“We are certainly seeing a different tone than what we saw in the first six months of the year,” says Jerry Gulke. “What we seem to be seeing now is demand destruction versus demand reduction.”
USDA's Reports Confirm Crop Balance Sheets Keep Getting Tighter, So Why Are Grain Prices Plummeting?
USDA’s acreage report showed a surprising cut in soybean and corn acres under 90 million. Despite what was viewed as a bullish report, the grain markets were in major sell-off mode Thursday and Friday.
July Farm Country Forecast: Hot Like a Firecracker
Matt Yarosewick, AgDay meteorologist, expects above-normal temperatures over most of the lower 48 states in July, from parts of the central and southern Rockies down through the Southwest and across much of Texas and the Gulf Coast.
The World is Now Watching U.S. Winter Wheat Harvest, Yields in Oklahoma and Texas Reveal Some Surprises
The start of summer ushers in the steady rhythm of wheat harvest across the Plains. What typically is a picture-perfect setting of beauty from amber waves of grain shows the scars of drought this year.
USDA Reveals Farmers Have Received More Than $4 Billion in ERP Payouts to Date
Approximately 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through Phase 1 of the Emergency Relief Program has been sent to producers with crop insurance who suffered losses due to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
Amassed with a newly purchased 2,100-acre farm in North Dakota, Bill Gates now holds the title to 270,000 acres in 19 states. He also sits at the top of the list of largest landowners.
