Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 29, 2024

You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass. Recognizing that both header loss and combine loss contribute to lower yield and volunteer issues for the next season,… Read More

Harvest 230

Harvest Harvester Harvesting Acre 230

Real Agriculture

MAY 10, 2024

India is nearly half-way through a six-week election period, and the government there is making sure it stays in the citizens’ good graces. That, in part, may have driven the decision by India to further extend a dropped tariff on imported peas out to October. Chuck Penner, founder of Leftfield Commodity Research, says that India.

Acre 278

Acre Grain Marketing Production 278

UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

farm production more than doubled, and farm size increased from an average of 215 acres in 1950 to 464 acres in 2023. farm output nearly tripled, while global grain production has more than quadrupled since 1950 and has doubled since 1975. is losing an average of two tons of topsoil per acre annually. 50% of U.S.

Food 98

Food Acre Pesticide Fertilizer 98

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 14, 2024

Flory, host of AgriTalk, says the USDA’s move to knock off 700,000 acres of corn and add a million soybean acres does make sense, but. Flory, host of AgriTalk, says the USDA’s move to knock off 700,000 acres of corn and add a million soybean acres does make sense, but. Read More

Acre 279

Acre Yield Crop Grain 279

AgriLife Today

APRIL 23, 2024

Texas Crop and Weather Report – April 23, 2024 Corn prices are down, and acres in Texas and across the U.S. AgriLife Extension grain marketing economist in the Texas. Read More → The post Corn crop conditions improve as acres and prices decline appeared first on AgriLife Today. Mark Welch, Ph.D.,

Acre 99

Acre Crop Grain Yield 99

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research to discuss the grain markets; Sara Shymko with Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan on Acres for Education campaign; Hear a product spotlight with Patrick Langille with Helena Products Group on Resurge; and Hear a clip… Read More

Grain 130

Grain Marketing Acre Production 130

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research to discuss the grain markets; Sara Shymko with Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan on Acres for Education campaign; Hear a product spotlight with Patrick Langille with Helena Products Group on Resurge; and Hear a clip. Read More

Grain 130

Grain Marketing Acre Production 130

Real Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2024

It’s like lemon juice on a paper cut for those in the far south of Ontario who haven’t got an acre of corn in the ground yet, but the initial look at the emerged corn crop in the U.S. is looking mighty fine. Ranulf Glanville, chief market analyst with Grainfox, says that this early good. is looking mighty fine.

Marketing 312

Marketing Crop Acre Grain 312

Western FarmPress

JANUARY 8, 2025

Farmers will plant more in 2025, despite low prices.

Acre 122

Acre Grain Farming Farming 122

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in the Dirt with Pregnant Pigs”. Photography courtesy of Pete Larson and Just a Few Acres Farms. Pete Larson on his farm.

Farming 122

Farming Farming Acre Marketing 122

Real Agriculture

JUNE 3, 2023

On this episode, host Shaun Haney tackles the latest of what’s happened this week in ag, including: Economic news and sorting out the rate decisions, New research comparing per-acre returns of ranching and grain farming in Saskatchewan; and, A clip from a Pulse School with Ken. Read More

Grain 130

Grain Ranching Acre Farming 130

Western FarmPress

MARCH 24, 2025

Stocks dynamics could spur corn rally if only to curb grower shifts to record planting of that golden grain. Ag Marketing IQ: Biofuel and feed demand back off, the specter of stagflation rises for investors, and traders watch export shifts and drought conditions in Brazil.

Acre 94

Acre Marketing Biofuel Grain 94

Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The increase in domestic soybean demand means more money could come back to the farmer and puts pressure on the industry to find the proper balance of protein crops.

Acre 116

Acre Grain Crop 116

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At night, and on weekends, he’s a serious sourdough bread baker—and an aspiring grain farmer. After looking in vain for an affordable local wheat source, Ellis decided to experiment with dry-farming the grain himself on a small piece of land 45 miles north of San Diego, in rural Valley Center.

Grain 136

Grain Seeding Farming Farming 136

Food Politics

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

million (down 7% from 2017) Average size: 463 acres (up 5%) Total farmland: 880 million acres of farmland (down 2%), accounting for 39% of all U.S. Percent of farmland used for oilseeds or grains: 32% Percent of farmland used for beef cattle: 40% Average age of farmers: 58.1 (up It summarizes the highlights: Number of farms: 1.9

Agriculture 288

Agriculture Agriculture Farmland Acre 288

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Created on Madagascar and practiced in about 60 countries today, SRI has been shown to increase grain yields, sometimes twofold. Per calorie, though, rice produces fewer emissions than most staple foods, including meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and even other grains like wheat and corn. acres are reserved for vegetables.

Plantation 120

Plantation Acre Farming Farming 120

Agricultural Economics Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

planted nearly 50 million acres of wheat for the 2023 harvest, the largest acreage since 2016. That year’s winter wheat crop, which accounted for an average of 73% of total wheat acres, was the first crop planted after the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine sent wheat prices soaring. million acres. million acres.

Acre 70

Acre Crop Grain Harvest 70

Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Exports fell and imports rose for vegetables, fruits, melons, and key food grains. million acres of higher value fruit, vegetables, and melons would be needed to generate $32.9B Across produce items, the US was or became a net importer of all 5 of the top vegetables by 2021. What can be done: At 2022 prices, just 3.5-4.4

Farming 249

Farming Farming Farmland Food 249

Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

2025 Economic Outlook Series: Profits look somewhat elusive in both corn and soybeans, which may not provide clear signals about planted acres going forward.

Grain 103

Grain Acre Farming Farming 103

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

If we took 5 percent of the acres and diverted them into almost anything that wasnt a commodity, its literally an additional $2.5 Over the next two decades, tractors, mechanical harvesters, and chemical herbicides made sharecropping obsoleteyou no longer needed much labor to farm cotton or grains. today it is less than 2 percent.

Acre 103

Acre Farming Farming Crop 103

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

million acres enrolled in ARC and PLC, representing only 27 percent of all US farmland. Furthermore, to enroll in ARC or PLC, a farm must have base acres enrolled with USDAs Farm Service Agency (FSA), which administers the programs, as one of these covered commodities. million acres enrolled in ARC and PLC in 2023, 85.5

Farming 64

Farming Farming Acre Farmland 64

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

When he pushes a shovel into the soft, well-aggregated soil on his 240-acre farm near Ridgeway, Minnesota, Bergler sees more earthworms than he ever thought imaginable. Never applying more than 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to his corn acres, Bergler harvests 230 bushel-per-acre corn behind a seven-way grain mix with peas and flax.

Farming 87

Farming Farming Acre Cattle 87

AgWeb Farm Journal

JUNE 30, 2023

USDA released a few big surprises in the June acreage report, including a spike in corn acres and a large reduction in soybean acres. The agency also forecasts grain stocks below trade expectations.

Acre 113

Acre Grain Marketing 113

Western FarmPress

JANUARY 17, 2025

Grain Scoops: Converting planted wheat to cash requires predicting bushels per acre and price, both of which are unpredictable. Learn more about an approach that provides a starting point for predicting prices.

Acre 111

Acre Grain 111

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 21, 2025

The 2022 Census of Agriculture revealed that 369,393 farm operations had crop insurance, covering a total of 298 million acres. While fewer farms were enrolled compared to the 2017 Census (which reported 380,236 farms with insurance), the total acres covered actually increased by more than 10 million.

Crop 53

Crop Farming Farming Acre 53

AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

Grains end mixed with strong gains in corn in reaction to USDA's 90 million acre estimate and lower than expected stocks. But how much higher can corn go? Garrett Toay, AgTraderTalk, shares his thoughts.

Acre 116

Acre Grain Marketing 116

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Modern Farmer

JUNE 27, 2024

The two-acre vegetable operation is owned by Nyland Cohousing Community, a 42-house community established with the aim of creating connection and supporting sustainable ideals. It was a serendipitous moment that helped inspire Waves of Grain to use its resources to establish an incubator farm.

Grain 135

Grain Farming Farming Food 135

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Despite having nearly a billion acres of prime farmland and a population of only 330 million people, the U.S. agriculture system, often claimed to be able to feed the world, can no longer feed its own population. The number of U.S.

Food 133

Food Production Farming Farming 133

Real Agriculture

JANUARY 11, 2024

The weakest prices in over three years, combined with prospects of another drought, are expected to put a dent in canola acres as cropping decisions for 2024 are finalized. Unfortunately for those on the selling side, grain and oilseed markets have been posting losses like the Ottawa Senators or Columbus Blue Jackets rather than Jonathon.

Acre 264

Acre Grain Marketing Crop 264

AgWeb Farm Journal

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Rosario Grain Exchange said 100,000 hectares of soybeans in Argentina’s core production area were lost due to “irreversible stress symptoms” after extreme heat that lasted two weeks.

Acre 57

Acre Grain Production 57

Agricultural Economics Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

harvested an estimated 340,000 acres of sweet corn – or just 0.5% of the area harvested for feed grain corn. Figure 1 shows the USDA’s NASS acreage estimates since 2016, which capture a notable decline of 138,000 acres, or 29%. Sweet Corn Acres, 2016-2022. In Alaska, 14 farms raised a total of three acres.

Acre 98

Acre Processing Distribution Harvest 98

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 2, 2024

While rice can grow well in a paddy, especially compared to other cereal grains , there is a limit to how much water the plant can bear and for how long. Field work Although California produces about half a million acres of rice a year, it’s only the second-highest rice producer in the country. An Arkansas rice field.

Family Farming 128

Family Farming Acre Grain Greenhouse 128

DTN

JULY 24, 2023

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements. Consider this scenario.

Farming 98

Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

For three years, Nathanael Gonzales-Siemens drove up California’s coast for 14 hours every month for a routine task: milling his grain into flour. “I We’ve got 150 acres of grain.” As California has lost much of its grain to higher value crops, small flour mills and grain cleaning businesses have disappeared, too.

Grain 143

Grain Orchard Farming Farming 143

Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Between the Fencerows: Farmer figures 21,000 feet of drainage upgrades and repairs add about 6 acres of productivity.

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Yield Grain Acre Production 52

AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

Jeff Hoogendoorn, Professional Ag Marketing, says corn may trade range bound until more is known about the weather for the 2024 planting season, but with only 90 million acres planted it will be sensitive to any issues.

Marketing 62

Marketing Acre Cattle Grain 62