What Was Behind USDA’s Big Corn Yield Cut? USDA Chief Economist Explains
USDA's crop reports made some major changes to the supply and demand balance sheets this week. From showing a tighter stocks to use scenario in soybeans, to a historic cut to the national corn yield, the adjustments provided more fuel to the commodity markets.
The Consolidation Appropriation Act passed late in December 2020 provided farmers with several options regarding being eligible for an increase to their original Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan or perhaps qualifying for a second PPP loan. As of early January, formal guidance has not yet been received from the Small Business Administration.
While summer annuals steal the spotlight in most cases, it’s important you don’t sleep on winter annual weeds. Early-season corn and soybean plants can suffer greatly when winter annuals are left unchecked, reducing yield before many even realize.
In his first public comments since his termination from Tyson after 26 years, Hart told KWWL-TV in Waterloo that reports of a betting pool among Tyson managers is false and distorted.
Pro Farmer's First Thing Today: Adjusted World Cotton Price, NASA Climate Research and More
The Adjusted World Price for cotton rose to 66.23 cents per pound, effective Jan. 15, marking the fifth straight week above 60 cents and the highest since it was at 68.27 cents per pound the week of May 3, 2019.
#FJFieldFieldDays: How COVID-19 Transformed Machinery Auctions
We’ve seen seven to 10 years of technology advancement with online equipment buying and selling condensed into less than a year. That’s the takeaway from Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, as he looks back at the past nine months of online auctions. Log on to Farm Journal Field Days now for more insights.
