Tag: soybeans
Improved soybean root traits = better yield
Findings from Penn State researchers have implications for plant breeders and improving crop productivity in nutrient-poor soils.
Weather changed, but the grain prices, not so much
Another week, and still no good reason to be bullish on these grain markets, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark.
It’s official: 2017 corn yield set record
The 2017 corn yield in the U.S. is estimated at a record high 176.6 bushels per acre, according to the latest USDA report.
Pa. soybean growers top 100 bushels per acre in contest
Charles Farms, from Lancaster County, was the state's top producer in the 2017 Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest, with a yield of 107.17 bushels per acre.
Grain markets are looking for Mr. Good News
Our fearless grain commentator, Marlin Clark, is brutally honest this week: "I am looking for something to excite me in the market, and it just isn’t there."
U.S. biodiesel production increasing despite expiration of tax credit
Through the first nine months of 2017, U.S. biodiesel production levels were slightly higher than 2016 levels, despite the expiration of a federal biodiesel blender’s tax credit at the end of 2016.
Winter puts markets to sleep, for now
As it stands right now, the markets act like they have gone to sleep. But that is sure to change headed into the new year.
Ohio, Pa. farmers push to finish harvest
USDA says soybean harvest is done. Not in Ohio. And grain prices aren't moving, says grain merchandiser Marlin Clark, who adds we are seeing two huge crops in a row, and the market does not care if farmers sell or not.
Pa. feed mill receives organic certification
Ag Central, a New Castle area feed mill, has increased conventional capacity and opened doors for the organic grain market.
Harvest pace controls grain market
At current corn and soybean prices, the farmers will resist selling as long as they can.
