Recent Rains Won't Be Enough to Rid Plains, Southwest of Drought
| | | | | 95% of Corn Is Planted and Crop Conditions Are Off to Better Start Than 2020 | | The latest USDA Crop Progress Report showed 10 out of 18 states peg corn planting progress at 95% or better. More than 81% of the corn crop is popping out of the ground with three-quarters of the crop in good-to-excellent condition. | | | |
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| | | | What’s up with the ag job outlook? | | Farmers, how are you filling jobs around the farm? Farm employees, what’s the job market look like from your point of view? Sound off in this quick, three-question survey. | | | |
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| | Recent Rains Won't Be Enough to Rid Plains, Southwest of Drought The dire drought situation is one USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey thinks could last through at least the remainder of 2021. Forecasts also point to a drier weather pattern returning for Texas and the Plains. Read More |
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| | | DC Signal to Noise: Big Infrastructure Plans Require a Big Budget In this week's Signal to Noise, AgriTalk's Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer take a closer look at the U.S. – China trade relationship, the infrastructure bill and the dynamics at play in the meatpacking industry, including the cyberattack on JBS. Read More |
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| | | Ag Economy Barometer Takes Sharp Drop, Farmland Value Expectations Climb "The potential for changing tax rules and rising input costs appeared to be on producers’ minds this month and were the primary drivers for the Ag Barometer’s decline,” says James Mintert, a Purdue University economist and author of the Barometer. Read More |
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| | How Does The Delivery Process Work For Corn On The CME In response to a reader's request, Jon Scheve calls on his friend Joe Rich of O’Bryan Commodities to help explain how the complex corn futures delivery process works. Read More |
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| | | Jet Stream Changes Bring Rain and Warmer Temperatures Meteorologist Matt Engelbrecht shows us how a change in the jet stream will affect weather across the country this week. Read More |
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| | Join Farm Journal Experts June 8 for Farm Journal Field Days Cattle Quality and Premiums, from Handling to Market Register now for this FREE two-day, online event and discover essential insights on mixing and feeding, disease management, traceability and how to gain better value for production. Read More |
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