05/09/2024 SOURCE: www.foodbusinessnews.net
Recap for October 7 Wheat futures were mixed Thursday, with winter wheat mostly lower on concerns US exporters will struggle to compete with overseas suppliers, but a shortage of high-protein hard red spring wheat boosted spring wheat futures. Corn futures hit a one-week low in early trading before bouncing back to end slightly higher on the day as investors squared positions ahead of next week’s updated harvest forecast from the US Department of Agriculture. Signals of good export demand for US soybeans sent soybean and . . .
USDA reports, better weather weigh on ag commodities
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05/09/2024 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com
Global warming has brought Argentina’s corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests of the crop. Meet the leafhopper.
As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina’s corn fields
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05/09/2024 SOURCE: www.seedworld.com
Corn, also known widely as maize, remains a critical crop used in a wide range of food, feed and industrial applications. As breeders continue to make progress, the importance of this crop as well as the diversity of its uses are expected to increase.
What an A-Maizing Crop! - Seed World
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05/06/2024 SOURCE: www.farmanddairy.com
Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets as planting progresses in the Eastern Corn Belt and harvest continues in South America.
Grain markets remain steady as planting progresses - Farm and Dairy
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05/02/2024 SOURCE: rabble.ca
Free trade agreements are threatening the maize crop of Mexico.
A matter of Mexican maize and not so free trade agreements
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05/02/2024 SOURCE: www.startribune.com
Corn growers in Minnesota and elsewhere can qualify for the lucrative credits if they use cover crops and avoid tilling the soil, under guidelines issued by the Biden administration this week.
Biden opens door for tax credits so corn farmers can grow jet fuel
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05/02/2024 SOURCE: www.technologyreview.com
Ethanol makers who use sustainably produced corn can now qualify for big federal tax credits, but critics are skeptical of the carbon benefits.
A US push to use ethanol as aviation fuel raises major climate concerns
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05/01/2024 SOURCE: farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
The costs of fertilizer, seed, and pesticide inputs have increased by 6-7% annually for corn and 4-6% annually for soybeans since the 2000 crop year. Input costs have, in general,…
Trends in Input Costs for Corn and Soybean Production in Illinois
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04/30/2024 SOURCE: www.canr.msu.edu
Join us May 9 as Alex Lindsey discusses managing corn and nitrogen after waterlogging.
Field Crops Virtual Breakfast Series continues with corn and nitrogen management after waterlogging - Field Crops
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04/28/2024 SOURCE: www.myjournalcourier.com
An analysis tested whether zone maps on soil conditions can predict which parts of a...
Management zone maps of little use to corn growers, study finds
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