TOP AG NEWS
Wet Weather Continues to Limit Planting in Eastern Midwest, More Rain Forecast
The latest crop progress report from USDA/NASS shows that corn and soybean planting remains well behind the normal pace across…
7 Considerations if Planting Cover Crops on Prevented Plant Acres
Excessive precipitation and persistently wet conditions have prevented the planting of corn and soybean in some fields and led to…
FEEDD Act Seeks Feed Emergency Flexibility
A proposal to give livestock farmers flexibility in dealing with weather-related feed emergencies has been introduced in the House of…
Prevent Plant Decisions in Early to Middle of June
Many unplanted acres remain across the Corn Belt and in Illinois. As of the week ending on June 9, only…
Yield Busters-USDA Report Sends Corn Futures Skyward
Coming into the June 11 USDA Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports, the focus was…
House Ag Subcommittee Agricultural Trade Hearing- USMCA Approval “Vital”
On Tuesday, the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing highlighting agricultural trade issues. Lawmakers discussed the USMCA, the…
High Plains Crops Suffer After Too Much Moisture at Planting Time
While rainfall is important for crop production, the amounts falling across the High Plains have negatively impacted row crops and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects
Market attention continues to focus on the potential size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops. Acreage totals look to…
Corn Planting 83% Complete
Several days of drier weather — at least in some parts of the Corn Belt — helped corn planting progress…