Pro Farmer Crop Tour: Is the U.S Going to Produce Enough Corn and Soybeans to Keep Pace with Demand?
As Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up this week, scouts counted a consistent crop on the eastern half of the tour. The theme on the western portion of the tour this year was the opposite, with scouts searching fields with clear signs of stress.
As carbon emerges as the newest saleable commodity, farmers and ranchers are learning how to partner with carbon markets to cash in on practices they’ve been doing all along. But we want to know how this is affecting you. Tell us about your approach to carbon marketing in this brief survey.
News of the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program Sets Prices Back
Heat across the Plains stifled prices on steers and heifers, yet August is historically a good time to sell yearlings and this year is no exception, AMS reporters said. Wholesale beef prices continued higher Monday.
Pro Farmer Releases National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates
Pro Farmer estimates the U.S. corn crop at 15.116 billion bu. with an average yield of 177.0 bu. per acre. We estimate the U.S. soybean crop at 4.436 billion bu. on a national average yield of 51.2 bu. per acre.
