AgDay Analysis: Bills are Due, Should Farmers Still Hold Grain?

The calendar is well into February. Farmers have to make some big financial decisions since some bills are due and tax season is in full swing.

Remote Sensing Helps Pinpoint Pests

Jake Samuel, a fourth generation grower in the San Joaquin Valley of California, reports he’s seen first-hand how technology pays off with crop management decisions.

Answer Your Hemp Questions at Farm Journal Hemp College

Find experts to answer all your industrial hemp questions at an upcoming Farm Journal Hemp College. See the full list of dates and events.

Deere Surges on Surprise Earnings Growth in Farm Recovery

Machinery giant Deere & Co. delivered an unexpected increase in earnings and maintained its annual outlook as early signs of stabilization in the U.S. farm sector offset a slowdown in construction. Shares jumped.

China Could Start Buying U.S. Meats Soon, Soybeans Later in Year

USDA's Ag Outlook Forum in February showed an acreage bump, but didn't acknowledge the Phase One trade agreement. Analysts think that decision was wise, but forecasts buys from China to start showing up soon.

Cope with Farm Stress

Is daily stress keeping you from being your best self? Salvage your outcomes and your outlook by taking these seven steps to reduce stress.

California Sues Trump Administration over Water Rights

California has sued the Trump Administration to block new rules that would let farmers take more water from California’s rivers. 

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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.

Two Patents In Potassium Acetate Technology For Nachurs

Nachurs Alpine Solutions, which as of late 2019 was acquired as a new business division for Wilbur-Ellis, received two patents for its potassium acetate technology, which includes its use and application alone or mixed with other nutrients.

Meeker County, MN

Had a buddy that is a grain broker tell me last fall that a bunch of end users went to the USDA and asked them where the 2 billion bushel corn surplus was in the U.S.? They wanted to buy it because they had need of it. He said he heard of no reply. Maybe this is why exports are low because there is not as much corn as USDA says??????? Reason why basis is so low???????

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