Tag: corn
Ohio: Grain prices climbing as crops bake in 2012 drought
One-third of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest are projected to have poor yields this harvest due to the drought.
Grain markets: There’s no romance when flirting with the high
How bad is the current drought situation down on the farm? Things are so bad that analysts are now talking about 1956 instead of 1988.
A rally that weather has not stopped
Marlin Clark talks about how the weather is changing the crop market. He also discusses the drought of 1988.
U.S. farmers plant largest corn crop since 1937
WASHINGTON -- U.S. farmers planted 96.4 million acres of corn, up 5 percent from last year, making it the highest corn acreage in the...
Ethanol is still out there, but production is slowing
Production of corn-based ethanol is expected to reach peak annual use of corn at 5.6 billion bushels in 2014-15.
‘Meat glue’ issue involves wide misunderstanding, expert contends
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The sticking point when it comes to the current furor over the use of products given the unappetizing name “meat...
Farmers, say hello to the weather market
Put this week in your diary as the one that determines if we make a weather market run back up on grain prices, or continue the weekend downturn into new lows. Rain will be the reason.
Ask FSA Andy: Busy time of the year! Sign up now!
Hello Again!Is your corn in the ground? Are you done with beans yet? What? Are you just a bit busy right now? With...
New economics in commodity market favor better forage management
Higher corn prices raise the value of forage; it is cheaper to put cattle gains on grass rather than in the feedlot.
Use growth stage, not plant height, when applying herbicide
Herbicide application restrictions exist for several reasons, but the most important is the fact that crop injury is more likely to occur if applications are made outside a specified growth stage or range, according to University of Illinois associate professor of weed science Aaron Hager.
