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Corn Futures Higher as Focus on Election Uncertainty Grows
Corn Futures Higher as Focus on Election Uncertainty Grows — Daily Grain Highlights Marketscreener.com
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‘Not waiting until the war is over’ – Foreign investment keeps growing in Ukraine
‘Not waiting until the war is over’ – Foreign investment keeps growing in Ukraine Kyiv Independent
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Grains Higher on Technical and End User Buying: How Much of a Relief Rally Could That Produce?
Grains Higher on Technical and End User Buying: How Much of a Relief Rally Could That Produce? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Drought Prompts Nationwide Low Water Level Warnings
Drought Prompts Nationwide Low Water Level Warnings Newsweek
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Farmers Step Up to Help Communities in Post-Helene Crisis
MACON, Ga. — Sometimes, the old tools are best. At McCorkle Nurseries in McDuffie County, Hurricane Helene presented many problems, not the least of which was getting power to the computers that manage parts of the nursery’s automated systems, from controlling irrigation to coordinating the robots used to move and track plant inventory. Helene knocked…
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Candy producers using less chocolate this Halloween amid record cocoa prices
Hershey and other big chocolate producers are turning to gummies and other candy to offset supply issues with the crop.
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Prospects of year-round E15 bill in lame duck
Biofuel groups continue to push for a federal solution for year-round E15. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says he’s hopeful action will be taken during the lame duck session. “After the election, but before the new Congress comes in in January, maybe the farm bill (gets done and) maybe year-round E15. Right…
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Grassley concerned looming tax changes could hurt farm families
Farmers could see a very different tax landscape in 2025. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says with the expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the estate tax will likely be cut in half. “And I think that would be a major concern.” During a call with ag reporters Tuesday morning, the Iowa Republican…
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Hasty US corn and soy harvest pressures farmers, storage capacity
Hasty US corn and soy harvest pressures farmers, storage capacity The Pig Site
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Periodic Updates on the Grains, Livestock Futures Markets
Periodic Updates on the Grains, Livestock Futures Markets DTN The Progressive Farmer
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U.S. farmer spotlights women’s role in agriculture
U.S. farmer spotlights women’s role in agriculture Farms.com
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A long road to recovery for pastures post-Helene
A forage specialist says pastures could take up to two years to recover from Hurricane Helene’s damage. Bruno Pedreira with the University of Tennessee Beef and Forage Center, says it is a good idea to test the soil because the heavy rains likely washed away several nutrients. “Sample soil test will help us to know…
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Some farmers turning to bag storage
The agronomy manager for Wyffels Hybrids says a big crop has farmers turning to alternative methods of grain storage. Ryan Gentle, who covers Illinois for the company, tells Brownfield… “Starting to hear some storage challenges for guys and starting to see a lot of bags getting filled in fields as I go around, which is…
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Victorian Ghost Photographs Amused Viewers With Spooky Thrills
ST. PAUL, Minn. (THE CONVERSATION) — October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round…
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Hoard of 1,000-Year-Old Coins Unearthed in a Farmer’s Field Sells for $5.6M
LONDON (AP) — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a farmer’s field in southwest England, Staples and six friends had found a hoard of more than 2,500 silver coins…
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Congressional Candidates Outline Agricultural Priorities
RICHMOND, Va. — Voters concerned with agricultural issues can make informed decisions this election season, thanks to a comprehensive questionnaire completed by many of Virginia’s congressional contenders. Virginia Farm Bureau Federation sends a questionnaire to all state congressional candidates regarding issues important to Virginia agriculture. Their responses can be viewed at bit.ly/AgPACcandidateQA. “Congressional elections are an…
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Technical Buying and Demand Combine to Support Corn and Soybeans: Livestock Also Higher
Technical Buying and Demand Combine to Support Corn and Soybeans: Livestock Also Higher Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Drought Continues to Expand; Is a Pattern Shift Coming Soon?
(FARGO, ND)– Drought conditions continue to expand across a wide portion of the U.S. as fall harvest rolls along. The latest drought monitor shows well over 75% of the country in some form of drought from abnormally dry (D0) to exceptional drought (D4) as of this past Thursday. The question now is, when will we…
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More unseasonably mild, warm weather ahead for the Heartland; a trend towards wetter, too
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and parts of New England. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions across the lower Southeast, the Northwest, and northern sections of California and the Great Basin should contrast with near- or below-normal precipitation…
