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USDA reports on national crop progress
USDA reports on national crop progress newsdakota.com
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What’s Keeping Farmland Prices High?
The farmland market across the Midwest is resilient. While the commodity markets have been pushing lower for almost a year and reaching below breakeven levels, Doug Hensley, President of Hertz Farm Management, says we’ve not seen land prices retreat in a similar fashion. While land sales aren’t making new highs, sale after sale in the…
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Illinois Farmland Values Remain Strong According to Farm Credit Study
MAHOMET, Ill. — Farmland values throughout central and southern Illinois increased 7.49% on average from last year, according to the 2024 study of 22 benchmark farms by the Farm Credit Illinois (FCI) appraisal team. The study has occurred annually since 1974. Land values had a dramatic run-up beginning in 2003 until peaking in 2014. The…
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More on the USDA’s Meat Labeling
More on the USDA’s Meat Labeling WNAX
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US ag trade deficit projected to top $42 billion
US ag trade deficit projected to top $42 billion Farm Talk
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Using Drought Stressed Soybeans for Hay or Silage
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Long before soybeans were cultivated as oil seed crops, they were first domesticated and used in the United States primarily as a forage. Soybeans harvested as forage are high in protein and lower in fiber than grasses making them an excellent forage if harvested and stored properly. Soybeans harvested as a forage…
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US total corn consumption in July up by 4% year on year
US total corn consumption in July up by 4% year on year AgriCensus
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Changes To Expect In The Farmland Market This Fall
Changes To Expect In The Farmland Market This Fall Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Illinois corn maturing ahead of pace
The USDA says the Illinois corn crop is maturing ahead of pace. Gallatin County farmer Jeff Scates says his early harvest results are below expectations. “Not quite as good as we had hoped for on the corn front.” He says, “We also have cut some beans and we’re kind of up and down a little…
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Michigan soybean harvest in sight
Corn and soybeans are just starting to mature in Michigan. Southwest Michigan farmer Jake Drozd tells Brownfield soybean harvest is getting close. “There’s some beans turning, there are guys probably cutting soybeans next week,” he shares. “Our own stuff, I’d say we’re probably going to be that 3rd to 4th week of September on some…
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Corn harvest begins in Missouri
Corn harvest is underway in Missouri, ahead of average for this time of the year. USDA says corn harvest for grain is 5% complete, with 39% of the crop mature. Rice harvest continues in the Missouri Bootheel at 15% complete, also ahead of average. Cotton bolls are starting to open at 14%, ahead of average.…
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Kansas crop conditions largely unchanged as harvest approaches
Corn and soybean conditions were largely unchanged from week to week. According to USDA’s weekly conditions report, 48% of the crop is rated good to excellent, up slightly from last week. The USDA reports 36% of the crop is at the mature stage, with 96% in the dough stage and 76% in the dough stage.…
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Corn harvest in Kentucky is in full swing
Harvest is underway in Kentucky. Corn harvest is 11% complete, with 80% of the crop in the dent stage and 50% mature. Sixty-seven percent is rated good to excellent. Caleb Ragland farms in central Kentucky and says he’ll have a little later harvest this year. “Our potential is probably slightly below average, but I think we’ll…
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Nebraska crops continue to improve ahead of harvest
Corn continues to mature in Nebraska as farmers prepare for harvest. According to USDA’s weekly crop progress report, 23% of the state’s crop is mature, compared to 17% a week ago, with 67% of the crop reported as good to excellent. USDA says 93% of corn is in the dough stage and 74% at the…
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Safety First: Considerations for Early Fall Manure Removal
Safety First: Considerations for Early Fall Manure Removal Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Weakening Farm Income Prospects Weigh on Farmer Sentiment
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The August Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of a significant downturn in the U.S. farm economy. The Index of Current Conditions also dropped 17 points to 83, while the…
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Why egg prices are becoming expensive again
An expert said continued bird flu challenges across U.S. poultry farms have caught up to the markets at the wholesale and retail levels.
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Koch completes controversial $3.6B fertilizer plant acquisition
The sale was widely panned by lawmakers and agricultural groups, who said it further consolidates the market at the expense of taxpayers.
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USDA to measure bee colony loss
USDA to measure bee colony loss WGRZ.com
