Across the Corn Belt, a cold front stretching from Michigan to Missouri is producing widespread rain showers and a few thunderstorms. Warmth lingers across the Ohio Valley, while cooler weather in the upper Midwest is replacing record-setting warmth. Prior to this rain event, surface dryness had developed during a drier-than-normal February in parts of the…… Continue Reading
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 portions of the Pacific Coast States and western Nevada. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation in much of the East, as well as the Desert Southwest and an area along the Canadian border from eastern Montana…… Continue Reading
For 10-year-old Indy, it’s been almost a whole lifetime since Joey Feek died eight years ago. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Allen and his new bride! Continue reading…… Continue Reading
The family is crushed by this death. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Farmers are encouraged to get in front of early emerging weeds. Mark Mongen is an Enlist field specialist for Corteva Agriscience who covers Michigan and Ohio. “We don’t want weeds to get a foothold in our corn and soybean fields, because once the do they become more difficult to control later in the season. Weed…… Continue Reading
A farm management analyst from southern Minnesota says there are lower guarantees for revenue protection insurance this year. Revenue protection insures farmers against yield losses from natural causes like drought or disease and revenue losses caused by a change in the harvest price from the projected price. Farmers can choose the higher price to be…… Continue Reading
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were higher ahead of this week’s direct trade, generally expecting mostly steady business. April live was up $1.32 at $188 and June was $.95 higher at $183.52. March feeders were $.75 higher at $252.30 and April was up $1.42 at $257.17. Cash cattle country had a few scattered…… Continue Reading
Farmers have very little time to sign up for the general Conservation Reserve Program. USDA says producers and landowners have from now until March 29th to submit offers to their local Farm Service Agency office. The general CRP program helps with the establishment of grasses and trees to control erosion and improve water quality and…… Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $90 million in grants are available for farmworker training and career services but some in the agricultural industry say the efforts are misdirected. National Council of Agricultural Employers President Michael Marsh calls the program ironic. “We are in the midst of an ag labor shortage in the United…… Continue Reading
