Month: August 2018

Across the Corn Belt, clusters of thunderstorms in the upper Midwest are maintaining soggy conditions. Lowland flooding persists along several rivers in southern Wisconsin. Despite the cloudiness and showers, above-normal temperatures are maintaining an accelerated [Read More…]

  Near- or above-normal temperatures will cover much of the country during the next 5 days, except for a minor surge of cool air early next week across the nation’s mid-section. Meanwhile, the Southwestern monsoon [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures drifted lower after the lack of positive cash news on Friday. Sharply lower wholesale values and the day’s higher move in corn also added pressure to the market.  [Read More…]

Negotiators from the U.S. and Canada have not reached a breakthrough in trade talks. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer issued a statement Friday afternoon saying President Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a [Read More…]

An agronomist with Channel Seed says corn progress continues to be about two weeks ahead of schedule in Ohio. “I think we could harvest a lot more corn earlier than we normally do,” he says. [Read More…]

An agronomist with Channel Seed says corn and soybeans continue to develop ahead of schedule. Whitney Monin says growing degree units (GDUs) in southern Indiana are running about 300 ahead of the 10-15-year average. “This [Read More…]

A Minnesota coalition is elevating a pro-agriculture platform ahead of the November elections. Outgoing AgriGrowth director Perry Aasness says A Greater Minnesota was launched in 2014 to provide voters an easy-to-use source for identifying where [Read More…]

Fungicide resistance continues to be a challenge for crop farmers. Ray Lello, broad acre fungicide product manager for Bayer, says plant diseases are adapting to technologies used to combat them. “(resistance) is extremely common.  We [Read More…]

Famers around the Corn Belt have been putting Encirca Pro to work for them on their farms. Aricka Roberson with Encirca Pro says when growers utilize the technology at their fingertips they can make better [Read More…]

Indiana Farm Bureau has named its Young Farmer award winners. Jonathan Spaetti and Derika Lynam-Spaetti of Spencer County received the INFB Excellence in Agriculture award. The award recognizes young farmers who do not earn most [Read More…]