Machinery
This tractor featured a narrow front end and had 10,000 hours.
Every day, 33-year-old Clare Schilling arrives at one of her family’s two hog production sites. She showers before heading into a barn and then walks through each state-of-the-art facility. She surveys the animals to ensure her breed-to-wean operation is running smoothly on the flat expanse of southwest Illinois just 40 minutes from St. Louis.
Whether producers and their peers are discussing landlord relationships, succession planning or human resource challenges, there are many ways they can benefit from exchanging ideas. As farmers face weak farm income and commodity price uncertainty this harvest, there has never been a better time to compare notes.
February was a big month for fertilizers with all seven products in our price survey posting solid gains. Click here to view the March 2017 Inputs Monitor Newsletter.
Our MarketWatch table features monthly and quarterly price outlooks, along with weekly prices for a wide range of ag markets.
Here’s video of this tractor selling.
South American Crop Consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier says soybean yields in Rio Grande do Sul could set a record.
Kansas and surrounding areas saw drought expand and intensity slightly from the previous week.
He said that the proposed change regarding the blending point of obligation would be impractical.
Fertilizers continued higher on the week as did propane while farm diesel fell slightly.
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A private listing resulted in the February sale...
As home heating season begins to unwind, fuels were steady this week.
Corn and pork exports notched marketing-year highs, as did cotton export sales.
The new president took a more ‘presidential’ and traditional approach.
MDA Weather Services says damage to winter wheat limited over the weekend.
After a long time downtrend, phosphate appears ready to follow potash higher.
We continue to dig deep into the nitrogen price margins and what those price relationships might have to tell us.