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Farmers need to think long-term when making planning decisions
Farming decisions this year can have a big effect for several seasons to come. Todd McRoberts, the Corn Technical Product Lead for Syngenta Corn Traits, said planning ahead is more important now than ever. When it comes to planning ahead, McRoberts said you have to look at the field level, starting with the field history. Paired with proper stewardship, McRoberts said innovation can play an important role in helping growers plan further ahead. Looking at future launches, like Durastak, he...
Hinson calls on Biden admin to support biofuels, year-round E15
Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is calling on the Biden administration to fully utilize Iowa?s biofuel industry to bring down fuel prices.During her weekly press call Friday morning, Hinson discussed her efforts to prioritize domestic energy production and goals to...
U.S. considering more ethanol in gasoline
The White House is considering the possibility of removing restrictions on summer sales of higher ethanol blends as a way to help lower the cost of fuel for American drivers.Three sources close to the discussion told Reuters that President Biden is looking at ways to...
GROWMARK & Solinftec partner on new robot technology
Digital technology in agriculture is by no means something new. However, we continually see tech & agriculture companies pushing the limits of what the technology can do. No longer are we just looking at plant counts and mapping our field. We are scanning each and...
Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grain Stocks reports show plenty of volatility
The USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the Prospective Plantings report and the quarterly Grain Stocks report on Thursday.If you were watching the markets at eleven o'clock this morning, then you saw the grain prices jump all over the...
U.S. hog inventory down 2%
As of March 1, there were 72.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down two percent from March 2021 and down three percent from December 2021, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the report...
Pheasants Forever raising awareness of wildlife habitat needs
Members and leaders of Pheasants Forever continue to battle upland habitat loss and declining pheasant and quail populations.Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are grassroots, volunteer and membership-based organizations. Members are a diverse group of hunters,...
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South American conditions look to hold for the near future
Last week, we looked at how the American weather models were shaping up as we head into the winter. Our concerns are mostly with replenishing water in our soils. We aren?t only paying attention to the weather in the United States. In South American production areas,...
Ethanol production hits lowest level since 2020
The Energy Information Administration says ethanol output dropped to the lowest level in more than two years, while inventories were down slightly during the last week of 2022. Production dropped to an average of 844,000 barrels per day. That?s down from 963,000...
Opening Market Podcast – Greg McBride Allendale 1-9-23
U.S. Export Sales Report (1-6-23)
There wasn?t anything extravagant in the first export sales report of 2023. Corn was slightly bearish to neutral, while soybeans had a somewhat favorable report. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an analysis of the latest U.S. Export Sales...
New WOTUS rule could push input costs even higher
Reaction from agriculture groups across the country to the Environmental Protection Agency?s new Waters of the U.S. rule has largely been negative.Critics say that the new rule still leaves a lot of uncertainty and unanswered questions. In addition, the new rule could...
