April 9, 2020  I   View in Browser
 

Today's Top Stories


 
 
NCBA, Sen. Fischer Ask Trump To Investigate Cattle Markets  
NCBA, Sen. Fischer Ask Trump To Investigate Cattle Markets

NCBA asked Trump to act quickly to investigate what it calls a “striking disparity between boxed beef prices and cattle prices in the futures and cash markets during the current COVID-19 crisis and following the packing plant fire in Holcomb, Kan., last August.”

 
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
 
Crop Tech - April 2020  
Crop Tech - April 2020

Corteva will stop making chlorpyrifos, Valent has launched a new herbicide and there is a new pre-emergent herbicide targeting pigweeds. Here are the details.

 
 
ADVERTISEMENT
Low-Cost, High-Value Tools  
Low-Cost, High-Value Tools

Having the right set of tools is the first step in tackling your daily tasks. Some you may already have and some you may want to add to your list! Check out the list here.

 
 
Balance Your Farm's Equipment and Manpower  
Balance Your Farm's Equipment and Manpower

Evaluate your equipment balance sheet by asking a few questions. Three experts help move the needle on machine ROI with sharp analysis.

 
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
 
Koch Agronomic Services: Proactively Prepared For A Busy Spring  
Koch Agronomic Services: Proactively Prepared For A Busy Spring

Specifically about the events that have unfolded because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Coulter says “To date, we have not seen any delays for spring.”

 
 
ADVERTISEMENT
The Importance of Stress Management  
The Importance of Stress Management

As a hard-working farmer, separating your life from your work seems impossible. However, the integration of stress management could improve your lifestyle more than you know.

 
 
New Research Says Pigs, Chickens Are Not Susceptible to COVID-19  
New Research Says Pigs, Chickens Are Not Susceptible to COVID-19

Research from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute in Germany shows that pigs and chickens are not susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans).

 
 
ADVERTISEMENT
Join our $100 Ideas Club  
Join our $100 Ideas Club

Think you have an idea worth $100 – or even $200? Submit it here! Upon publication in Farm Journal, the Double Your Money winner receives $200. Other farmers featured receive $100 each.

 
 
Peter Martin: Loop Your Lender into Your Marketing Plan  
Peter Martin: Loop Your Lender into Your Marketing Plan

If your risk management plan and the marketing tools it involves aren’t clear to your lender, you could be at substantial financial risk.

 
 
Dekalb County, IN <br />  
Dekalb County, IN

Northeast Indiana, muddy, a little wheat being side dressed with nitrogen, making plenty of ruts. Can't get through some wheat fields. What a mess. Looking at low yields, again, in this wet spring.

 
 

AGWEB EXTRA


icon

Find out what's happening across country on Crop Comments. Leave your own comment too!

divider icon

Know someone who would enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend!

 
 
Subscribe | Preferences/Unsubscribe | About Us | Contact Us | Website
 
© Farm Journal, Inc 2020
8725 Rosehill Road
Lenexa, KS, 66215