by Riley Smith | Feb 15, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Export sales are continuing their recent trends. Corn sales are looking good, while the same certainly cannot be said for the soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest export sales report. U.S. soybean prices are still far from...
by Riley Smith | Feb 15, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, passed in 1978, provides tracking and monitoring of investment in U.S. agriculture. However, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Economist Danny Munch said the process is due for an upgrade. Munch said the current...
by Riley Smith | Feb 14, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Another mixed weather forecast for South America, but there are no major complaints overall. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions in Brazil and Argentina. McBride said that harvest in Brazil is still continuing ahead...
by Riley Smith | Feb 14, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Recently, Bayer reported a suspected dicamba resistant waterhemp population in Iowa. Now, Corteva has also discovered a suspected 2,4-D resistant waterhemp population in Wright County. Meaghan Anderson, extension field specialist with Iowa State University Extension...
by Riley Smith | Feb 13, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we approach the spring season, it’s important to make sure that your fields are ready to go for planting. That includes making sure you have nutrient application plans in place. Kent Klingbeil, lead agronomist with Advanced Agrilytics, said farmers who applied...