News
Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Weekend rain event in Argentina turns into a general disappointment, while the forecast is mostly hot and dry.
Drought was also little changed in the Plains.
FSA to begin issuing payments for September 2012 marketings Feb. 5.
Meet Joanna Carraway, the 2013 Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award recipient.
Corn and wheat firm on spillover from sharp gains in the bean pit.
Tightening supplies will return as focus in the very near-term.
The importance of fund buying is heightened because of corn demand issues.
While South American soybean production is expected to be record large, falling crop estimates could still be price-supportive.
High-range closes would signal corn and wheat have secured near-term lows.
Demand and speculative money flow likely hold the answer to that question.
The Vande Weerd family is majority owner and manager of Pleasant Dutch Dairy, which milks 1,400 Holsteins.
VanderMade Dairy LLC is a family-owned and -operated dairy milking 1,400 cows in northern Ohio.
Will your crop insurance premiums increase or decline? USDA’s Risk Management Agency has new rates, premiums and updated maps for each crop.
What’s your desired profit margin per acre? Use Chris Barron’s profit margin calculators to determine your marketing needs.
2012 was a historic year. Markets could face many of the same issues in the new year, but there are also likely to be new twists and turns.
Weakness in dollar index largely being ignored by grain traders.
Feedlot inventories are 6% under year-ago.
Neutral conditions to continue into the first quarter of 2013.
What were the biggest news events and market moves this year? Read over these posts from AgWeb.com bloggers to see.
Trained as a scientist and known as a food guru, Kathleen Merrigan is an outspoken advocate for moving federal farm policies toward conservation.
Persistent rains reducing corn plantings.
Russia to demand new checks on meat from North America re: ractopamine.
AgriTalk is the only nationally syndicated long-format radio program fully dedicated to agriculture.
Farmers embrace social media with hopes of connecting with other farmers and enticing consumers to the farm.
Action follows changes to methodology.
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