Crop Industry News: United States
12 September 2014
State-of-the-art Grain Rail Terminal Open for 2014 HarvestUS - Landmark Services Cooperative has announced the opening of their new Grain Rail Facility in Fall River, Wis. Grain growers can now market their grain quickly and efficiently at this new...
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed LowerUS - December corn futures closed down 4 1/4 cents at $3.41 1/2 Thursday....
11 September 2014
Market Analyst: Corn, Soybeans Hit Four-year LowANALYSIS - December corn and soy prices have made four-year lows this week as record harvests are expected, reports Mike Zuzolo for Global Commodity Analytics....
Help for Homeowners to Guard Against FloodingUS - Homeowners and farmers can protect their equipment, other belongings and even lives by understanding that floods can occur in unlikely places, a Purdue Extension disaster education specialist...
Scientists Named to Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of FameUS - Four scientists have been named to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Science Hall of Fame for discoveries in soybean genomics, sustainable farming, poultry disease control and crop...
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed Higher US - December corn futures closed up 2 cents at $3.46 1/4 Wednesday. ...
10 September 2014
Do 1 September Corn Stocks Estimate Matter?US - Corn prices continue to be dominated by expectations of a very large US harvest, writes Darrel Good. ...
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed LowerUS - December corn futures closed down 4 cents at $3.44 1/4 Tuesday. ...
09 September 2014
Wyckoff's Weekly Grain Outlook: Record Corn, Soy Harvest LikelyANALYSIS - Grain market bears are still in full command at the start of the week, with a record corn and soybean harvest predicted, reports Jim Wyckoff for TheCropSite....
Beware of the Trojan Horse Labelled COOL ‘Reform’US - National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson argues in a recent Politico op-ed that the opponents of Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL), having lost their battles on both the ideological...
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed LowerUS - December Corn closed down 7 3/4-cents at 3.48 1/4. December corn closed lower on Monday as freeze concerns across the northern Plains and upper Midwest have declined. ...
08 September 2014
Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab Announces Selected ProjectsUS - Project funding through the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet has been announced. ...
05 September 2014
Analyst: Fresh Contract Lows for Corn, Soybean MarketsANALYSIS - There's fresh contract lows for November and December corn and soybeans, according to Mike Zuzolo for Global Commodity Analytics....
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed LowerUS - December corn futures closed down 5 1/2 cents at $3.46 1/2 Thursday....
04 September 2014
Allendale Crop Survey: Farmers Report Higher Corn, Soybean YieldsANALYSIS - The Allendale Inc. Nationwide Producer Yield Survey suggests a projected US corn crop of 14.409 billion bushels and a soybean crop of 3.884 billion bushels....
Are Pesticide Risk Assessments Biased?US - A group of ecotoxicologists argue that the US Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) current practices for evaluating pesticide safety are inadequate and likely to result in decisions...
Rise of Women in AgricultureUS - New research suggests that more and more women are taking on leading roles in the agriculture industry....
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed LowerUS - December corn futures closed 11 cents at $3.52 1/2 Wednesday. Prices closed near the session low and hit a contract low today....
03 September 2014
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Closed LowerUS - December corn futures closed down 3/4 cent at $3.64 Tuesday. Prices closed nearer the session low today. ...
02 September 2014
Armyworm Concerns in Headed-Out SorghumUS - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts warn grain sorghum producers they should now be ever more vigilant in scouting for armyworms in the coming weeks as the crop heads out....
Registor for AFIA's Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing CourseUS - Registration is now open for AFIA-500: Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing. The distance education program is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association and Kansas State University,...
01 September 2014
Barley Studied as a High-protein Fish FoodUS - A process that improves the nutritional value of barley for use in fish feed has been developed by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Montana Microbial Products LLC...
29 August 2014
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Futures Closed Up ThursdayUS - December corn futures closed up 4 1/4 cents at $3.69 1/4 Thursday. Prices closed near the session high today on short covering in a bear market. Bears are still in firm overall technical...
I am Farmland Campaign at Farm Progress ShowUS - US Farmers & Ranchers Alliance® (USFRA) is launching a new campaign entitled I am Farmland geared to help support the expanded distribution of Farmland, a new feature length documentary...
NFU Urges Administration to Finalise RFS RuleUS - National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson urged the Administration to act quickly on finalising the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule and reiterated the importance of the RFS goals...
Weed Resistance: Concern Growing over Global IssueANALYSIS - Weed resistance is a growing issue around the globe. Aaron Hager, associate professor of weed science at the University of Illinois, shares global challenges that growers are facing...
28 August 2014
Wyckoff's Closing Grains: Corn Futures Closed Steady on WednesdayUS - December corn futures closed steady at $3.65 Wednesday. Prices closed near the session high today. Not much new as the bears are in solid overall technical control....
Researchers Find Boron Facilitates Stem Cell Growth and Development in CornUS - Boron deficiency is one of the most widespread causes of reduced crop yield. Missouri and the eastern half of the United States are plagued by boron deficient soil and, often, corn and soybean...
Georgia’s Corn Acreage Expected to ShrinkUS – Some Georgia corn growers won’t cover costs this year if harvest yields meet US Department of Agriculture expectations....
New Guide Helps Farmers Control Pests, Diseases in Hops FieldsUS - Farmers interested in learning in-depth information on how to protect their hops from weeds, diseases and insects can find information on integrated pest management in a new Purdue Extension...
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