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Late Planting and Projections of the 2019 U.S. Soybean Yield
In a May 1, 2019 farmdoc daily article, we examined the implications of late planting of the U.S. corn crop on yield expectations…
Use the Rules of Late Corn Planting to Guide Your Decision-Making
Pat Swanson has already started filling in the paperwork on prevented planting for her family’s farm and for several of…
How High Can Corn Prices Get Before Reducing Demand?
Rushing rivers, disastrous downpours and muddy messes have kept thousands of farmers out of fields. What does this mean for…
Long Road to Recovery After 2019 Midwest Flood
As Scott Olson often says, “I’ve learned more about the river than I ever wanted to.” Olson has farmed along…
Farmers Have Options for Wet Fields
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminded producers who have federal crop insurance coverage and are unable to plant a crop…
Does The Disaster Aid Bill Increase Prevent Plant Payments?
This week a long awaited $19 billion disaster aid bill left Congress and is waiting on President Donald Trump’s desk…
Possible Mexican Retaliatory Tariff List Excludes U.S. Corn-Sources
Mexico has prepared a list of U.S. products that could be hit in retaliation for possible Trump administration tariffs, with…
Producers Consider Dicamba Deadline with Planting Delays
With planting behind schedule all across the Midwest, farmers are looking for the best ways to protect the crop they…
After an Unprecedented Spring, Planting Decisions Unfold for Corn Belt Farmers
Washington Post writers Andrew Van Dam, Laris Karklis and Tim Meko reported on Tuesday that, “Corn Belt farmers are used to…
The Advisability of Planting Corn Declines Rapidly with Later Planting Dates
June 5 is the final planting date for corn in most of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. After that date, farmers…