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Cyndi Young - Brownfield - 15 mins ago
Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be in St. Louis, Missouri on May 4 – 6, 2020 for AgTech NEXT 2020 . Continue reading AgTech NEXT 2020 at Brownfield Ag News. (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 20 mins ago
Thrips migrated from wild hosts unusually late in 2019 and in extremely high numbers. The peak movement into cotton occurred from mid-May to early June. This late movement was likely […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 27 mins ago
If farmers don’t have enough challenges lately with trade issues and low commodity prices, recent wet growing seasons have made nitrogen management of corn more difficult. While annual precipitation has […] (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
The front month hog futures climbed to as much as $1.20 higher on Tuesday, with May and June futures also up 55 and 47 cents respectively. China will begin accepting applications for more tariff exemptions for US pork imports on March 2, following ea... (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
Cotton futures closed Tuesday 38 to 46 points higher, with March futures the strongest. The NCC cotton survey shared on Saturday has US growers planting 12.8 million acres of upland cotton and 244,000 acres of ELS varieties. The total would be down 5... (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
Corn futures were higher after Tuesday trading, with March and May up the most at 5 1/2 cents on the day. H/K carry is 4 1/2 cents. Double digit gains in wheat helped corn higher. The Export Inspections report with data from the week ending 02/13 lis... (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
Wheat finished Tuesday’s session double digit gains. Chicago SRW led the way gaining 21 1/2 to 24 cents. HRW futures were also sharply higher, with the front months posting 20 1/4 to 21 1/4 cent gains at the closing bell. Spring wheat closed the se... (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
The cattle market reversed midday’s action and finished the session with gains, April was 27 cents higher and June was up by 20 cents. Feb futures gained the most, closing at $121.42, there have been no reported deliveries against Feb futures yet. ... (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
Corn futures were higher after Tuesday trading, with March and May up the most at 5 1/2 cents on the day. H/K carry is 4 1/2 cents. Double digit gains in wheat helped corn higher. The Export Inspections report with data from the week ending 02/13 lis... (full story)
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BRUG - 30 mins ago
Soybeans were lower on Tuesday, with front months down as much as 1 1/2 cents at the close. Soymeal futures were $1.10/ton higher, but March soybean oil futures fell 9 points. NOPA crushers used 176.94 mbu of soybeans in January. That was 1.2% higher... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 30 mins ago
To honor March as National Peanut Month, the Virginia Peanut Board and Virginia Peanut Growers Association are again teaming with Peanut Proud to contribute peanut butter to the Federation of […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 36 mins ago
Depending on the species, weeds spread with the help of wind, water, or by other means. Additionally, people spread weeds with equipment, which is a very common way to spread […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 47 mins ago
One thing many farmers know for certain is that nothing is certain right now. During the South Carolina Cotton Growers Meeting held here recently, Clemson Extension economist Nathan Smith told […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 52 mins ago
As heavy flooding blankets the South this week, the National Ground Water Association is urging all private well owners to be aware of potential contamination of their wells due to floodwaters. […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 58 mins ago
The Arkansas Row Crops Radio podcast presents a fifteen minute discussion on getting your pesticide sprayers ready for the 2020 season. (full story)
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Tom Steever - Brownfield - 1 hr 11 mins ago
Connecticut farmers have their hands full considering population density, environmental concerns and the price of land, but the state’s agriculture commissioner says there are advantages. Bryan Hurlburt tells Brownfield the proximity of agriculture... (full story)
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Amie Simpson - Brownfield - 1 hr 15 mins ago
Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will develop a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Western Lake Erie Basin over the next two to three years. A Total Maximum Daily Load is a calculation of the maximum amount of a... (full story)
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Nicole Heslip - Brownfield - 1 hr 16 mins ago
Security on livestock farms is reaching new heights as animal activists become more of a threat. Hannah Thompson-Weeman with the Animal Agriculture Alliance tells Brownfield radical transparency on farms can offer consumers a look into modern... (full story)
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Meghan Grebner - Brownfield - 1 hr 20 mins ago
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher on follow-through buying and optimism about higher cash trade this week. Feeder cattle were higher on the same factors. Beef, along with pork is eligible for tariff... (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - 1 hr 29 mins ago
Plenty of consumers are confused about what’s in plant based alternative meats, according to survey by the beef industry. Danielle Beck with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says they surveyed 18-hundred people, ages 18 to 64, and... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 1 hr 33 mins ago
Several people, including Lanie Hale, Rob Anderson, and Mike Rosen of Wheeler Brothers and Area Extension Agronomist Heath Sanders have reported possible army cutworm activity. These reports are based on […] (full story)
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 Arkadiusz Sieron - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 37 mins ago
Coronavirus, the topic du jour. It is still the major threat for the global health and economy. But we should not forget about other geopolitical and economic developments. What do they imply for the gold market? (full story)
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Stewart-peterson Commentary - SPC - 1 hr 38 mins ago
CORN HIGHLIGHTS: Corn futures lost nearly 5 cents last week and made this back today, as futures gained 4-1/4 to 5-1/2 cents with May leading the charge higher and closing at 3.87-1/2. Technical resistance rests just overhead, as moving averages are ... (full story)
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 Przemyslaw Radomski - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 41 mins ago
The analysis of the precious metals market isnt just gold analysis there are times when silver rises to the forefront of everyones attention. And we fully expect such a moment of the white metal stealing the spotlight to arrive shortly. What lessons can we draw from the silver chart ? (full story)
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Tom Steever - Brownfield - 1 hr 43 mins ago
The South Dakota Stockgrowers Association and R-CALF USA are circulating petitions that they say is an effort to preserve animal identification choices for cattle producers. The petitions urge the South Dakota State Veterinarian to preserve... (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - 1 hr 46 mins ago
Photo courtesy NPPC The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pushing back against a recent FDA report on gene editing of livestock. NPPC chief veterinarian Dr. Liz Wagstrom tells Brownfield the FDA misrepresented a research project to... (full story)
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 Ilan-levy Mayer - InsideFutures.com - 1 hr 58 mins ago
Futures Trading Levels 2.19.2020 (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 1 hr 59 mins ago
Wall Street Journal writers Wenxin Fan, Natasha Khan, and Chao Deng reported this week that, “New cases of the coronavirus rose sharply after Chinese authorities changed the criteria for diagnosing […] (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - 2 hrs 5 mins ago
John Rettler of Neosho, Wis. was re-elected as president of FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative’s board of directors. Steve Brock of Daggett, Michigan was selected as vice-president, Kathy Bauer of Faribault, Minnesota is now the secretary, and... (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - 2 hrs 7 mins ago
Mar. corn closed at $3.83, up 5 and 1/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $8.92 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/2 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $292.20, up $1.10 Mar. soybean oil closed at 30.48, down 9 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.66 and 3/4, up 24 cents... (full story)
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 Tom Fritz - InsideFutures.com - 2 hrs 14 mins ago
Starting to Struggle Where's China (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - 2 hrs 17 mins ago
Climate FieldView has terminated its platform partnership with Tillable, an online marketplace for farmland rental. The move comes after many farmers expressed concern on social media that Tillable might be using their data to bid up farmland... (full story)
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Meghan Grebner - Brownfield - 2 hrs 17 mins ago
The co-founder of an online auction site says increased and steady land values combined with lower interest rates makes it a good time to both sell and buy land. Mark Stock with BigIron Realty says this scenario doesn’t happen often. ... (full story)
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Tom Steever - Brownfield - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has proclaimed February 16-22 Grain Bin Safety Week. “The purpose of this week is to promote the education and awareness of hazards and safe work practices in an effort to reduce the number of accidents... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 24 mins ago
It being February, the political focus turned momentarily back to matters of budget and deficit. In late January, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated baseline estimates for federal […] (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - 2 hrs 29 mins ago
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. China says nearly 700 U.S. ag goods, including soybeans, are eligible for one-year tariff waivers, now Beijing has to actually start issuing those waivers. That might take some time. Crop... (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - 2 hrs 30 mins ago
Photo courtesy Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship It’s estimated that 40 percent of Midwest farmland is rented or leased—and that’s been a barrier to increased planting of cover crops, according to Brian Brandt with American... (full story)
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Jim Van Meerten - Barchart.com - 2 hrs 32 mins ago
The Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to the e-signature solutions company DocuSign (DOCU). I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening tools to find stocks with the highest Weighted Alpha and technical buy signals then sorted that ... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 42 mins ago
R.L., Dennis, and Kylie pf the Louisiana Delta Crop Podcast start season 2 talking about what’s happening in Northeast Louisiana and upcoming events. Kylie discusses the greenbridge effect with the […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 51 mins ago
The 2019-20 winter season has delivered limited amounts of cold weather in Louisiana. As a result, the likelihood of stink bug infestations in soybean fields may increase in 2020. Temperatures […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 53 mins ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup that there is less than two weeks before the enrollment deadline of […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - 2 hrs 57 mins ago
The following prices are effective from Wednesday 02/19/20 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 02/25/20. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 02/25/20 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. […] (full story)
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Rhiannon Branch - Brownfield - 2 hrs 57 mins ago
President Trump has his signature on trade deals with China, Japan, Canada and Mexico, so where does trade go from here? Illinois Farm Bureau national policy director Adam Nielson says although major trade negotiations have been secured, it is... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Tue Feb 18, 2:17PM CST
The rise of globalization has led to increasingly complicated supply chains. Raw materials and intermediate goods now move strategically throughout the world before a final good reaches the consumer. Traditional […] (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Tue Feb 18, 2:03PM CST
Milk futures were mostly up, and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. February Class III milk was down $.01 at $16.98. March was unchanged at $17.01. April was up $.10 at $17.16. May was... (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Tue Feb 18, 2:01PM CST
For the sixth year, a major farm insurer is promoting rescue tubes for people trapped in grain bins. Brad Liggett, president of Nationwide Agribusiness says there are way too many grain bin accidents and they are on the rise. Wet grain has... (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - Tue Feb 18, 2:01PM CST
The Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) has launched a pilot “On Farm Leadership Program” to help pork producers develop leadership skills among their employees. NPPA education director Kyla Habrock describes it as “a new look at producer... (full story)
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 Michael Seery - InsideFutures.com - Tue Feb 18, 1:53PM CST
Coronavirus... (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - Tue Feb 18, 1:39PM CST
Pre-plant pest management decisions Burndown herbicides typically are applied 30 to 45 days prior to planting crops. Complete control of all weed species within in the field and on the […] (full story)
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