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Farmers continue to be less optimistic about farmland values, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert is director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture. “This is taking place in an environment where we continue to see auctioneers, for example, report record high farmland prices. Farmers are very aware of how much farmland values have increased over the last roughly 18 months or so and […]

A northwest Illinois farmer says a warm, dry forecast will pick up the planting pace in Illinois this week. Randy DeSutter of Woodhull tells Brownfield he started planting corn on April 26th and had a good week, finishing up May 2nd. “Around here some people planted beans, some people planted corn, some people did nothing, but I think this week a lot will get done. It is going to be […]

Across the Corn Belt, another significant rain event is keeping fieldwork at a virtual standstill across the Dakotas and western Minnesota.  In contrast, a sudden heat surge across the remainder of the region favors a gradual acceleration of corn and soybean planting activities, due to rising soil temperatures and drying fields.  Later Monday, high temperatures should reach 90°F or higher in many areas west of the Mississippi River, including parts […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in western Washington and the far upper Midwest.  Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation from the Pacific Coast to the Mississippi River should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather across much of the eastern one-third of the U.S. ...

The USDA says export inspections for the week ending May 9th were mostly lower than the week before. The 2021/22 marketing year started June 1st, 2021 for wheat and September 1st, 2021 for corn, sorghum, and soybeans. The USDA’s next set of supply and demand estimates is out Thursday, May 12th at Noon Eastern/11 Central. Wheat came out at 236,847 tons, down 155,596 from the week ending April 28th and […]

A central Missouri farmer is hoping this week’s warm forecast will help him catch up on corn planting. Bill Betteridge tells Brownfield he’s normally done planting corn by May 1st. “We plant about 200 acres of corn and we only have about 70 done,” he said. The Cooper County farmer said he expects his already planted corn to turn out but there are some emergence concerns… “The corn that’s up […]

Continued outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza may impact egg prices and availability in the grocery store. Brian Earnest is a lead protein analyst with CoBank. Healthy Living: HPAI does not pose a food safety risk. ...

A Nebraska farmer says conservation practices have protected the soil from extreme winds this planting season.   “I believe we would’ve had exactly what they had in the 30s with the wind and dirt storms.” Randy Uhrmacher of Hastings tells Brownfield the winds gusted to more than 60 miles per hour for several days creating visibility issues and it removed topsoil. “We had some fields that ran together, some flatter […]

The American Soybean Association and United Soybean Board are helping growers combat farm stress with Soy Help during Mental Health Awareness Month. Wendy Brannen, senior director of marketing and communications with the American Soybean Association, says the campaign provides tips and resources to help farmers stay healthy. “The Soy Help campaign is set up to drive people to experts and cover any level of problems they may be experiencing,” she […]