Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost was noted again Friday morning in northern sections of Minnesota and Wisconsin.  In fact, cool weather throughout the Midwest is slowing evaporation rates in the wake of recent rainfall, limiting opportunities for large-scale fieldwork.  Corn and soybean planting activities are nearing completion, however, in some drought-affected areas of the…… Continue Reading

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the southeastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail across northern Maine, peninsular Florida, and northwest of a line from Arizona to Wisconsin.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across the western, southern, and eastern U.S. should contrast…… Continue Reading

Time is running out for Wisconsin farmers to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. Brian Loeffelholz with Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection tells Brownfield this year, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is watching enrollments closely to prevent going over the 28-million acre national cap in the twice-extended 2018 Farm Bill. “This year…… Continue Reading

Representatives of the Iowa Renewable Fuels and Iowa Corn Growers Associations are warning Iowans of unintended consequences if a bill limiting eminent domain for carbon pipelines is signed into law. Iowa Corn member Vic Miller, who farms in Fayette County, says it’s unfortunate the focus of the bill has largely been on private property rights.…… Continue Reading

Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Beans started the session lower but recovered, following bean meal, which was up on short covering and product spread trade. Bean oil was down on that product spread trade, the lower move in crude oil, and some questions about biofuels policy. The trade’s watching U.S. planting…… Continue Reading