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Weather indicates big crop, mixed blessing
Grain farming is a mixed bag right now. It is hard to get everything we want, because they are in conflict.
August weather to decide summer crop prices
Will the weather improve drought-stricken beans in the Northwest Corn Belt or yellowed bean fields of the Eastern Corn Belt? Marlin Clark weighs in.
Recent grain market mystery solved
When you have the futures market $2 above the cash market, your intuition is that the market is just broken. How ag economists solved the mystery.
Continuous corn faces higher nitrogen stress than crop in rotation, study finds
DES MOINES, Iowa — Corn grown in rotation with soybeans requires less nitrogen fertilizer than continuous corn, while producing higher average yields per acre, according to a recent research study by Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business. “Our research shows that corn residue acts like a ‘sponge’ immobilizing the fertilizer, making it temporarily unavailable to the
Ohio corn producers should prepare; Western bean cutworm moth damage is cutting a niche
WOOSTER, Ohio — A staggering number of Western bean cutworm moths were trapped in Ohio corn fields this year compared to previous years, however, economic damage has yet to be recorded. Corn pests “The large increase of adult moths caught and the presence of the pest on infested corn suggests that producers will have to
Biofuels, beef and big corn acres: Feds see farm outlook in their crystal ball
URBANA, Ill. – Some of us want to know what the future holds, like tomorrow’s weather forecast. Others want to know what the future holds so they can calculate what the farm economy will be like in 10 years.
USDA estimates planted corn acreage to surpass early projections despite record rain
Surprise report from USDA: U.S. farmers planted second-largest corn acreage in more than 60 years, at 92.3 million acres.
USDA grain stocks report: Ohio has the lowest corn carryover since 1997
Nationally, corn and soybean stocks stored in all positions are down 17 percent from 2012.
Dissecting the Sgt. Schultz market
In northeast Ohio, farmers are mostly standing on the carpet in front of the Farm Credit officer, trying to get the line of credit renewed, and trying to explain why they are still sitting on most of their corn and beans.
Struggling to explain lower grain prices
Crops are in bad shape in the Midwest, and the grain market is trying to decide just how bad. Columnist Marlin Clark shares some insight.
