A growing biofuels industry is signaling the need for expanded soybean processing capacity in the U.S. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen discusses the expanded feedstocks and soybean processing capacity needed to meet the industry vision of reaching six billion gallons by 2030. For more information visit cleanfuels.org. ...
Purdue University’s latest Consumer Food Insights Report shows 60 percent of consumers are concerned about the impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza on food prices. Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head of ag economics with Purdue, says the goal was to gauge consumer concerns on the more than 30 million losses due to the virus. “A little less than half said that they had heard of the recent […]
The USDA says the hay supply on May 1st was below year ago levels. The total of 16.797 million tons was down 1.239 million tons on the year, due to lower production and while supplies did improve in some areas, those could be pulled dramatically lower later this year, especially in drought-stricken portions of the Plains, which would push prices higher. Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Texas all had at […]
Rhubarb is in season—look for it now at your local farmers market or in the produce section of your grocery store. As part of the buckwheat family, rhubarb is technically a vegetable. But, A US Customs Court ruling in 1947 in New York made it an official fruit in the United States. Rhubarb is typically in season in the Midwest from April through June. A staple in many farmstead gardens, […]
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the nation’s northern tier, from the Pacific Northwest to northern Minnesota. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal weather should prevail from Washington State to the Great Lakes region, and southward into the southeastern U.S. ...
The Millennials Farmer had to fire Jim (joking) after he got the 9560RT John Deere and 2230 cultivator stuck in the mud.
Machinery Pete walks through Jerry Kuster’s IHC tractor collection. Jerry shows Pete the 1st serial number IHC 7288, 3588 and 1568 tractors plus much more.
Manitoba Agriculture - Recorded session from the February 2022, Manitoba Protein Summit
We are seeding peas today! Peas are loaded and we are working out the kinks on the first day. I love the seeding season.
