TOP AG NEWS
Measure Bans Some Chemicals
New legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate would ban organophosphate, neonicotinoid and paraquat pesticides, create a…
Feedback from the Field Roundup
Soft and hard red winter wheat harvests in the Midwest and Plains came closer to wrapping up last week, with…
Release of 2021 Illinois Crop Budgets
Planning for the 2021 crop will begin soon with the determination of 2021 cash rents, selection of 2021 seed hybrids…
Corn Condition Unchanged From Last Week
Despite a drop in top-corn-producer Iowa’s good-to-excellent rating, the overall condition of the nation’s corn crop held steady last week,…
Ag Economy Barometer Stable, But Farmers Less Optimistic About Future
Farmer sentiment in July was virtually unchanged from a month earlier as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose just one…
Steps for Beef Producers Dealing with Storm Damaged Crops
The crop damage in parts of Iowa from the mid-July wind and hail storms has been spotty and variable, leaving…
Soybean Crop Potential Tempering Demand News
Soybean prices seem likely to vacillate between news on crop conditions and more robust demand prospects over the near term. …
2020 Grain Drying Season Looking Normal
Looking forward to harvest? The Propane Education and Research Council has good news. The council says the 2020 grain drying…
Massive Mississippi River Dredging Project Launched
Checkoff-funded research, planning, analysis and design led by the United Soybean Board (USB), has informed the launch of a dredging…
China Makes (Another) Record U.S. Corn Purchase in July, But Achieving Phase One Targets May Still Be a Stretch
Bloomberg writers Elizabeth Rembert and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, “China took another step toward meeting agricultural commitments made in the phase…