Becks-concept-planterIt has been on display this summer, and this fall it will get to work planting wheat. But it?s not just any planter. Beck?s Hybrids has unveiled the concept planter that makes multi-row width, multi-hybrid planting reality with just one...
A U.S. Department of Agriculture report says the value of farm exports will push higher in 2017, coming on the heels of two straight years of lower numbers for farm goods. The forecast from USDA says fiscal year 2017 will see exports valued at just shy of $140...
Prepare for a Long HarvestRyan PielWhile some combines are rolling, many fields still remain too green. With a good deal of our corn not planted until late May and a summer with fewer than normal growing degrees, harvest may be late in starting and may take a lot...
According to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 1.047 million barrels per day (b/d)?or 43.97 million gallons daily. That is down 13,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production decreased to 1.050 million b/d for an annualized rate of...
Bump-in-farm-incomeJon Doggett-Bob Young-Roger JohnsonThe latest forecast for farm income shows a slight bump, following years of decline. Projections of farm income are part of USDA?s Economic Research Service 2017 Farm Sector Income Forecast which suggests that...
The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on nominees to the Department of Agriculture next week. Committee leaders, Chairman Pat Roberts and ranking minority member Debbie Stabenow, announced plans to hold the hearing for Ted McKinney and Stephen Censky on...
House Democrat Marcy Kaptur of Ohio has introduced an urban agriculture bill. Kaptur?s Urban Agriculture Production Act is described as a bipartisan bill that would bolster nutritional programs and farmers? markets and help create the next generation of local, urban...
China is planning to use ethanol to help draw-down the nation?s corn stocks, improve corn demand, and clean up smog in cities. China plans to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationally by 2020, pushing for an E10, or 10 percent ethanol blend, across what is...
September-crop-reportThe September crop report was once again bearish as USDA raised production estimates for corn and soybeans, and futures prices dipped accordingly yesterday after the release. There is a caveat though, according to USDA?s Gary Crawford.?Tuesday?s...
The National Pork Producers Council Tuesday petitioned the Department of Transportation for a waiver and exemption for livestock haulers from regulations that NPPC says could harm animal well-being. The petition was filed on behalf of the pork industry and other...
