Ag News
Coronavirus not a food safety risk, but be smart
Experts say its unlikely coronavirus spreads through food. While the USDA and FDA have not released any specific details for how coronavirus could affect food safety, the World Health Organization says consumers should practice good [Read More…]
Down day for corn, soybeans, and wheat
Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling, along with spillover from the outside markets. Contracts were up early on the spike in export demand from unknown destinations but couldn’t follow through. Wednesday [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 11, 2020
Mar. corn closed at $3.79 and 1/4, down 3/4 centMar. soybeans closed at $8.67 and 3/4, down 5 and 1/4 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $295.90, unchangedMar. soybean oil closed at 27.30, down 14 pointsMar. [Read More…]
Grassley doubts Administration will appeal 10th Circuit ruling on SREs
Earlier this week the Trump Administration was granted a two-week delay in deciding whether to appeal a court ruling on small refinery exemptions. Does that mean an appeal is likely? Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley doesn’t [Read More…]
Helping growers cultivate a more profitable season
Bayer PLUS Rewards allows farmers to choose the products that are right for their farms and earn rewards on their eligible purchases along the way. The Portal does all the heavy lifting so farmers don’t [Read More…]
AEM survey shows most farmers don’t know about “right to repair” legislation
A survey by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers shows the majority of farmers want the right to repair their own equipment, but only 28% are familiar with “right to repair” legislation that is currently circulating [Read More…]
NPPC VP confident coronavirus response boosts ASF prevention
The newly elected vice president of the National Pork Producers Council suggests the response to coronavirus will help protect the U.S. against African swine fever. Terry Wolters, a pork producer from Pipestone in southwest Minnesota, [Read More…]
Farmer says MFP will be needed to hang on if there isn’t movement quickly
A Texas farmer says if there isn’t movement quickly, farmers are going to need a third year of Market Facilitation Program payments. Matt Huie grows cotton and sorghum in Beeville, Texas, “Most farmers I know [Read More…]
Livestock Marketing Association requests ELD waiver extension
The Livestock Marketing Association is asking Congress to extend the Electronic Logging Device exemption for livestock haulers. LMA’s Jara Settles says without the waiver, the mandate would apply to livestock haulers beginning October first. But [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures sharply higher on oversold signals
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day sharply higher on oversold signals and broader market support. Feeder cattle were sharply higher on the same factors as the live pig. April live cattle [Read More…]
AFBF economist says farmers will continue to face challenges in 2020
The chief economist for American Farm Bureau says farmers will continue to face challenges in 2020. The USDA projects net cash farm income will fall nearly 10 percent to $109.6 billion this year. John Newton [Read More…]
Grain bin safety awareness raised across Midwest
Grain bin safety has become top of mind following multiple entrapments across the Midwest this winter. In southern Minnesota, a recent farm show featured a grain bin simulator that organizer Michele Schroeder says demonstrates what [Read More…]
Farmers help evaluate Dairyland’s new genetics
The fourth generation in the Dairyland Seed company says farm cooperators help determine the viability of the company’s hybrids. TJ Strachota says about 400 Midwest farmers grow on-farm strip trials to evaluate Dairyland’s new genetics. [Read More…]
Remnants of disastrous 2019 for sugarbeet growers expected to linger into 2020
Sugarbeet growers in the Red River Valley are concerned remnants of a disastrous 2019 will linger into the upcoming growing season. Ken Deibert with BASF says it was so wet last fall thousands of acres [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn bounce back
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying but closed towards the lower end of the day’s range. Contracts were oversold and followed the lead of the broader market, with the Dow and [Read More…]
CONAB sees big corn, soybean crops for Brazil
Brazil’s equivalent of the USDA continues to project a record soybean crop and a big corn crop. The latest estimate from CONAB has the crop at more than 124 million tons, up 8% from 2019, [Read More…]
Agronomist suggests farmers focus on plant nutrition
An agronomist says as agronomic practices change, plant nutrition will continue to be a key yield factor moving forward. John McGillicuddy is an independent agronomist with McGillicuddy Corrigan Agronomics based in Iowa. He tells Brownfield [Read More…]
The right products to boost the crops genetic yield potential
Making sure the crop gets off to a strong start is key to maximizing its genetic yield potential. In this Managing for Profit, Lynn Justeson with UPL outlines UPL products that will put together a [Read More…]
Farm applications are many
Propane supplier Luke Fitzpatrick is hard-pressed to list all the ways the fuel is used in agriculture. “Irrigation, grain drying, of course, building heat, generators to keep buildings warm whenever we have bad weather,” said [Read More…]
Ricketts call for passage of property tax relief bill
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, speaking Monday at the Governor’s Ag Conference in Kearney, made a strong plea for passage of LB 974, the property tax relief bill in the Nebraska Unicameral. [Read More…]