AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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The situation in Iran drove fertilizer prices higher this week while raising shortage fears. Analysts warn higher input costs could shift up to 1 million 1.5 million acres from corn to soybeans this spring.
Grains markets all hit fresh highs for the move on Friday as funds piled into buy in the complex. Chip Nellinger with Blue Reef Agri-Marketing says they were adding risk premium.
Farmers prepare for a 4% to 6% increase in chemical budgets as trade duties on key active ingredients set a new price floor.
From putting ‘three in the pre’ to making a herbicide pass before flowering, field agronomist Mike Hannewald breaks down the layered approach needed to protect your soybean yields and reduce the seed bank.
The deal looks to expand tools and resources for farmers buying and selling equipment, while keeping BigIron’s leadership and standalone brand intact.
USDA is urging farmers to respond to 2026 acreage surveys as skepticism grows over recent corn acreage revisions. Officials say stronger participation is key to maintaining the accuracy and credibility of crop reports.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the uncertainty of the war in Iran has caused some reallocation of money this week.
Allison Thompson with the Money Farm says the rally in crude oil is causing the money to flow into he grains as a hedge against inflation.
Ambassador Julie Callahan outlines a transactional approach to global trade, targeting market access and regulatory reform
