Month: August 2018

U.S. beef in cold storage ended July 2018 at record high levels. The USDA says beef supplies were 485.007 million pounds, up 12% on the year, including a new high for boneless beef, as high [Read More…]

Average daily U.S. ethanol production has held above a million barrels for 17 consecutive weeks. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production last week averaged 1.073 million barrels, up 1,000 from the previous week. The [Read More…]

An excavation expert says farming the same land for generations is not an excuse to break ground on a project without notifying utility companies. “A lot of people assume. Oh, I remember that it’s over [Read More…]

Red Gold’s Steve Smith says tomato harvest has gotten off to a slow start in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. “We’ve a really great crop coming in,” he says. “We are suffering from some extra rain [Read More…]

Brownfield reporters will be on the ground in Boone, Iowa, next week for the 65th annual Farm Progress Show. The event will take place August 28th through the 30th and is the nation’s largest outdoor [Read More…]

U.S., Mexican trade officials resume bilateral talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement today in Washington. The countries have been in talks for the past several weeks, trying to resolve issues including auto manufacturing [Read More…]

Pivot Bio, a Silicon Valley ag tech company, says it’s getting closer to launching a sustainable alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. Company spokesman Ernest Sanders says microbes are applied at corn planting and grow along [Read More…]

An Illinois-based agronomist with FMC Corporation says late season weed control can improve yield and prevent the spread of resistant weeds. Nick Hustedde says this is especially important as farmers face low commodity prices. “The [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather follows a widespread rain event. Nationally, less than one-eighth of the corn (12%) and soybeans (11%) were rated in very poor to poor condition on August 19, but [Read More…]

Category 4 Hurricane Lane continues to drift closer to Hawaii. The powerful hurricane could threaten or strike several islands on August 23-24, and the potential exists for high winds, flash flooding, and damaging surf. Meanwhile [Read More…]

The most effective weed control happens when farmers start early. North America dicamba portfolio lead Ryan Rubischko says starting with clean fields and staying ahead of weeds gives growers the best chance at higher yields. [Read More…]