Aaron Saeugling is an Iowa State University Extension agronomist in southwest Iowa. ?In this part of the state, we?ve seen an increase in terms of just the sheer number of fields that we?re having some challenges with glyphosate controlling...
A little selling ahead of the three-day weekend on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday. Cash cheese barrels were .75 cents lower, blocks down a half-cent and the June Class III contract dropped below $18 again, down 43 cents to close at...
Scouting is paramount, says a Missouri Extension entomologist, because true Armyworms have been found in fescue pastures and they are also threatening wheat crops. Wayne Bailey says Armyworms usually appear in fescue fields two weeks before being...
While corn planting is late in many areas and emergence has just begun, growers should be mindful of the threat of black cutworms. Missouri Extension Entomologist Wayne Bailey says there have been sightings of black cutworms in Missouri. He?s not...
Four-million dollars in a budget bill sitting on Governor Nixon's desk could help advance the creation of a new lake in north-central Missouri that supporters say would greatly benefit agriculture. House Ag Committee Chair Casey Guernsey...
Soybeans were mixed on old crop/new crop spread trade with markets and USDA closed Monday for Memorial Day. Old crop supplies remain extremely tight but the cash basis has been moving lower recently, pressuring July, and there?s increasing talk of...
USDA Mandatory reported that negotiated cash cattle trades and demand was light in Nebraska and Iowa on Friday afternoon. In Nebraska a few dressed sales traded from 199.00 to 200.00, with a few up to 201.00. In Iowa a few dressed sales traded at...
Jul. corn closed at $6.57 and 1/4, down 4 and 3/4 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $14.76 and 1/4, down 23 and 1/4 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $428.20, down $8.80 Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.24, down 42 points Jul. wheat closed at $6.97 and...
The European horsemeat scandal is now focused on a processing plant in the Netherlands. The plant was raided in February and is now closed. The Dutch food safety authority says horse DNA was found in 21 percent of more than 150 beef samples from the...
MachineryLink provides combine rental programs to growers across North America ? a solution the company says ?provides a more lucrative and logical alternative to combine ownership.? Recently, MachineryLink launched CommunityLink ? a...
