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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.
The Longleys have been in the farming business for four generations, and they’ve never had a woman running their operation. Until now.
Syngenta plans to close an eastern Illinois seed-corn plant and distribution site and cut its 24 jobs.
An academic colloquium at Yale University is not someplace where farmers tend to hang out.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is paying dozens of Iowa farmers to leave rows of corn that can create snow barriers along highways.
With corn, wheat, and soybean prices all significantly higher than their October lows, Jerry Gulke says farmers should enjoy the market’s Christmas gift--and prepare for a blockbuster USDA report in January.
The country has rejected over 1.2 million tons of U.S. corn cargoes since last year because they contain MIR 162.
With the holiday trading season soon to begin, it’s probably time for farmers to sit tight in terms of grain selling until the new year begins.
Don’t wait too long to book fall fertilizer needs, experts say, because good deals won’t last.
The bank cut its estimate for corn to $3.90 a bushel in 2014-2015 from $4.35 in October and for soybeans to $9 a bushel from $10.10.
Corn fell from the highest price since August as demand dropped for shipments from the U.S. and an industry group raised its global production forecast.
More production creates storage shortage, which widens basis and causes $1.73 corn
A nearly extinct corn crop of the Pawnee Nation has sprouted once again thanks to a gardener’s work in south-central Nebraska.
The corn has grown to only half its normal height on Yan Shuqin’s ranch in the hills of Inner Mongolia this year, as a swath of northern China suffers its worst drought in 60 years.
Money managers are bearish on copper, sugar, soybeans and wheat, and are holding the smallest net-bullish wager on gold since January.
In March, Wayne County firefighters rescued a man trapped in a grain bin on a farm south of Centerville, thanks in part to Purdue Extension training.
Pam Fretwell with Farm Journal Radio discusses day three of the crop tour with Pro Farmer general manager and vice president Chuck Roth.
Recent heavy rainfall has washed away or at least lessened drought conditions in swaths of Nebraska and Iowa, according to a report released Thursday.
Scientists anticipate that understanding how corn uses the nutrient can help farmers make informed decisions in boron-deficient areas and improve crop yields.
Controversial ballot measure passes with margin of 2,528 votes out of nearly 1 million cast.
Commodities experts say Russia didn’t buy much wheat, corn, or soybeans anyway.
Soybean futures rose the most in nine weeks on concern that dry weather forecast into August will curtail yields in the U.S., the world’s biggest grower. Corn rose, while wheat fell.
If your area has experienced cooler weather and high rainfall this summer, conditions are ripe for this particular pathogen.
Soybeans dropped for a second day in Chicago, heading for a third monthly loss, on speculation that rain forecast for the U.S. Midwest will help improve yields after concern about recent dryness bolstered prices.
Meanwhile, there is a 5 percent probability wheat yields will slow because of human-caused climate change, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters.
Weather drives pollination, but there are still several factors that farmers can influence.
With this year looking like the perfect recipe for high yields, the downward pressure on prices is strong, says market expert Jerry Gulke.
Corn planted area for all purposes in 2014 is estimated at 91.6 million acres, while soybean planted area for 2014 is estimated at a record high 84.8 million acres.
Nutrient deficiencies not only rob yield potential but it signifies a possible problem with overall soil health. Here are the top five culprits and how to remedy them.