Stand Establishment And Soil Compaction Challenges May Crop Up This Spring 

Source: Purdue University

Cool, wet weather conditions are expected to continue this spring, which may result in stand establishment and soil compaction concerns for many Hoosier farmers...

Argentine Farm Strike Continues 

The two sides in the Argentine farm strike appear to be digging in their heels as the protest enters its third week. Transportation into the nation’s main export ports has been blocked...

USDA Reports 

By Bob Sampson

The most important of three upcoming USDA reports in terms of crop prices may be the Prospective Plantings report, says Darrel Good, University of Illinois Extension marketing specialist...

Pathologist: Be Wary Of Fungicide Yield Boost Claims 

Source: Purdue University

Farmers who apply fungicide to corn and soybeans because they believe the chemical boosts yields could be treating their crops with little more than a placebo, Greg Shaner, Purdue University Extension plant pathologist, says...

Glyphosate-Resistant Johnsongrass Confirmed 

Source: Monsanto

The University of Arkansas and Monsanto have confirmed glyphosate-resistant johnsongrass in a field in southeast Arkansas. In a separate case, Monsanto and specialists at Mississippi State University (MSU) confirm a case of johnsongrass...

USDA Cuts U.S. Soy, Wheat Stocks 

By Richard Brock

On Tuesday morning, USDA lowered its estimates of 2007-2008 U.S ending stocks for soybeans and wheat by more than the trade expected, while leaving its corn carryout estimate unchanged from February...

Agricultural Outlook Presented To U.S. Congress: Grain Prices High, Net Farm Income Strong 

Source: FAPRI

Grain prices increased dramatically in the last two years and are expected to remain well above pre-2006 levels, report economists with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)...

UNL Extension Offers Crop Scout Training in March 

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Crop scouts will learn how to better manage pests during a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Crop Scout Training for Pest Managers program on March 17....

Acreage and Yield 

Source: University of Illinois

The corn and soybean markets need to offer the right incentives for corn and soybean acreage in 2008, says University of Illinois Extension Marketing Specialist Darrel Good....

Vegetable Oil Markets Soar 

By Richard Brock

World vegetable oil prices continue to rise to new all-time highs amid ideas China will boost imports further as it tries to control strong food-price inflation...

Conservation Reserve Program 

Source: University of Illinois

The debate surrounding the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is an indication of the concern about production risk in 2008 and the implications for crop prices and the resulting impact on livestock producers and, ultimately, on food prices, says University of Illinois Extension Marketing Specialist Darrel Good...

Ag Economist: World Grain Demand Straining U.S. Supply  

Consumers usually reduce their purchases of goods and services if prices become too high. Buyers of U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat seem to be ignoring that economic principle, however, as the nation's grain stocks reach critically low levels, says Chris Hurt, a Purdue University agricultural economist...

Corn, Soybean, Wheat Prices Hit All-Time Highs 

Soybeans reached an all-time price high the night of Feb. 14 with July 2008 soybean futures selling for $14.08 on the CBOT's electronic platform...

New Farm Bill Update – Part II 

By Kent Thiesse

As Congress works to complete the passage of a new farm bill, producers have raised some questions regarding process and provisions in a potential new farm bill, and what effect it might have on their farming operations in 2008...

Call For Farm Bill Conference 

The leaders of the House Agriculture Committee, in an “open letter to the farm bill community,” dated Feb. 9, said the U.S. farm bill process was at a “critical” point...