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Crop market focus shifts some to weather

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

  • Crystal Reed

With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

  • Benjamin Herrold

The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

  • Benjamin Herrold

The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.

Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

    Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.

    Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

    Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

    • Tim Kenyon

    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.

    USDA forecasts 4% increase in soybean acres

    USDA forecasts 4% increase in soybean acres

    • Tim Kenyon

    Farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 compared to last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report.

    Fertilizer supply, drought could shift planting

    Fertilizer supply, drought could shift planting

    • Crystal Reed

    Despite fertilizer supply concerns and rising prices, inputs shouldn’t play a large role in rotation decisions for 2026 planting, according to Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz.

    Chad Dillenberger, West Southwest Illinois CropWatch

    Chad Dillenberger, West Southwest Illinois CropWatch

      Chad Dillenberger is a Monroe County native. His experience spans roles in finance as well as hands-on management as the fourth generation on a 1,600-acre grain farm in Valmeyer. He has two boys, Henry, 18, and Liam, 15, and has been married to Katie, his high school sweetheart, for 21 years. 

      Manage early planting risk for higher yields

      Manage early planting risk for higher yields

        Editor’s note: The following was written by Leah Ten Napel, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist, for the Clippings newsletter.

        Poll highlights rising concerns about soil compaction

        Poll highlights rising concerns about soil compaction

          AMES, Iowa — Farm equipment such as tractors, combines, grain carts and self-propelled sprayers have become larger and heavier in recent years, and concern about soil compaction and its impacts on crop yields has increased apace.

          Proper grain storage crucial as temps warm in early spring

          Proper grain storage crucial as temps warm in early spring

            As outdoor temperatures begin to warm, the potential for grain storage problems increases.

            Take action early to prevent the spread of marestail

            Take action early to prevent the spread of marestail

              MANHATTAN, Kan. — With these warmer temperatures, crops are not the only things that are greening up — weeds are too.

              Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

              Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.

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                  Non-verbal language a pathway to intimacy

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                    Balancing fewer farrowings with record litter sizes

                    Balancing fewer farrowings with record litter sizes

                      Editor’s note: The following was written by Jason Franken, associate professor of agricultural economics and management at the University of Missouri, for the farmdoc daily website March 30.

                      Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                      Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                        AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.

                        Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

                        Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

                        • Benjamin Herrold

                        The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.

                        Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

                        Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

                          Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.

                          Engulfment on the rise in recent years

                          Engulfment on the rise in recent years

                          • By Kim McMichael

                          Grain engulfment and entrapment has been a hazard associated with farming for decades.

                          Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

                          Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

                          • Tim Kenyon

                          CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.

                          USDA forecasts 4% increase in soybean acres

                          USDA forecasts 4% increase in soybean acres

                          • Tim Kenyon

                          Farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 compared to last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report.

                          Fertilizer supply, drought could shift planting

                          Fertilizer supply, drought could shift planting

                          • Crystal Reed

                          Despite fertilizer supply concerns and rising prices, inputs shouldn’t play a large role in rotation decisions for 2026 planting, according to Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz.

                          Research farm director welcomes next generation of ag

                          Research farm director welcomes next generation of ag

                          • Benjamin Herrold

                          Aaron Brandt works as director of the University of Missouri’s Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center at Portageville, Missouri, in southeast Missouri’s Bootheel region.

                          Latest pigs report contains some surprises

                          Latest pigs report contains some surprises

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                          The latest USDA hogs and pigs report showed a small increase in total inventory, although the breeding herd declined more than expected, the Livestock Marketing Information Center said.

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