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Nafziger: One of the most uniform crops I’ve seen

Friday, August 23

A longtime University of Illinois Extension agronomist says the 2024 crop might be one of the best he’s ever seen. Emerson Nafziger, professor emeritus at the U of I, tells Brownfield… “Well, it’s never looked better.” He says, “I’ve been in Illinois watching the...

Cover Crop Follow-up Tour

Friday, August 23

Jared White will take part in a Cover Crop Tour with American Farmland Trust / Montgomery County Farm Bureau The post

Becknology Days sets focus on Root Reveal

Friday, August 23

Understanding what happens underneath the soil of a corn plant is just as important as what happens above it. Jim Schwartz with Beck’s Hybrids says the goal is to get the most out of the crop. “Really what we’re trying to understand is how does root architecture...

Spray drones looking to dominate ag tech industry

Friday, August 23

The Light Robotics Manager at Beck’s Hybrids says farmers can increase productivity on their operations by using advanced drone technology. Jim Love says there are a lot of opportunities for drone use, especially because it can get to places other sprayers can’t. “The drone technology, especially...

Good soybean crop expected in southeast MO

Thursday, August 22

Soybean harvest is coming soon and state extension specialists in southeast Missouri say the early planted soybeans are expected to have decent yields. “The average yield for this area is 65 bushels/acre for the soybeans.” Extension Agronomist Robyn Chlapecka says the August weather has...

USB chair discusses soy export outlook

Thursday, August 22

The chair of the United Soybean Board says he’s optimistic about the future of U.S. soy exports. Steve Reinhard says market expansion has been a focus of the U.S. Soybean Export Council’s Soy Connext summit in San Francisco, California this week. “I think we’re...

Conditions favorable in northern Ohio, dry further south

Thursday, August 22

A north-central Ohio farmer says challenges have been minimal during the growing season. Steve Reinhard raises soybeans, corn, wheat, malting barley, and hay near Bucyrus, and also serves as chairman of the United Soybean Board. “Things that got planted early in April look really...

Hutchinson native crowned Minnesota’s 71st Princess Kay

Thursday, August 22

The 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way is an ag and food business management student at the University of Minnesota. Rachel Visser of Hutchinson was crowned Wednesday night on the eve of the Minnesota State Fair. “I’m involved on a small family farm...

Buyer’s market for used farm machinery

Thursday, August 22

It’s a buyer’s market for used farm machinery. Jon Tofte with I-35 Auctions in north Iowa says farmers are reluctant to purchase because of high interest rates and low commodity prices. “These kinds of things do cause some pause on the market, but for...

Cattle, hog futures higher heading into Friday

Thursday, August 22

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher on oversold signals. Feeders found additional support from the lower move in corn. October live cattle closed $1.27 higher at $175.90 and December lives cattle closed $1.25 higher at $175.52. September feeder cattle...

Another down day for soybeans, corn on crop expectations

Thursday, August 22

Soybeans were sharply lower on speculative and technical selling. Most forecasts have warmer, drier weather to start September, but stress could be limited by generally good soil moisture levels. At this point, the trade is dialing in a record crop and while pod counts...

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 22, 2024

Thursday, August 22

Sep. corn closed at $3.71 and 1/2, down 4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $9.41 and 1/4, down 21 and 3/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $306.40, down $6.10Sep. soybean oil closed at 40.44, down 56 pointsSep. wheat closed at $5.11, down 8 and 3/4...