Tag: soybeans
Weather dominates farming, crop futures
It is that time of the year: Weather dominates every farmer conversation and weather prospects control the thinking of every market trader.
You do NOT want to find this weed in your fields
Time-elapse videos from Purdue University show need for pre-emergent herbicide to control Palmer amaranth.
Ohio farmers, itching to plant, watch markets continue lower
Except for four days of respite, grain markets have been lower almost every day since the March 31 USDA Planting Intentions Report. Ohio farmers, itching to get in wet/cold fields, can only watch prices fall.
April is soyfoods month (Infographic)
Research supports the health benefits of soyfoods, such as lowering cholesterol, stabilizing blood sugar levels and providing vitamins and minerals.
USDA Planting Intentions Report: Record soybean acres, less corn
The March 31 USDA Planting Intentions Report finds U.S. farmers expect to plant record-high soybean acreage in 2015.
The big day is finally here (get your USDA report game...
Today is the day of the landmark USDA Planting Intentions Report. Everyone's waiting for the noon hour release!
Recent grain market mystery solved
When you have the futures market $2 above the cash market, your intuition is that the market is just broken. How ag economists solved the mystery.
News nudges corn and wheat to highs
Speculation about Russian wheat exports seems to be the cause of recent price jumps in the Chicago wheat futures.
Shipping delays pile on more harvesting woes
Shipping grain across the country is proving to be a difficulty for some farmers as trains are not able to haul enough and the barges on the Mississippi River have also been a source of frustration.
USDA reports yield just a murmur on grain markets
With the big grain crops, prices do not have a good reason to improve. There are hard decisions ahead for farmers.
