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Prairie spring wheat bids follow U.S. futures lower
Prairie spring wheat bids follow U.S. futures lower Manitobe Co-Operator
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Ukraine holds onto leading role in exports
Ukraine holds onto leading role in exports Farm Progress
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Fed cuts interest rates, could provide some relief for ag
Fed cuts interest rates, could provide some relief for ag Successful Farming
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Late-season warmth, heat continue for most; scattered showers, t-storms on the increase
Across the Corn Belt, showers stretch southward from Minnesota. The rain is causing only minor fieldwork delays and having little impact on pervasive Midwestern dryness. Warmth prevails throughout the Midwest, with Friday’s high temperatures expected to range from 80 to 90°F—with higher readings possible in the southwestern Corn Belt. On the Plains, late-season heat prevails…
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Vilsack: Reference price increase is pivotal in farm bill negotiations
Vilsack: Reference price increase is pivotal in farm bill negotiations Successful Farming
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Canada: Weather changes will impact ag in unexpected ways
Agriculture This Week: Weather changes will impact ag in unexpected ways SaskToday.ca
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FAO: La Niña Threatens Global Food Security
ROME — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for immediate global action to address the impending impacts of La Niña. It follows one of the strongest 2023-2024 El Niño climate events on record that affected more than 60 million people worldwide, including severe droughts in Southern Africa. FAO’s La Niña…
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Cattle Take a Breather: Corn and Soybeans Pressured by Harvest and Change in Brazil Weather
Cattle Take a Breather: Corn and Soybeans Pressured by Harvest and Change in Brazil Weather Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Fed cuts interst rates for first time since 2020. What does it mean for ag?
Lower rates could provide farms some financial relief and potentially boost prospects for U.S. exports.
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What Are the Benefits of Converting Row Crops to Perennial Forage Systems?
LUBBOCK, Texas — Perennial forage includes grasses and legumes that thrive for multiple years and develop persistent root systems that stabilize the soil and provide environmental benefits like enhanced biodiversity and improved water quality. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded Texas A&M AgriLife a $996,165 Seeding Solutions grant to develop best management practices that sustainably convert row…
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Chances of a Strike at East Coast and West Coast Ports are Growing; Here’s How it Could Impact Farmers
Chances of a Strike at East Coast and West Coast Ports are Growing; Here’s How it Could Impact Farmers Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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More mild to warm, largely dry weather ahead next week for most of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the West, North, and southern Texas having the greatest likelihood of experiencing warmer-than-normal weather. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across the western and north-central U.S., as well as northern New England, should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions from the central…
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Surge in Net Farm Income
LINCOLN, Neb. — The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) reports net farm income in Nebraska for 2023 surged to a record-setting $9.27 billion, $2.67 billion or 40 percent more than 2022 (Figure 1). Income last year exceeded the previous top of $8.044 billion in 2021 by more than $1 billion. The ERS estimate came as…
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Vilsack: U.S. farmers need farm bill certainty
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s encouraged to hear a new farm bill could be completed by the end of 2024, because U.S. farmers need certainty. “I’ve got confidence in the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate that as they begin discussions in earnest that they’ll ultimately get to a resolution.” But he says…
