Crops
The latest WASDE report from the USDA forecasts record-breaking yields in five of the states Pro Farmer Crop Tour will tour —Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. Illinois could see an amazing average corn yield of 225 bu. per acre.
Now on-demand: Re-watch each night of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour nightly meeting broadcast.
Crop Tour is a fact-finding mission with a goal of getting a strong, objective view of corn yield potential from one big field across seven states.
Declining demand for wine and an increase in imported wine means there’s a glut of grapes this year, and it’s so bad there’s a surge in the amount of unharvested grapes that still don’t have a home. Now, there are fears it could ultimately force more true family farmers out of business.
Farmers are making the decision between buying fertilizer now amid some of the tightest crop margins ever, waiting until spring to make purchases or cutting the input all together.
Young farmer’s freakish 218.2856 bushels per acre are the highest yielding soybeans in farming history.
USDA’s August WASDE report increased both the corn and soybean yield and production estimates. The soybean scenario is for a record yield and production number, which sent soybean prices sliding lower since the report.
These family-owned operations are taking control of their futures, one grain at a time
Here is the link to the anonymous two-minute survey for you to share with us what’s happening in your ‘neck of the woods.’
Crop conditions remain strong, and analysts expect USDA to adjust corn and soybean yields higher in Monday’s report.
As harvest nears in the Midwest, there’s a lot of chatter about corn and soybeans still in storage. Let’s see what farm country has to say.
PJ Haynie has a unique set of challenges, but he is taking his stumbling blocks and turning them into stepping stones.
Yield losses of 10 bu. to 35 bu. per acre are common in affected cornfields, especially where farmers have a later-planted crop and in those fields with L2 hybrids.
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Longer term prices continue to look less optimistic for farmers, and farmdoc daily economists suggest farmers be prudent in starting to budget for much lower prices.
Corn and soybean prices finally made a turnaround on Friday, but for a week straight, it seemed prices were in a free-fall. New crop corn prices fell below $4
As we get closer to the time for fall nitrogen applications, you’re likely thinking of ways you can get the best return on that fertilizer investment this season — especially if you’re planning to apply your own fall nitrogen.
When Wayne Cryts stole his own soybeans from a bankrupt elevator, he triggered the wrath of a government hellbent on his imprisonment.
Justin Glisan, state climatologist of Iowa, shares five ways to reduce emissions and prepare for future weather patterns
An aging grain bin in Inman, Kan., served as Mindy Allen’s blank canvas. After six weeks, it was transformed into a mural that’s truly larger than life.
It was another volatile week for the commodity markets, and as drier forecasts and political happenings garner attention, we look into what’s catching the market’s attention.
When average daily humidity levels reach and stay at 75% or above, that’s a signal your crop could be at high risk from the disease.
What was supposed to be an 8-min. job ended up nearly costing Doug Omer his life. Now he uses the ordeal as a warning to others who need to slow down and think before they act.
With on-farm corn stocks the highest since the 1980s, some farmers may be forced to move grain before fall. Do you keep holding on, or is it time to panic sell?
Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, shares the global factors currently influencing the fertilizer market.
Some growers are struggling with waterlogged fields that are producing stunted, yellowing corn. Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie offers farmers hope and help with his practical, no-nonsense recommendations.
New digital tool boosts precise nutrient applications.
Corn growers in the western and central U.S. will benefit from faster seed deliveries and more efficient customer service, company officials report.
USDA raised both old crop exports and feed usage by 75 million bushels. Standard Grain’s Joe Vaclavik describes the report as “the friendliest report you possibly could have received from USDA.”
Nick Preissler is the first farmer to earn top prize in the Nitrogen Management Class of the NCGA National Corn Yield Contest.