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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.
When an employee walks out the door you might as well throw $1,900 out the window. According to Sarah Sanders Smith, a professor of organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue University North Central, the total cost of replacing a $10-per-hour employee really adds up.
Showers continue in portions of the central and southern High Plains, which are providing some relief from extreme to locally exceptional drought, USDA’s Joint Ag Weather Facility said Friday.
Firm adds to tonnage already recalled
Ethanol import tariff issue is far from over
AgDay with Scott Kinrade covers days one, two and three of the Crop Tour
CFTC surprised when it looked closer at energy trading
Yield maps uncover problem areas, which let you devise management zones
These tips will turn your yield maps from abstract art into high-yield road maps
More than 400 farmers, from 23 states and Canada, graduated from Farm Journal’'s first-ever Corn College last week.
Will your late planted corn be able to outrun frost? Here’s how to estimate maturity date.
In an effort to improve convergence between the wheat futures contract and cash wheat prices at contract expiration, CME Group called for seasonally increased storage fees, additional delivery points and stricter requirements on vomitoxin contamination Friday in a recommendation sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) .
Comments by University of Illinois agronomist Emerson Nafziger
Overall, the U.S. corn crop is behind. According to the USDA’s weekly report, by Sept. 7, normally 79% of the crop is dented and 28% mature. That’s in a normal year. Currently, 62% of U.S. corn is dented and only 11% mature. Yet, almost half, 44%, of the crop received a “good” crop condition rating. But these numbers are only part of the story. Read first-hand accounts from corn specialists working in a mix of states.
Despite Russia and Ukraine producing bumper harvests of cereal crops this year due to high food prices, the region still possesses significant untapped agricultural potential, a senior United Nations (UN) food agency official said Thursday at the opening of a two-day meeting in Paris on agricultural developments in the region.
The CME Group said Monday that Lehman Brothers Inc., the CME Group clearing member, continues to meet all of its obligations to CME Clearing and continues to operate as normal, according to a CME press release.
Move caps 10 days of unprecedented financial market developments
InVigor™ canola hybrids revolutionized the industry with their ability to deliver vigorous early season growth, uniformity in height and maturity, superior genetic potential for yield and, most importantly, the ability to consistently outperform other hybrids and canola varieties, even under stressful growing conditions.
Ignite herbicide is the only nonselective alternative to glyphosate. As a powerful contact herbicide intended for use on all LibertyLink® crops, Ignite controls more than 120 broadleaf weeds and grasses, including tough-to-control ALS- and glyphosate-resistant weeds in corn, cotton, canola and soybeans.