Daily Movement Report
USDAFri May 10, 11:01PM CDT
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National Fruit and Vegetable Retail Report
USDAFri May 10, 8:53PM CDT
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National Watermelon Report
USDAFri May 10, 7:11PM CDT
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Russia’s wheat freeze, historical corn price patterns & how global weather extremes are affecting markets
Best Weather Inc.Fri May 10, 7:04PM CDT
Jim covers the major weather drivers for soybeans, corn, wheat, cocoa, and natural gas.
Making U.S. wheat more competitive
Brownfield Ag NewsFri May 10, 6:04PM CDT
Peter Laudeman with U.S. Wheat Associates talks about new wheat breeding technologies that could make U.S. wheat more competitive on the global market. ...
3 Dividend Kings That Cut (Or Will Cut) Their Dividends
BarchartFri May 10, 6:00PM CDT
Dividend aristocracy isn't always a sure thing. Here are 3 companies that have been or will be booted from the coveted king's list.
Shocking Surprises
AgWebFri May 10, 5:56PM CDT
Farm bill funding remains unclear
Brownfield Ag NewsFri May 10, 5:48PM CDT
Mike Stranz with the National Farmers Union says it’s unclear how farm bill funding will play out this year. Hear more in our interview with Stranz at the NAFB Washington Watch. ...
Hog producers more optimistic heading into summer
Brownfield Ag NewsFri May 10, 5:32PM CDT
Lori Stevermer, the president of the National Pork Producers Council, talks about the farm bill and hog production in southern Minnesota in this interview from the NAFB Washington Watch. ...
Weather limiting preemergence herbicide applications
Brownfield Ag NewsFri May 10, 5:16PM CDT
Wet and windy conditions are limiting herbicide spraying this spring. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says crops are emerging before a preemergent herbicide can be applied. “Some of those herbicides do have some restrictions on, they’ve got to be on within three days of planting. So before we...
Genetic code determining cotton leaf shape gets cracked
Thu Dec 29, 2016
The researchers describe how they manipulated the genetic code to alter the shape of a cotton plant's leaves in potentially beneficial ways in this Southeast Farm Press article.
Cotton acreage to increase in LRGV for 2017
Thu Dec 29, 2016
Cotton is making a comeback in the Rio Grande Valley in 2017, spurred in part by new cotton technology. Read more on the comeback from this Southwest Farm Press article.
Farm financial management in challenging times
Thu Dec 29, 2016
As long as corn prices are projected to be below $4.00 per bushel, net incomes on Illinois grain farms will be relatively low. It is highly likely that below $4.00 corn will continue for the crop harvested in 2016. Unless a large shortfall occurs someplace in the world, below $4.00 corn likely will...
Headwinds to ag outlook remain despite strength in exports
Thu Dec 29, 2016
Some agricultural commodity prices in the U.S. got a boost from exports over the summer, but elevated exports seemed to only keep prices for some commodities from dropping further. Low commodity prices in late 2016 have put downward pressure on farm income, credit conditions, such as repayment rates...