As soils warm up, microbial organisms go to work decomposing last year’s corn stalks and residue. The organisms consume a lot of nitrogen to do their job. That consumption means fewer nutrients – especially nitrogen – are available to fuel your current crop. When your new crop cannot access adequate nutrients, its growth slows or stalls – in essence, it pays a penalty.
It was an ugly day in the ag markets with grain and livestock futures all seeing risk off commodity-wide selling. AgDay's Michelle Rook talks with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing to get the details.
From record-high gas and diesel prices to a spike in the price of Memorial Day weekend BBQ essentials, shoppers are facing sticker shock everywhere they go.
