Grain Length Takes a Hit in Ohio
| | | | | | | | | | | Pro Farmer Crop Tour, Day 1: South Dakota Conditions 'Disappointing,' Grain Length Takes a Hit in Ohio | | | | "The corn had major pollination problems, some with 'zipper' ears and no viable kernels," reports Western Crop Tour Consultant Brent Judisch. "This is my 10th time through South Dakota on Crop Tour and it was the worst I've ever seen it by far." On the eastern leg, Crop Tour Consultant Mark Bernard says: "This crop will need all of September for full development to occur. We saw very little dented corn. In some bean fields, the pods were flat." | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | Corn Basis Is Imploding Around The Country Jon Scheve encourages farmers to understand how the market works to avoid missing opportunities. If your grain marketing strategy does not take into consideration basis and spreads, you are severely limiting yourself. Read More |
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| | | | | | Farmer Ground-Truths Numbers on Wide Rows, Low Pops and Profitability How low and wide can a farmer go? 30,000 seeds per acre, or a lean 20,000, or even a bare-bones 5,000 on 60” rows, and still maintain profit levels? Across three years of ongoing field trials, Thomas Hairston is turning wide-row crop speculation into action on his farm. Read More |
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| | | | | | Q&A: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the USDA’s $300M investment in organics The new Organic Transition Initiative is aimed at helping to build new and better markets as well as streams of income for farmers and producers. Read More |
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| | | | Weather Watch With AgDay's Meteorologist Texas has been inundated with rain and now that system is pushing East. Meteorologist Andrew Whitmyer is tracking it. Read More |
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