The swine health director at the Indiana Board of Animal Health says producers in Indiana are ramping up biosecurity efforts by participating in Securing Indiana’s Pork Supply plan. Dr. Kelli Werling says this is especially critical as additional cases of African Swine Fever are identified internationally. “Being able to have these preparedness steps done, or …
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Jul 16
Mnuchin: US-China trade call to take place this week
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters Monday U.S. and Chinese officials will have another “principal-level” call this week. This will be the second time negotiators have spoken since President Trump and Chinese president Xi agreed to restart talks. Mnuchin says if the call goes well, he and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer may travel to …
Jul 16
More producers are adopting cover crop, no-till practices
Cover crop acreage has grown rapidly over the past five years according to a recent Soil Health Institute study based on 2017 Ag Census data. Rob Myers, a University of Missouri agronomist, says more producers are adopting cover crop and no-till practices. “Cover crops increased by 50 percent during that five-year period we also saw …
Jul 15
Minnesota corn crop catching up
Corn has begun tasseling in south-central Minnesota. Dave Nicolai with the University of Minnesota says the first reports of tassels are coming from the Mankato area. “We (also) have some corn on the St. Paul campus that was planted April 26th (that) is well into the tasseling stage (as well). But by and large, most …
Jul 15
Corn-based plastics the next ethanol?
Ethanol revolutionized corn demand. And the Minnesota Corn Growers believe corn-based plastics could have a similar impact. MCGA president Brian Thalmann says the Association recently invested more than $450,000 towards research conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Polymers to develop the next generation of bio-plastics. “The world use of petroleum-based plastics is …
Jul 15
Arkansas crops: cotton 91% and rice 61% good to excellent
Arkansas crops are progressing, but precipitation would be welcomed. According to the latest Crop Progress report from the USDA, 85 percent of the cotton crop is rated good to excellent, with 91 percent of the crop squaring and 72 percent setting bolls. Rice is rated 61 percent good to excellent with 9 percent heading. Extension …
Jul 15
Profit taking pushes corn, soybeans, wheat lower
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. The trade is waiting to see what’s next with China, with their soybean demand impacted by African Swine Fever. Beijing has recently confirmed a slowdown in bean purchases coinciding with significant drops in swine herd size. There are more than 200 million bushels of previously purchased …
Jul 15
39% of Indiana corn, 38% of soybeans are good to excellent
Soybean planting wrapped up in Indiana last week, but both corn and soybean progress remain well behind schedule. According to the USDA, corn is 39 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 38 percent good to excellent. Farmers were able to make significant progress with winter wheat harvest. Winter wheat is 96 percent mature and 79 …
Jul 15
Senator Young discusses planting season, ag issues with Hoosier farmers
Indiana Senator Todd Young met with farmers and industry leaders Friday to discuss ag policy issues. West Central Indiana Farmer Brent Bible says it allowed farmers to discuss how the 2019 planting season is impacting their operations. “We weren’t able to lay a good foundation with our planting season so no matter what kind …
