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Levels of concern could be elevated if the precipitation forecast doesn’t change.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing, says grains rallied with corn leading the charge on end of month short covering and ahead of a long holiday weekend.
However, the stagnation comes as the disparity between fertilizer prices and potential profits widens.
The new facility will produce 950,000 short tons of ammonia annually, and it’s been a project discussed for over a decade.
Farm machinery manufacturers are releasing details on Model Year 2026 balers and hay tools that feature increased automation, data integration and enhanced designs to help cover more acres in a single day.
Over the past decade, the number of mixed animal and food animal veterinarians has decreased by 15%. USDA’s plan encompasses five actions to support veterinarians and protect livestock across rural communities.
The onset of drought and disease are causing growing concerns about the size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops this year. Analysts caution while the crops may be going backward in terms of yield, it’s possible USDA actually raises its yield estimates in the September report.
Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says live and feeder cattle futures saw end of month profit taking on Thursday and some follow through selling to start Friday.
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