Month: June 2019

A sharp southward dip in the jet stream will allow cool air to become entrenched for the remainder of the week in most areas east of the Rockies. Relative to normal, the coolest weather should [Read More…]

Central Missouri farmer Robert Alpers was unable to plant about 20 percent of his soybean acres. “Probably 400 acres, 500 acres of beans that we’re have to take prevented planting on,” Alpers told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

South Dakota corn is 64 percent planted; it’s normally finished by now. What’s emerged is 55 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 43 percent planted, well behind the 95 percent that was in by this [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day higher on the positive trade news with Mexico, lower steer weights, and while the cash trade was lower last week, it performed better than [Read More…]

An ag economist recommends sitting on corn and cashing in when soybeans rally. Todd Hubbs with the University of Illinois says farmers should take a wait-and-see approach to marketing old and new crop corn right [Read More…]

Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, rallying off the overnight lows. The trade was expecting generally good week to week planting progress in many key growing areas in the week USDA [Read More…]

An animal welfare specialist says she expects to see more farms turn to third-party audits after the Fair Oaks animal abuse video. “I don’t know anyone who works with farm animals, anyone in my field [Read More…]

Wet soil conditions continue to keep planting in Michigan well behind normal even after last week’s warm up. USDA says 89 percent of oats, 63 percent of corn and 45 percent soybeans are now planted [Read More…]

Missouri corn planting is 81 percent complete, 19 percentage points behind last year. What’s emerged is 27 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 37 percent planted, 52 percentage points behind last year. Cotton planting is [Read More…]

There’s a sense of relief across the Corn Belt with President Trump’s decision not to put tariffs on Mexican imports, although he has threatened to reverse his decision. Gary Marshall is CEO of the Missouri [Read More…]

Planting progress in Nebraska, as of Sunday, stood at 94 percent on corn and 79 percent on soybeans. Despite the slow start, the state’s corn crop is rated 77 percent good to excellent. Winter wheat [Read More…]