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Stay Safe When Applying Anhydrous Ammonia This Spring
It’s one of the lowest-cost and typically most abundant fertilizer source for corn farmers, but anhydrous ammonia is a potentially…
Northern Plains Snow This Week Should Improve Soil Moisture Deficits
Looking ahead to this summer, multiple models forecast warmer-than-normal temperatures for much of the U.S., but there’s less agreement as…
Farmer Sentiment Rockets Higher, Survey Shows
Economists at Purdue University collaborate with the CME Group to take a look at farmer marketplace sentiment every month in…
Slight Grain Stocks Shifts Expected from Friday USDA WASDE Data
In its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report slated for release Friday morning, USDA is expected make…
Rising Midwest Weed Pressures, Moisture Extremes Likely — Scientists
With gradual changes in the climate, Midwestern farmers could begin facing new crop challenges as things like weeds evolve to…
Southern Forage Producers Face Fertilizer, Drought Challenge
Drought has been a major challenge for all ag producers in the southern Plains in the last year, and new…
Mild Weather Weekend Ahead as Northern Plains Drought Continues
Dryness in the northern Plains stretching west to the Pacific Northwest and down the California coast is the dominant ag…
Taiwan Testing Hog Herd After African Swine Fever Discovery
Officials say they’re conducting nationwide African Swine Fever (ASF) tests on the hog herd in Taiwan after a deceased animal…
Iowa Farmland Prices Shoot Higher on Grain Markets, Interest Rates
Farmland values in Iowa — a marketplace commonly watched as an indicator of overall Midwestern ag financial health — have surged…
Soil Moisture Levels Could Trim Early Crop Potential — Meteorologist
With its first weekly Crop Progress Report of 2021, USDA-NASS kicked off the crop monitoring year, indicating the early steps…