News
Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
With talk about a food shortage, U.S. farmers are focused on growing a large crop this year, despite challenges from Mother Nature. However, the truth is 90% of the corn growing across the U.S. isn’t used for food.
The core of the Corn Belt is forecast to see above normal temperatures and below normal rain next week, and it could hit as the crop is in prime pollination with 50% of U.S. corn planted in a two-week period in May.
It’s not difficult to rebuild centrifugal spray pumps like the Hypro pumps used on many farms. But there are things that ease the process.
The July WASDE report from USDA shows while soybean production this year is expected to fall due to fewer soybean acres planted across the U.S., USDA is also forecasting a drop in exports.
Non-GMO soybeans at R2 to R3 are seeing weed flushes. You will ‘burn’ the beans to get rid of waterhemp, but that’s a better option than leaving the weed to flourish, go to seed and fill the seed bank for next spring.
With tar spot’s ability to rapidly spread, agronomists fear another wave of the disease will hit the Midwest again this season.
USDA’s crop progress report shows row crop development is lagging, but one Illinois farmer says he is an exception. In the Delta, the rice crop is right on pace.
Farmer DIY: Low-cost, weed-specific automated sprayers built on-farm are on the near-horizon for agriculture.
“Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible solution to the crisis of the day,” says Chief Justice Roberts.
Terry Buckler, a Missouri farm kid, shares the story of his time as a Green Beret and the historic raid on Son Tay prison in Vietnam.
USDA’s crop progress report shows row crop development is lagging, but one Illinois farmer says he is an exception. In the Delta, the rice crop is right on pace.
Tar spot and southern rust are increasing concerns and require a proactive management plan. Some fungicides can mitigate these and other diseases while protecting plants from stress. Retailers can guide your decisions.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced agricultural producers have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program (formerly WHIP+), representing 67% of the $6 billion projected to be paid.
Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways.
Oklahoma State University meat scientist Gretchen Mafi has studied the scientific differences between beef that comes from animals finished on a grain diet versus those animals finished on grass.
Livestock Producers Report Being Just Days Away From Running Out of Feed Due to Shipping Rail Issues
Bottlenecks along U.S. railways are growing more severe. Not only are feed users on the West Coast on the brink of running out of grain, but there are also concerns the rail issues could grow worse during harvest.
An Oregon case marks the latest in a long line of lawsuits the company has had to contend with in the past few years. Most of the 138,000 cases have come out of the U.S. residential lawn and garden marketplace.
With little to no diesel readily available to fuel harvest, wheat and other grains languish in the country’s fields. One analyst says he expects the global wheat market will be shorted 10 million metric tons.
The pest injures corn most often during the VE through V5 growth stages. Timing foliar insecticide applications is critical. They are only effective when the larvae migrate and are exposed to the pesticide.
Corn and soybean yield potential took another hit across the U.S. this past week, according to the USDA Crop Progress Report.
Lawrence M. Conyer attributes his conservation practices, including cover crops and minimum till, to his ability to manage his land to be resilient and to grow his operation at scale.
Figure out which ‘sins of spring’ are plaguing your cornfields. Also, sign up for Corn & Soybean College. It’s just a few weeks away. We have all new agronomic topics to help you take more grain to the bin this fall!
Syngenta announces the appointment of Eric Boeck as Regional Director, North America Seeds, responsible for leading the field crops strategy.
Have you been proactive in pricing this year’s expected corn crop?
The Justice Department failed in its third attempt at prosecution of chicken industry executives for price-fixing and bid rigging.
The commodity markets have been concerned about recession lately and what moves the Fed takes on monetary policy from here.
Corn Belt states like Iowa and Nebraska lead the nation in corn, ethanol and cattle production. Each benefits from the other even during these inflationary times in agriculture.
Two grim accidents, two sets of outrageously strange circumstances, and one stalwart farmer grateful for another chance at life. Here’s to the resilience of John Butler and his mouthful-of-rocks account.
Farmers have received nearly $4 billion of ERP payments so far.