seasonal preparations on many…
FSA Deadlines Approaching for PLC, ARC
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce reminded farmers this week of some critical upcoming deadlines for…
Ethanol Industry Optimistic After Call for EPA Small Refinery Exemption Rejection
The Trump Administration is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject 67 gap-year small-refinery Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) waivers.…
New Analysis Shows Wheat Double-crop Returns for 2021
Analysis released this week shows a double-crop wheat/soybean system holds a lot of revenue promise for farmers where such a system is an option.
A COVID-19 Bright Spot: Ag Tops Business Sentiment List
Due largely to the industry's sustained operations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Gallup poll shows farming and agriculture nets the highest percentage — 69 percent — of positive sentiment among those surveyed in the U.S.
Corn, Soybean Conditions Dip As Corn Belt Harvest Nears
Corn and soybean conditions declined slightly in Tuesday's weekly USDA Crop Progress report, with state-level ratings reflecting where drought and storm damage has been most severe — like in Iowa — in the latter half of the growing season.
Mother Nature Hits Western, Central U.S. With ‘Rude Awakening’
Seventy-degree one-day temperature swings and rain and snow characterized the movement of a cold front into the southern U.S. earlier in the week, and it looks to stick around for much of the week.