…farmers seize these opportunities for growth and greater profitability. The United States is on track to produce a record amount of corn this year according to U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Voice of Corn Farmers Amplified at NAFB
If you are hearing a lot of news and information from the National Corn Growers Association on your local radio station this week, it is no accident. The 73rd National…
Acreage Planting Switch Possible in 2017
Some experts are predicting more soybeans and less corn will go in the ground during the 2017 planting season. An Ag Web Dot Com report says the extent of the…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…are provided at match of $1 for $1, up to $20 per dry ton. Eligible crops include corn residue, orchard waste or diseased or insect-infested wood materials. To learn more…
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
Corn: This month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn outlook is for larger production, increased food, seed and industrial (FSI) use and slightly higher prices. Corn production is forecast at 15.226 billion bushels,…
What Does Trump Win Mean for Ag
…renegotiate trade deals. At a Des Moines, Iowa fundraiser, Trump said, ”We are going to protect the Renewable Fuels Standard, corn-based ethanol, eliminate job-killing regulations like the Waters of the…
Big Increases for Corn, Cotton and Rice
The USDA-NASS, Pacific Regional Office released the crop production forecast for November. The latest survey showed big increases in harvested acres for corn, cotton and rice. Corn – Corn for…
With Election Day Over, Farm Groups Push for TPP
…Producers Council and the National Corn Growers Association are pressing the current Congress to consider and approve the trade deal during the lame-duck session. The fate of TPP remains uncertain,…
2017 Corn Plantings Expected at Lowest in Nine Years
A domestic fertilizer company says U.S. corn acreage is expected to drop to 88 million in 2017 from the 94.5 million planted acres reported this year by the Department of…
Post-Election Flurry of Environmental Rules Expected
…the EPA is required to set a volume target for corn ethanol at 15 billion gallons for 2017. However, the EPA proposal in May set the target at 14.2 billion…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…farmers with data they can use to manage their crops. With REE support, Cornell University scientists are providing corn growers with low-cost soil assessment and greenhouse accounting tools and that…
Agri View: Farm Progress
…corn was still pulled by hand. Corn combines came along in the 1940’s but it still took 15 hours and two acres of land. Today 200 bushels of corn is…
Cash Rents Still Went Up This Year
…saw the sharpest declines in pasture rental rates at 16 and 11 percent respectively. Neighboring great plains states saw five to six percent declines, but the eastern Corn Belt rates…
Ag Economy Barometer Dips
…of respondents expect tough financial times over the next year, an 11-point jump from the September survey. Price expectations for corn and soybean between now and next year are mixed….