AgDay
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Planting has been going full steam the last two weeks in Iowa and farmers now have 70% of the corn and 49% of the soybeans planted which in both cases are nearly 20% ahead of average.
Wil Wilkins was stunned to read a freshly erected federal sign adjoining his land: PUBLIC ACCESS THRU PRIVATE LANDS. In a flash, every citizen of the U.S. had crossing rights on his private ground.
Lab-grown meat could be 25 times worse for the climate than beef. . .
AgDay TV Markets Now: Garrett Toay of AgTraderTalk says corn and beans see fund selling with fast planting, China cancellation and positioning for WASDE. However, he thinks markets may be too bearish.
Flexibility. For farmers today, that one little word can mean added opportunity to a crop management plan.
According to state media the crackdown comes as Beijing moves to tighten foreign access to sensitive information amid growing tensions with the United States.
Grains mostly lower except hard wheat classes w/technical selling on China cancellations, fast planting, WASDE positioning. Cattle saw short covering on better cash ideas, w/hogs also up. Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk.
Farmers made significant headway in planting progress last week. USDA shows nearly half of the country’s corn crop is planted and 35% of the soybean crop is now in the ground. There are several states setting records.
Agronomists are reporting high numbers of black cutworm and true armyworm moths in pheromone traps. Their offspring, the larvae, can do serious harm to corn. So can the offspring of four other common moth species.
High winds and dust proved to be a deadly combination last week on I-55 in Illinois. Proponents of no-till and cover crops say this tragedy could have been averted. John Phipps provides his perspective.