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Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up Thursday night, and to summarize the week, scouts found record yields in portions of the Eastern Corn Belt, but a more variable crop in the West.
Pro Farmer Lowers Corn Yield and Production From USDA’s August Estimate, But Raises Soybean Yield and Production to Record Levels.
On the heels of Crop Tour, Pro Farmer projects corn production below and soybean production above USDA estimates. Here’s the yield breakdown for seven Midwest states.
The Seneca, Kansas, aerial application group is the first in the U.S. to debut Pyka’s Pelican Spray autonomous electric spray drone, capable of covering 150-220 acres per hour while spraying crops at 70 mph.
Newsom looks at when corn and soybeans normally put in a harvest low and if that changes when there are predictions for bumper crops.
Low Feed Prices Make Cattle Margins Attractive
Working on a succession plan for your operation? Here are a few key points to keep in mind.
The fourth and final day of the 32nd Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up on Thursday, Aug. 22, with numbers from Minnesota and eastern Iowa samples combined for full Iowa results.
As the 2024 growing season starts to wind down in the Midwest, the weather to this point has been “uneventful,” describes Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist.
A Harris administration would likely continue the “climate-smart” initiatives in the Inflation Reduction Act, but a second Trump administration would put the future of sustainable aviation fuel in question and extend the use of liquid fuels.