Month: March 2023

The USDA is projecting fewer cotton acres this year and larger planted area for rice. Upland cotton acres are pegged at 11.102 million, a drop of 18% on the year, with the biggest year-to-year decline [Read More…]

U.S. wheat farmers raised planted area in 2023. Planted area for all types of wheat is pegged at 49.855 million acres, a little bit more than the Ag Outlook Forum and a jump of 9% [Read More…]

A northwest Minnesota cow/calf producer is in the heart of calving season. Shayne Isane of Badger tells Brownfield there’s a lot of snow to contend with. “But up to this point it’s been fine. These [Read More…]

The USDA’s Quarterly Stocks report shows the effects of solid demand and lower production. Corn stocks on March 1st were reported at 7.401 billion bushels, a little bit less than what analysts were expecting ahead [Read More…]

The USDA is projecting higher planted area for corn and soybeans in 2023. Corn planted area is estimated at 91.996 million acres, about a million larger than the Ag Outlook Forum guess from earlier this [Read More…]

Across the Corn Belt, a major, late-season winter storm is producing snow and freezing rain across the far upper Midwest, leading to blizzard conditions in much of South Dakota and environs.  A sharp temperature gradient [Read More…]