The Spring of 2019 will be remembered as a historic year for rainfall as well as late planting. Years with similar weather, that also resulted in late planting (2013, 1995, 1993 and 1984), saw national yields that were well below pre-planting expectations. The grain markets have rallied and prices have improved. UMB Bank’s Lance Albin …
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Jul 17
Dairy Experience Forum explores consumer views on milk
Dairy farmers are gathering in the Twin Cities this week to have what Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lentsch calls “disruptive conversations” about consumer preferences. Lentsch tells Brownfield the Dairy Experience Forum addresses the vast and ever-changing opinions people have about milk. “This is a conversation that is going to happen with or without us. And …
Jul 17
Heat wave expanding across the Plains, Midwest
Across the Corn Belt, Post-Tropical Cyclone Barry is moving east-northeastward across the lower Great Lakes region, producing scattered showers. Meanwhile, a cold front is sparking widespread showers and thunderstorms across the upper Midwest. Elsewhere, heat and oppressive humidity is building across the southwestern Corn Belt, including Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. On the Plains, hot …
Jul 17
Optimizing yield on late planted crops
After being encouraged to plant soybeans early to achieve higher yields, many farmers who were forced to plant soybeans late are concerned what their yields might look like this fall. In this Managing for Profit GROWMARK-FS agronomist Samantha Schmidgall, based in Illinois, will highlight three management practices to stay on top of this year to …
Jul 16
Bayer announces move to St. Louis
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced today Bayer’s North American Crop Science Division is moving 500 jobs to Creve Coeur, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The announcement comes after Parson’s trip to Europe where he met with Bayer CEO Werner Baumann. Parson says the $164 Million move has been in the works since before the …
Jul 16
Outside markets pressure cattle futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were lower on profit-taking ahead of widespread direct cash business. Feeder cattle futures were lower on the same factors with additional pressure from the outside markets. August live cattle closed $.27 lower at $108.22 and October live cattle closed $.52 lower at $109.25. August feeder cattle closed …
Jul 16
Moniteau County, Missouri takes CAFO-related health ordinance back to drawing board
The Moniteau County Health Board Monday withdrew its motion for a health ordinance that would effectively regulate concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. The issue will be reconsidered after discussion by a study group that includes farmers, according to James Canter, chairman of that board. “Everybody’s in favor of clean air and clean water, right,” …
Jul 16
A stunted soybean crop in 2019
An extension crops educator says soybeans planted late will be shorter and struggle to achieve canopy closure. Dave Nicolai with the University of Minnesota says in many places the crop is hitting the critical blooming phase. “They’ll put on more height, but I think in a lot of cases, less canopy cover (and) shorter soybeans. …
Jul 16
Agronomist says corn yields might ‘surprise farmers’
A Burrus Seeds field agronomist says Missouri and Illinois farmers need to hold off on fungicide applications as close to tasseling as possible. Dana Harder says earlier applications don’t bring fungicide resources to the ear, losing yield benefit. “We want to delay those applications as close to tasseling as we can,” Harder says. “And when …
Jul 16
Soybeans, corn lower on higher crop ratings
Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling. The USDA’s crop condition rating improved last week, when most had been expecting at least some decline because of drier than normal conditions in some areas and the continued impact of wet weather earlier in the season. Still, development’s slow and there are a lot of questions …
