AgDay
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As old crop corn closed well above $7, and old crop soybeans well above $15, the market volatility was on center stage this week. But history shows the price highs for new crop corn and soybeans may not be in yet.
Freezing temperatures, frost and cold weather are testing theories about the yield benefits of ultra-early planted soybeans. Agronomist Missy Bauer says soybeans are surprisingly hardy.
U.S. corn futures edged higher on Friday, as the grain was poised to post its biggest one-month gain in more than two years on global supply concerns.
A Farm Journal Pulse Poll reveals what farmers think about Biden’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.
Soil is beginning to give up its many secrets on the role played by microbes in promoting sustainable food production.
A boon in commodity prices is creating higher demand for everything from tractors to seed tenders. The long tail of the pandemic is creating a strain on the supply chain, and now demand has outpaced supply.
In a venture to produce cleaner energy, big oil is turning to soybean oil. In April, Phillips 66 announced an investment in a soybean-processing plant in Iowa.
Consider using those slower hours to ponder how your summer and fall can be new and improved.
Much of the Ohio Valley states, and Iowa to Lower Michigan, had little to no precipitation this past week.
Research shows that success with conservation practices is optimized with a targeted, stepwise approach.