Crops
Commodity prices saw pressure this week, and analysts say it’s largely due to gains in planting progress. What are the chances the grain market can find some momentum in June? Joe Vaclavik and Chip Nellinger weigh in.
Abiotic stress could affect large areas of the U.S. this year. Plants need the right amount of sunlight, water, low/no salinity, and nutrient levels.
The grants are intended to increase domestic fertilizer production, strengthen competition and lower costs for U.S. farmers.
Guard X is applied in-furrow and provides an alternative to traditional insecticides used to combat corn rootworm.
There have been 469 tornadoes, 3,475 severe wind events and 1,640 severe hail events reported in the U.S. during the month of May. Meterologists say to expect more as the country transitions to a La Niña.
One report says heat unit thresholds for the pest to develop have been met/exceeded in parts of states such as southeast Kansas, central Missouri, central/southern Illinois, central Indiana and western/central Ohio.
Row crop planting has picked up considerable steam over the last week with corn acres now at 80% complete and soybeans at 68%. Both crops are ahead of the five-year average.
A new president of Mexico will be elected on June 2. The two front-runners in the presidential race are both pro trade with the United States. That’s good news for U.S. farmers and livestock producers.
(Reuters) - Rescue teams in Iowa searched through the ruins of homes and buildings in Greenfield on Wednesday, looking for survivors of a deadly tornado that tore through the town the day before
Do not try to thicken a corn stand that’s in tough shape. You need to rip it out and replant it. If you can’t bring yourself to do that, ‘your stand is good enough,’” says Ken Ferrie.
The wrath of wildfires is something Canada knows all too well. 2023 was an historic season, and 2024 is off to an active start with some fire forecasters saying 2024’s wildfire threat could rival 2023.
Feeling that America’s “flyover states” deserve more love than they usually get from the rest of the country, Nebraska row crop grower and beef producer Joe Knobbe decided to do something about it.
To-date the company has done more than 1,000 greenhouse trials and field trials. Results show the Harpe bioherbicide platform can help overcome more than 30 resistant weeds.
Soybean planting crossed the halfway mark across the U.S, and the corn planting is 70% complete. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows farmers in parts of the U.S. made major headway over the past week.
2024 Farm Journal Corn and Soybean College: Learn How to Ride the Waves of Farming’s Economic Cycles
This year’s program focuses on practices growers can use to thrive and keep their farms on track. Make plans to join Ken Ferrie and team for the event, which is slated for July 23 and 24 near Heyworth, Ill.
A quick overview of what you should be doing this spring to ensure your stored grain maintains its quality and fetches top dollar down at the elevator.
More rains across the Corn Belt this week created deeper planting delays, and it’s causing farmers to grow even more frustrated as they wait on an open window to plant.
Bayer has requested a new label for XtendiMax from EPA. Public comment is underway. Also, farmers and retailers are urged to verify final sale and use cutoff dates for dicamba-based products in their respective states.
A bus carrying farm laborers in northern Florida collided with a pickup on Tuesday and overturned, killing at least eight people and critically injuring eight others, authorities said.
This week’s USDA Crop Progress report shows corn planting five percentage points (49% planted) behind average, while soybean planting has slowed to just a single percentage point ahead (35%).
You Can Now Blame El Niño and La Niña For the Extreme Weather Outbreaks, Planting Delays This Spring
From the slew of tornado outbreaks since late April, to more planting delays across the U.S., the extreme weather is caused by a combination of weather phenomena, including the quick switch from El Niño to La Niña.
“Just putting on more of the herbicide isn’t the answer,” Mark Glady says. “Full rates need to be used with the appropriate adjuvants to ensure the herbicide is delivered to the plant.”
Farmers are moving fast and furious in fields this week, trying to get crops in the ground. But Mother Nature is playing havoc with their best efforts. Ken Ferrie addresses six concerns to help farmers make progress.
A massive solar flare could disrupt satellite systems, including GPS, over the next several days. NOAA says it is the biggest threat since 2005 as experts tell farmers to keep an eye on equipment.
Abiotic stressors can trigger a response in plants called reactive oxidative species that can impair cellular function and growth. Biological products have shown significant promise in mitigating these challenges.
USDA’s May WASDE report sent corn and soybean prices higher, it also caused wheat to soar. However, one analyst questions why the trade viewed the latest report as so bullish.
The oilseed could be a fit now for growers in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, southern Illinois, and parts of Alabama and Mississippi. Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables is offering a 2024/25 production program.
Monday, May 13 is the last day for sales and distribution of existing stocks of over-the-top dicamba products in 2024 for Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while corn and soybeans also edged up.
There are at least 30 fungicides labeled for suppression or control of tar spot in corn with a FIFRA 2(ee) recommendation.