Crop & Feed Grains
The crop insurance ball now in your court
When all was said and done, the spring guarantees for revenue types of crop insurance were a long way from recent highs in the commodity market, and were practically parallel to the spring guarantees of 2012, a year ago.
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Improved drought picture over last year
A meteorologist says drought-wise the nation as whole is doing better than at this time last year. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more.
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Snow helps, but can’t pull Plains from drought
Two wet winter storm systems walloped the Plains over the past week, but even the late-winter moisture won’t be enough to pull many key agricultural states out of the drought. However, it was able to momentarily pause the drought’s progression.
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USDA chief economist: Production up, prices down
USDA’s chief economist says U.S. crop production should increase in 2013 and that could lead to lower prices for farmers. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more.
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Location, timing critical for double-crop success
Double-cropping soybeans after wheat provides the opportunity to harvest two crops in the same year from the same piece of land. But there are challenges and concerns with double-cropping.
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Study: Produce 200 bushels of corn with little irrigation
Three years of a research study to determine if 200 bushels of corn can be produced with a maximum of 12 inches of added irrigation water has one conclusion – not in normal or lower-than-average rainfall years.
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Brumm Speaks Out: What is your summer management strategy?
While it may still be winter in the US, now is the time to begin implementing summer management strategies. The pigs you are placing into finishers this week will be going to market in June.
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Free event focuses on how to reach 100-bushel soybeans
Today's soybean farmers are reaching high for 100-bushel soybean yields, and they will learn about increasing yields during the 2013 soy100 meeting held March 5 at the South Dakota State University campus.
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Syngenta rescues farmers from data deluge
Along with managing more acres, U.S. farmers face the challenge of managing—and analyzing—more data. This trend is fueling interest in the AgriEdge Excelsior Program from Syngenta.
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U.S. corn stocks to triple from big crop, small exports
The U.S. corn stockpile will more than triple following a record large harvest this fall as strong competition from Brazil and Argentina limits U.S. exports and ethanol production stays flat, the Agriculture Department said on Friday.
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Winter weather loosened soil; no-till a viable option
Cold winter temperatures and increased precipitation have helped loosen soils enough that spring tillage might not be necessary in Indiana farm fields, a Purdue Extension agronomist says.
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