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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
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Sharp gains in beef values signal near-term low is in.
State-run firm sees Chinese Q2 soybean imports up nearly 15% from year-ago.
But drop in soybean and wheat carryover supportive.
Recent history suggests corn prices will rally this spring/summer to slow use and push corn carryover higher by the end of the 2011-12 marketing year.
Special to The Detroit News"You can do everything right. But if Mother Nature wants to freeze off overnight, you could lose it all."Bob Boehm, manager of the Michigan Farm Bureau’s commodity and marketing departmentTwo days of frost in parts of Michigan likely damaged fruit crops because of the early growing season prompted by unusually warm weather, an industry official said Tuesday.
Animated radar that predicts storm paths and gives weather alerts as well.
This app from Precision Planting functions as a second monitor in your tractor cab so that you can view planter performance in real time.
Quickly estimate the amount of horsepower necessary to move an implement.
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When Curtis Cooper of Fountain Inn, S.C., needed a way to keep his wheel rake level when going over terraces, he started by drawing on a pizza box.
When you grow corn, the first nutrient you think about is nitrogen (N). But phosphorus (P) is equally important. The right timing and placement can boost yield in years of late planting.
Above-normal temps to continue east of Rockies through April.
Amid the hustle and bustle of planting season, Kristin Gall of New Cambria, Mo., was thrilled to find a strong, reliable and inexpensive way to replace the hydraulic hoses that string through his planter frame.
Register now to spend a day with Farm Journal Economist Bob Utterback, Farm Journal Columnist Moe Russell and Top Producer Columnist Chris Barron tomorrow, March 7, in Ames, Iowa.