Tag: corn
Gear up for planting season with these tips
It may be too cold now, but this is a good time to get ready for planting.
Planting intentions report offers mixed market signals
Corn prices have crashed with the news that the planted corn acres will be wildly higher than expected.
Modern corn hybrids more resilient to nitrogen stress
Purdue University agronomists find modern corn hybrids use the same amount of nitrogen as earlier varieties and suggest saving some nitrogen for application later in the season.
Corn growers expect major increase in acreage
USDA planting report says growers plan to plant more corn, less soybeans.
Marketing grain like a stunned gull
Farmer marketing is an art, not a science. Sometimes it feels good to eat the mouse, but it is always more comfortable to nibble along on worms.
The ag cycle is stuck on repeat
The message from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Outlook Forum in late February was pretty clear: In 2016, we will again grow more farm goods -- and, in some cases, far more -- than the U.S. and world markets can profitably use.
Long weekend helps grain prices
The end of winter is in sight, and the end to the winter price doldrums is not. We need news to spark this market, says our fearless grain commentator Marlin Clark.
New month, but same old grain market
Punxsutawney Phil has gone back underground, but farmers need to be up and alert, looking for grain marketing opportunities.
Dissecting the Sgt. Schultz market
In northeast Ohio, farmers are mostly standing on the carpet in front of the Farm Credit officer, trying to get the line of credit renewed, and trying to explain why they are still sitting on most of their corn and beans.
Numbers added to an emotional market
I have long held our modest hope that we would see some rebound in prices after the holidays.
