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Jul 08
Alltech planet of plenty award nominations are open
Alltech is calling for nominations for their Planet of Plenty awards until the end of July. The awards will recognize different individuals including farmers, students and educators who make strides in agricultural sustainability. Susanna Elliot is the head of communications for Alltech, she tells Brownfield many producers around the world are already working towards …
Jul 08
South Dakota winter wheat more than two-thirds good to excellent
South Dakota corn is 62 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 52 percent good to excellent and three percent are blooming. Almost a third would be blooming normally. Winter wheat is 68 percent good to excellent and 97 percent headed. That’s close to normal. Spring wheat is 71 percent good to excellent and is 61 …
Jul 08
Nebraska continues high crop ratings; wheat harvest just getting underway
Nebraska continues to have some of the highest crop ratings in the Midwest. As of Sunday, 76 percent of the state’s corn and 73 percent of soybeans were rated good to excellent. Corn silking was two percent, 14 points behind the five-year average. Soybean blooming was 10 percent, well behind the 37 average. Pasture and …
Jul 08
Corn up on crop questions, weather concerns
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade is waiting for the resumption of talks with China, which is expected to happen later this week. There’s not a lot of optimism about this round of discussions as China’s tariff on U.S. beans remain in place and Beijing says U.S. tariffs have …
Jul 08
Mississippi sued over meat labeling law
A vegan food company is suing the state of Mississippi over a new state law that bans companies from using meat related terms to describe plant-based food products. Upton’s Naturals Co., based in Illinois, and the Plant Based Foods Association filed a federal lawsuit last week saying the law goes against their freedom of speech. …
Jul 08
U.S. corn rating up 1%, development still slow
U.S. corn and soybean development remains slower than average. Both crops got off to a slow start this year because of widespread planting delays and there is a lot of uncertainty about actual planted area. The USDA currently resurveying producers in 14 states with the results out in August. As of Sunday, 98% of corn …
Jul 08
Alternative to spraying for Japanese beetle management
It’s Japanese beetle season and that means damage to crops. But the University of Missouri is moving forward with its research on insecticide impregnated nets as an alternative to broad spectrum insecticides. MU entomologist Kevin Rice says a graduate student is conducting tests where the nets are set up on the outside borders of field …
Jul 08
USDA Supply and Demand Report to be released Thursday
USDA’s upcoming Supply and Demand report will include updated old and new crop export projections. Outlook Board chairman Seth Meyer says a lot of data and analysis go into the numbers. “We’ll take a look forward and if we make any adjustments on supply, that will of course effect our domestic prices and our availability …
Jul 08
First-quarter shows some positive economic signs for farmers
Tanner Ehmke from CoBank says financial stress is still a problem for farmers and ranchers, but there are some positive signs and an opportunity for grain farmers. Tanner Ehmke from CoBank on Managing For Profit Continue reading First-quarter shows some positive economic signs for farmers at Brownfield Ag News.
