Agriculture

Planting progress is behind in northern Minnesota and North Dakota. Channel technical agronomist Derek Crompton is based in the Fargo/Moorhead area and says there was near-record snowfall this winter. “And I think a lot of us anticipated ‘are we ever going to get in the field with those conditions?’ But we had a nice melt and (the snow) came off really nicely and fairly quickly, but it’s been a real […]

There are few bright spots in latest USDA weekly export sales numbers, which cover the week ending May 11th. Beef exports were up modestly on the week and larger than average, with Japan, South Korea, and China leading the way, and pork was also above a week ago, with nearly half of that to Mexico. Soybean oil was also higher than the prior week, but lower than average. Old crop […]

Estimates for Nebraska’s winter wheat crop show a significant decline in production and an increase in abandoned acres. Royce Shaneman, executive director with the Nebraska Wheat Board, tells Brownfield the crop is short, and stands are thin due to drought. “We’ve gotten a little bit of rain here this past week, anywhere from one inch to 5 inches in areas. That’s giving people a little bit of hope. It’s maybe […]

In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Steve Howell, founding partner of MARC-IV Consulting and senior technical advisor to Clean Fuels Alliance America, will discuss some of the history behind the ASTM standard for biodiesel and share information about the new Low Metals Grade that was recently approved. Visit cleanfuels.org for more information.  ...

Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost and light freezes were reported Thursday morning in the lower Great Lakes region, mainly in Michigan and Ohio.  In contrast, warm weather prevails west of the Mississippi River.  Elsewhere, a cold front crossing the upper Midwest is producing spotty showers.  Still, planting activities are ongoing, except in areas such as southern Minnesota, where recent downpours resulted in considerable standing water.  On the Plains, a […]

All this week millers, farmers, and members of the wheat industry have been traveling parts of Kansas taking a closer look at the winter wheat crop in that area.  Marco Hernadez is on the tour.  He says quality matters when determining how the wheat is going to be used. AUDIO: Healthy Living on wheat quality ...