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When a serial outlaw was nabbed with 52 deer racks, the case became the biggest, and most bizarre, in state history.
“Don’t panic,” says independent crop consultant Steve Hoffman with In-Depth Agronomy. “This is going to be a gradual phase in, and I know it’s definitely adding complexity.”
Farmers are poised to climb past the halfway point this week following a slowdown in progress while Illinois planting remains behind the 5-year average.
If Title I reference prices in the farm bill are increased significantly, it would be logical to also consider raising the current payment caps for farm program payments.
The forecast for May is pointing to a rapid warm up with rains across the drought-stricken Plains, but there’s a drier forecast for the heart of the Corn Belt. One meteorologist is concerned about the amount of dryness entering the picture.
The tiny, annoying pest can wreak $6 billion in losses annually to U.S. cattle production due to decreased weight gain or milk production, veterinary needs and control measures.
A trio of machines that are probably older than anyone reading this article made Machinery Pete’s “Pick of The Week” and a busy Tuesday ahead for farm equipment auctions.
Rich Nelson with Allendale, Inc. says grain markets saw pressure from combination of factors including weather and fast planting pace.
The agency plans to cut staff to Reagan administration levels and shift research to office run by political appointees. Advocacy groups are concerned about scientific independence.
One farmer who was chased out of fields by rain this past weekend told Farm Journal, “This is the wettest drought I have ever seen.” There are some silver linings, though: soil-applied herbicides are being activated, the U.S. corn crop won’t all pollinate the same week and you have time to make stand counts where the crop has emerged.