Crop & Feed Grains
Would you fund your own crop insurance program?
Crop insurance premiums for 2013 will be minimally different from last year. They will be less than 2012 because of the re-ratings by USDA’s Risk Management Agency, but not reflect any increase because of higher indemnity payouts from the 2012 drought.
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Corn growers: Assess wireworm risk prior to planting
Corn growers need to scout their fields to determine wireworm populations before planting so they don't miss the optimum treatment window, a Purdue Extension entomologist says.
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Trading limits for CBOT corn revert to 40 cents
The daily trading limit for Chicago Board of Trade corn futures and options will revert to 40 cents a bushel for Tuesday's session, while limits for oats will widen, CBOT's parent CME Group said on Monday.
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Brumm Speaks Out: Should you pellet your diets today?
With high feed ingredient prices there is renewed interest in pelleting swine diets to capture feed efficiency improvements. Historic data in the literature suggests upwards of a 7 percent improvement in feed conversion and 5-6 percent improvement in daily gain when corn-soybean meal-based diets were pelleted.
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Another surprising corn stocks estimate
The USDA’s quarterly estimates of U.S. corn inventories have become a source of substantial surprises for the corn market.
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Missouri ‘Right to Farm’ bill moves closer to law
Just a few more hurdles remain before Missouri’s ‘Right to Farm’ bill becomes law.
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A cold spring is tough on crops
A cold spring is not an enjoyable experience for farmers who pride themselves on being first to plant wheat in the fall and corn in the spring. During the past few years these courageous planters have been fortunate to get warmer than normal spring weather, but this year it seems that the tables may have turned.
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Decision soon on Japan joining TPP
The United States, New Zealand and nine other countries negotiating a free trade pact in the Asia-Pacific region could formally decide next month whether to allow Japan into the talks, New Zealand's trade minister said earlier this week.
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Now is the time to fine tune your sprayer
Higher pesticide costs and new chemicals designed to be used in lower doses make accurate application more important than ever. There is no better time than early spring to take a closer look at your sprayer.
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Is the farmland price bubble poised to burst?
With farmland across the nation soaring, many farmers are questioning the potential fallout if – or when – the farmland price bubble pops.
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How many corn acres will be planted in 2013?
What is your guess for the March 28th USDA projection for planted acreage for corn? Likely, if you are not planting as much corn as others, you think the number will be on the low end of the 96-99 million possible range.
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- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Weather report: Thunderstorms dot the southern Plains
- Corn market reacted poorly to the Crop Progress data
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Premium Standard Farms Founder Dies Unexpectedly
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
- Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
