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IFYE update from Switzerland’s vegetable garden
IFYE update from Switzerland’s vegetable garden
Rural Life

IFYE update from Switzerland’s vegetable garden

North Dakota

Weather, Chinese sales help soybean prices
Crop

Weather, Chinese sales help soybean prices

As with corn, current weather patterns have helped improve soybean prices as well as news of China again re-entering the market to purchase U.S. soybeans.

Little reaction in durum market to USDA reports
Crop

Little reaction in durum market to USDA reports

Over the past few weeks there have been a lot of reports and updated numbers coming out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Unfortunately for durum, there has been little, if any, market reaction. As a result, prices have remained the same as they’ve been the past several weeks, even as o…

Sunflower acreage higher throughout the region
Crop

Sunflower acreage higher throughout the region

Sunflower acreage for oil-type sunflower is higher this year in North Dakota and South Dakota, according to USDA’s planted acreage report that was released at the end of June.

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?
Crop

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?

Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska

Wheat currently dealing with a weather market
Crop

Wheat currently dealing with a weather market

Hot, dry weather has taken over the lead in providing direction to the wheat market, as well as the corn and soybean markets. As a result, prices have been moving up and down, depending on the trade’s perception of yield impact.

July weather directing corn market
Crop

July weather directing corn market

Summer is when weather is perhaps the most important factor in giving direction to grain markets, and as hot, dry weather swept across much of the Northern Plains in mid-July, it provided a nice boost to corn prices.

Iowa

Wisdom found around the world
Opinion

Wisdom found around the world

Some Americans wrongly think we’re better, smarter or even more sophisticated than citizens of other nations.

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment
News

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment

Farmer sentiment dropped again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points.

Agronomists advise farmers on seasonal threats
Crop

Agronomists advise farmers on seasonal threats

Mother Nature is imposing changing and challenging Midwest conditions this growing season.

As climate shifts, so do weather disasters
News

As climate shifts, so do weather disasters

All farmers know weather is unpredictable. Most just hope to avoid disaster.

Native warm-season grasses provide forage
Crop

Native warm-season grasses provide forage

Native warm-season grasses can benefit pastures, especially during the hot summer months. University of Missouri Extension Agronomist Valerie Tate said they can complement cool-season grasses.

Month of July celebrates watermelon
Recipes

Month of July celebrates watermelon

COLUMBIA, Mo. — There is nothing quite like the pure bliss of biting into a crisp slice of ice-cold watermelon on a sweltering July day.

Illinois

Wisdom found around the world
Opinion

Wisdom found around the world

Some Americans wrongly think we’re better, smarter or even more sophisticated than citizens of other nations.

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment
News

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment

Farmer sentiment dropped again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points.

Agronomists advise farmers on seasonal threats
Crop

Agronomists advise farmers on seasonal threats

Mother Nature is imposing changing and challenging Midwest conditions this growing season.

As climate shifts, so do weather disasters
News

As climate shifts, so do weather disasters

All farmers know weather is unpredictable. Most just hope to avoid disaster.

Native warm-season grasses provide forage
Crop

Native warm-season grasses provide forage

Native warm-season grasses can benefit pastures, especially during the hot summer months. University of Missouri Extension Agronomist Valerie Tate said they can complement cool-season grasses.

Month of July celebrates watermelon
Recipes

Month of July celebrates watermelon

COLUMBIA, Mo. — There is nothing quite like the pure bliss of biting into a crisp slice of ice-cold watermelon on a sweltering July day.

Missouri

Wisdom found around the world
Opinion

Wisdom found around the world

Some Americans wrongly think we’re better, smarter or even more sophisticated than citizens of other nations.

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment
News

High input-cost concerns continue to weigh on farmer sentiment

Farmer sentiment dropped again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points.

Agronomists advise farmers on seasonal threats
Crop

Agronomists advise farmers on seasonal threats

Mother Nature is imposing changing and challenging Midwest conditions this growing season.

As climate shifts, so do weather disasters
News

As climate shifts, so do weather disasters

All farmers know weather is unpredictable. Most just hope to avoid disaster.

Native warm-season grasses provide forage
Crop

Native warm-season grasses provide forage

Native warm-season grasses can benefit pastures, especially during the hot summer months. University of Missouri Extension Agronomist Valerie Tate said they can complement cool-season grasses.

Month of July celebrates watermelon
Recipes

Month of July celebrates watermelon

COLUMBIA, Mo. — There is nothing quite like the pure bliss of biting into a crisp slice of ice-cold watermelon on a sweltering July day.

Nebraska

IFYE update from Switzerland’s vegetable garden
Rural Life

IFYE update from Switzerland’s vegetable garden

Grüezi (or greetings) again from Switzerland! I have moved to a new host family, the Marti family, in Jens, a small village of about 600 residents in the Canton of Bern.

First relay crop provides learning experience
Crop

First relay crop provides learning experience

Wheat harvest is done, but the field will be harvested again this fall because a crop of soybeans is growing in the stubble.

Conservation impacted due to USDA staff cuts
Opinion

Conservation impacted due to USDA staff cuts

For producers, federal conservation programs are complex compared to straightforward transactions with equipment or seed vendors. Enrolling in a three-to-five-year federal contract requires extensive data logging, compliance reporting and strict implementation guidelines.

Rainfall is cash: Why Nebraska Irrigators are turning to ‘soil armor’
Columnists

Rainfall is cash: Why Nebraska Irrigators are turning to ‘soil armor’

Think you don't need healthy soil because you've got a pivot? Think again.

Corn growers urge DOJ investigation into ‘collusive’ fertilizer industry practices
Crop

Corn growers urge DOJ investigation into ‘collusive’ fertilizer industry practices

Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.” 

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?
Crop

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?

Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska

Montana

Little reaction in durum market to USDA reports
Crop

Little reaction in durum market to USDA reports

Over the past few weeks there have been a lot of reports and updated numbers coming out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Unfortunately for durum, there has been little, if any, market reaction. As a result, prices have remained the same as they’ve been the past several weeks, even as o…

Sunflower acreage higher throughout the region
Crop

Sunflower acreage higher throughout the region

Sunflower acreage for oil-type sunflower is higher this year in North Dakota and South Dakota, according to USDA’s planted acreage report that was released at the end of June.

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?
Crop

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?

Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska

Wheat currently dealing with a weather market
Crop

Wheat currently dealing with a weather market

Hot, dry weather has taken over the lead in providing direction to the wheat market, as well as the corn and soybean markets. As a result, prices have been moving up and down, depending on the trade’s perception of yield impact.

July weather directing corn market
Crop

July weather directing corn market

Summer is when weather is perhaps the most important factor in giving direction to grain markets, and as hot, dry weather swept across much of the Northern Plains in mid-July, it provided a nice boost to corn prices.

Kuntz family farm celebrates 100 years
State & Regional

Kuntz family farm celebrates 100 years

According to family history, Adam Kuntz first arrived in Custer, Mont., around 1926. A World War I veteran and son of Russian immigrants, Adam left North Dakota on the hunt for better opportunity, which he ultimately found in the nutrient-rich soil of the Yellowstone River Valley. He settled…

South Dakota

Economist urges producers to balance optimism with resolve
Crop

Economist urges producers to balance optimism with resolve

Agricultural economist David Widmar opened his presentation at the South Dakota Governor's Ag Summit with a story that had little to do with commodity markets.

More recipes, please
Rural Life

More recipes, please

Friends, the recipe box is getting empty! But you can help fix that problem—and be eligible to win a prize while you're at it.

Conservation impacted due to USDA staff cuts
Opinion

Conservation impacted due to USDA staff cuts

For producers, federal conservation programs are complex compared to straightforward transactions with equipment or seed vendors. Enrolling in a three-to-five-year federal contract requires extensive data logging, compliance reporting and strict implementation guidelines.

Corn growers urge DOJ investigation into ‘collusive’ fertilizer industry practices
Crop

Corn growers urge DOJ investigation into ‘collusive’ fertilizer industry practices

Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.” 

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?
Crop

Will new cash crop tighten cinch of Corn Belt?

Nebraska Extension trials test agronomic, economic possibility of dry peas in eastern Nebraska

New Farmfest seminar to help farmers build profit in a tough economy
News

New Farmfest seminar to help farmers build profit in a tough economy

As farmers face tightening margins, rising input costs, and ongoing market uncertainty, a new seminar at this year’s Farmfest will deliver practical tools to help producers strengthen their operations and plan ahead.

Wisconsin

Land base continues to change
Regional

Land base continues to change

Key Takeaways

Barn Boards and Baling Wire
AgriView Lifestyles

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

There was once a deeply troubled church that could not keep any pastor for more than a year or two. Eight pastors had come and gone in 11 years, all of them at the request of the congregation after controversy with one of the longtime leaders. The church blamed the bishop for sending them in…

American chestnut celebrates 250 years
AgriView Lifestyles

American chestnut celebrates 250 years

Visiting an American-chestnut tree can still be a celebration even though it’s not what it would have been 125 years ago. After reading the American Chestnut Foundation’s book “Mighty Giants: An American Anthology” one could daydream what it might have been like in 1901. That was just prior …

An Outdoorsman’s Journal
AgriView Lifestyles

An Outdoorsman’s Journal

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Corn Time by Bob Lang
AgriView Lifestyles

Corn Time by Bob Lang

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