Northwest Indiana farmers had a jumpstart to the 2021 planting season, with some farmers planting soybeans the earliest they ever have. As farmers push the planting dates, they say it pays to plant soybeans early.
USDA's latest Crop Progress Report revealed 85% of New Mexico is seeing short to very short topsoil moisture conditions, and 83% of North Dakota is seeing topsoil conditions that are desperately dry.
The Senior Vice President of Real Estate Operations for Farmers National Company reported during the first six month of its fiscal year, land sales were up 56% over the same time last year.
A report from a Brazilian ethanol industry group signals that in the 2020/21 marketing year ending in March, corn-based ethanol production rose 58% from the year prior as new and retrofitted facilities came online.