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Farm bill timeline inevitability starts to emerge.
On CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning, Pro Farmer Editor Chip Flory was interviewed on how Hurricane Isaac might further impact the already battered crop.
Rain is also expected for these regions.
The Nitrogen Complex is the first of many heavy industrial complexes in the area to reopen after Hurricane Isaac.
Some late-developing beans could still benefit from precip.
Denise Schwab from the Iowa State Extension Beef Program shares her thoughts on feeding this year’s drought damaged corn as silage.
During the next five days the remnants of Hurricane Isaac will continue to move inland and impact Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Extremely dry weather has chapped and cracked Midwestern soils.
93% of Gulf oil production and 72% of natural gas output from the Gulf has been suspended.
Futures stabilize after yesterday’s late-session runup.
Limited improvement noted across the Midwest.
Late-season warmth persists for most of the country.
The Inputs Monitor Regional Index covers twelve midwestern states and includes weekly updates on fuel and fertilizer prices.
Continuation of 2008 Farm Bill, no change in RFS mandates key underlying assumptions in updated analysis.
Tight supplies and still-solid demand lift soybean futures, corn and wheat follow.
Heat is hastening crop development and stressing pastures.
Gary Wilde found the swiveling tool tray he built so handy that he made another one for the second workbench in his shop.
Net farm income, net cash farm income and net value-added farm income all seen at record marks.
Flaw in RFS mandated amounts started with initial inflexibility.
Planting in Mato Grosso is set to begin around 20 days from now leaving little time for port workers to offload nutrient supplies and ship them inland to farmers.
Farm assets, equity seen record; debt, however, highest since 1986.
Tropical Pacific remains warmer than average.
Grain futures slip overnight on profit-taking.
Up to 15 inches of precip needed in north central Iowa to reverse drought.
Late-season heat wave is stressing pastures.
Ethanol is proving that it has the power to stand on it’s own in consumer markets.