Crop & Feed Grains http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains RSS Feed for Crop & Feed Grains en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:51:14 GMT Corn conditions a tad better than last year http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Corn-conditions-a-tad-better-than-last-year-211870751.html This year may be wetter than 2012 for some Corn Belt states, but that doesn’t mean corn conditions are much better. New tools emerging to measure soil health http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/New-tools-emerging-to-measure-soil-health-211819661.html The Michigan State University Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center is considering new tools to evaluate soil health and fertility. Difficult to anticipate corn production http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Difficult-to-anticipate-corn-production-210841301.html The corn market appears to be having difficulty anticipating the likely size of the 2013 U.S. crop. FDA lists licensed mills, distributors for medicated feeds http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/FDA-lists-licensed-mills-distributors-for-medicated-feeds-209995471.html The Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 requires certain medicated feed mills to be licensed with FDA, and the agency recently published a list of licensed facilities and Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) distributors. Soil residual herbicide options after soybean emergence http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Soil-residual-herbicide-options-after-soybean-emergence-209709111.html With very tight windows of opportunity to plant this year, many are asking what options are available if soybeans emerged before a preemergence herbicide application was made. Plains storms cause minor harm to Oklahoma/Kansas wheat http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Plains-storms-cause-minor-harm-to-OklahomaKansas-wheat-208373501.html Tornadoes, high winds, rain and hail that cut a swath across the midsection of the United States on Sunday and Monday did only minimal harm to the winter wheat crop in top producers Kansas and Oklahoma, agricultural experts said. Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Showers-to-slow-US-corn-seedings-from-blistering-pace-208294601.html Occasional rainfall over the next week to 10 days will slow seedings of the U.S. corn crop, which was planted at a record fast pace last week, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Corn-planting-paces-turns-from-record-slow-to-record-fast-208191371.html Drier weather last week gave farmers the opportunity they needed to make up for lost time. After struggling for weeks against the wetter weather, they were able to get 71 percent of the corn in the ground. USDA researches environmentally friendly farming http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/USDA-researches-environmentally-friendly-farming-206595501.html A USDA researcher is studying the feasibility of using cheaper alternatives to commercial fertilizers and how much farmers can use in an environmentally friendly way. Lawmakers plan to start drafting farm bill next week http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-resources/crop-feed-grains/Lawmakers-plan-to-start-drafting-farm-bill-next-week-206461791.html Congress will begin writing a new, $500 billion U.S. farm law next week, the head of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday, even as calls mounted for deeper cuts in farm subsidies and food stamp spending.