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Heat and dryness again helped the grain and soy markets to post gains for the day.
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But a more active storm track is expected to slow progress a bit next week.
The U.S. dollar index is marginally lower, while crude oil futures are posting solid losses.
For the week, corn and soybeans posted losses, while wheat was little changed for the week.
Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie notes that in most cases, trenches are sealing well. However, in some especially dry areas he’s hearing complaints that that’s not always the case.
Letting growers take control of their destiny during challenging economic times
With portions of the U.S. experiencing severe, extreme and exceptional drought conditions, farmers are posting photos showcasing just how much of an impact the lack of rain is having on their fields.
With the start of spring comes the start of allergy season, but not for some farm kids, researchers say.
A farm aid nonprofit is launching an effort to deliver donated hay to ranchers in flood-stricken Nebraska, resurrecting a program first used nearly two years ago to help cattle producers facing drought conditions.
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture looking for trucking donations to move hay for their hay lottery.
We need to be cognizant at all times of the potential for fires to start while baling hay or straw and take measures to minimize the potential of a fire occurring.
Blake Harlan grew up in a culture of innovation and it’s paid off for his farming business.
Although spotty, there are signs of stabilization underway in portions of the Corn Belt farmland market.
A punishing drought that stretches across much of the U.S. Northern Plains could cause farmers to lose 64 million bushels of wheat production this year, according to federal officials.
Northern Plains farmers harvest before kernels can fully form.
Formerly merged into Channel Bio Corp (owned by Monsanto) Midwest Seed Genetics will be relaunched in the Corn Belt for the 2017/2018 season. Founder Don Funk says this comes at a time that farmers are asking for more options.
The drought plaguing eastern Montana and much of North and South Dakota came on quickly and is intensifying, leading ranchers to sell their cattle and farmers to harvest early whatever crops that have grown so far this summer.
The estimate of area harvested was unchanged from the figure shown in their June acreage report and only up a fraction of a percent from last year.
International demand from China is changing the game for U.S. hay production.
Crops and pastures continue to suffer in North Dakota as drought persists.
Baleage can provide a high-quality fermented forage, but careful attention to management is needed to produce a consistent, uniform feed.
Extreme drought conditions throughout the Northern Plains have led to a shortage of hay and pasture
One of the contributing factors to our alfalfa stand losses is a root rot called Aphanomyces race 2. The prolonged wet conditions allowed this root disease to finish off already-weakened alfalfa crowns.
North Dakota drought worrying crop and livestock producers
Gov. Doug Burgum has further relaxed commercial driving restrictions to help drought-stricken North Dakota farmers and ranchers.
Last year, the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) unanimously voted to start a national checkoff program that would fund industry research. This week, this goal took a big step forward as NAFA announces its first-ever request for proposals (RFP) for its U.S. Alfalfa Farmer Research Initiative.
Significant alfalfa losses experienced in eastern Wisconsin
Crazy Horse golf course taking new approach to weed management with goats.