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Tissue sampling is vital to managing in-season nutrition
The best way to manage in-season nutrition is by letting your crops tell you what they need. This is done through tissue sampling which will provide a checklist of the nutrients your crops are lacking. That is Ryan Steffensen, a branch manager with Helena Agri Enterprises in Guthrie Center and Adair, Iowa. He says that all growers should rely on tissue sampling to deliver the nutrients to their crops that are in demand. Steffensen expands on one of the products available from Helena that...
Is Russia?s invasion of Ukraine affecting the fertilizer supply chain?
The U.S. has been impacted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict in several ways. Farmers are keeping a close eye on fertilizer and its supply chain during these times.Gaji Balakaneshan, COO at Midwestern BioAg, says their company briefly halted fertilizer sales amid...
Farmers for Sustainable Food working for all facets of agriculture
Times are changing and how we are producing our products is changing as well. In fact, agriculture is just an ever-evolving business that is always looking for ways to feed the world better with fewer resources. That is where sustainability comes in. Sustainability...
South American Weather and Crop Update (3-8-22)
It may seem far less consequential than the Russia-Ukraine situation, but it?s still important to keep track of the conditions in South America.There?s been some concern lately that drought conditions in central Brazil might negatively impact their safrinha corn crop....
Meteorologist previews spring weather across farm country
A weather forecaster says many parts of farm country can expect chances of precipitation throughout the rest of the month.DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick says regions of rural America are seeing drought conditions, so rains would be welcome. However, he says it?s...
Growth Energy debunks anti-ethanol study
Growth Energy submitted supplemental comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responding to inaccurate claims from other groups about ethanol.In the supplemental submissions, Growth Energy rebuts claims based on a recently published anti-ethanol study...
Biden announces ban on Russian oil imports
President Biden has announced a ban on Russian oil imports over the invasion of Ukraine.The move from the administration on Tuesday morning comes after pleas by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, asking the United States to cut off Russian oil imports....
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South American Weather and Crop Update (11-22-22)
Same old song and dance this week as far as South American weather goes. It?s still a tale of two countries: Brazil has favorable conditions, and Argentina is still dry. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns for the...
Logistics challenges still present for shipping fertilizer
While input costs are high across the board, fertilizer prices have continued to climb. Josh Linville, Vice President ? Fertilizer with StoneX Financial, says that transporting fertilizer has not been easy.The Mississippi river has started to move more traffic and...
Mexico now open to importing some Brazilian pork
As part of its ongoing effort to attract more meat suppliers to the Mexican market, the Government of Mexico is now allowing some imports of Brazilian pork. Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) vice president of economic analysis, explained that all...
