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Meghan Grebner - Brownfield - 1 hr 43 mins ago
Syngenta’s new $30-million Trait Conversion Accelerator will help bring corn traits to market quicker. David Hollinrake, regional director for Syngenta Seeds North America, says the facility will shorten the product development life cycle. ... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 6:36PM CDT
In this week’s AgFax Weekend – ARC, PLC Payment Calculator | Irrigation vs. Dryland | Even More Trade Questions | and more. (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 6:05PM CDT
Application Timing for Rice Stink Bug in Late Rice Over the past week we have gotten multiple calls about some growers not wanting to spray for rice stink bug in […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:57PM CDT
Harvest Progress Initial yield reports have been mixed. The general idea is that yields are down some from last year, which was expected considering that exceptional crop. Some lower yields […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 5:41PM CDT
Market Watch with Alan Brugler August 23, 2019 Stop the Carousel Stop the carousel, I want to get off! Like a scary movie where the carousel keeps whirling faster and faster, just about everyone is getting... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:36PM CDT
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the USDA Office of the Chief Economist has published a detailed accounting of how estimated damage from trade disruptions was calculated […] (full story)
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Debra Ferguson - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:30PM CDT
“When It Rains It Pours.” So goes the Morton salt slogan…and cotton prices seem to be pouring lower and lower each week. December declined 192 points on the week, falling […] (full story)
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Owen Taylor - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:26PM CDT
Jay Crouch, ag agent in Newberry County – and who also covers much of the upstate – reported that “kudzu bug immatures are building in soybeans with very low incidence […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:23PM CDT
Ten years ago, I stood in a peanut field planted in late April surveying significant damage from spotted wilt. One year later in 2010, and for the next 8 years, […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:13PM CDT
A new viral disease of cotton found in recent years in several southeastern U.S. states has now been confirmed in Texas. The disease, cotton blue disease, was observed recently in […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 5:04PM CDT
Farmers probably would like to forget the 2019 rice crop, which has been plagued by low yields. Bad weather from the start of the growing season through harvest is being […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 4:55PM CDT
Understanding of the weed seed bank is crucial for successfully using integrated weed management. Weed seeds are deposited into the seed bank at the end of the season and are […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 4:41PM CDT
Bullying used to be something that happened on the playground. Now it’s evolved into a vicious trend that’s spread across the internet, particularly within the realms of social media. According to a Reportlinker study, 71% of young generations... (full story)
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Larry Lee - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 4:38PM CDT
President Trump is raising the existing tariffs on China. Trump said in a tweet Friday afternoon China should not have announced a counter-tariff on 75-billion dollars’ worth of U.S. products, which he called “politically... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 4:35PM CDT
On the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Trey Hill of Harborview Farms, is using planting green (i.e. planting cash crops into green, living cover crops) as a way of enhancing the […] (full story)
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Tom Steever - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 4:29PM CDT
The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee says the current trade problem with China could have been resolved prior to China’s WTO membership. Reacting to China’s additional tariffs on U.S. goods, Democrat Collin Peterson of Minnesota said... (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 4:27PM CDT
The first-vice-president of the National Corn Growers Association says they appreciate the way the USDA calculated trade damage payments in this second round of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). Kevin Ross tells Brownfield Ag News, “We... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 4:19PM CDT
Taylor Clarke, Farmer and Extension Agent from Brunswick County, VA, discusses how he transformed his tobacco-based family farm into a soybean-based system by introducing cover crops. After five years of […] (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 4:11PM CDT
For some, August has brought some rain showers which have helped. While others have received nary a drop. So, this patchwork of wet and dry has made it difficult to […] (full story)
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Julie Harker - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 4:09PM CDT
A market analyst says the China trade war is the main, overshadowing factor for the bearish commodity market because of how China is targeting agriculture, “The commodities do not have, at this point, from the day that they’ve been presented... (full story)
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Mark Dorenkamp - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 4:00PM CDT
Great Lakes livestock producers are wondering what wolf management might look like IF gray wolves are de-listed from the Endangered Species List. North-central Minnesota cattle rancher Miles Kuschel says because wolves are protected, the most he... (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:59PM CDT
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly to sharply lower on the lower midday boxed beef and unconfirmed reports of a higher Chinese tariff on U.S. beef. The USDA’s Cattle on Feed report looks mostly neutral to slightly... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 3:56PM CDT
GENERAL Triple digit temperatures have set in the area, causing stress on area crops. It has been almost a month since the county has received a good rain, and when […] (full story)
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Mark Dorenkamp - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:51PM CDT
The vice president of Minnesota Farmers Union is seeing heartbreak across rural America as farmers struggle to stay in business. Bryan Klabunde says he encountered a woman at a recent farm show in southwest Minnesota who told him her dad is a... (full story)
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Ken Anderson - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:47PM CDT
Nebraska farmers were looking forward to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue’s appearance at a town hall event at the Nebraska State Fair on Friday. However his visit was cancelled at the last minute, apparently because of weather-related travel issues. ... (full story)
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Nicole Heslip - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:43PM CDT
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed in mixed trade Friday as did cash trade which was relatively flat. August Class III milk futures up two cents at $17.59. September down a penny at $17.22. October six cents lower... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 3:40PM CDT
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been getting asked about leaf spots in cotton and the majority of them have been leaf spot complex. (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:40PM CDT
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, with losses accelerating after new tariff news. China’s Ministry of Commerce raised its tariff on U.S. soybeans to 30%, effective September 1st, ahead of the G7 meeting and next month’s negotiations... (full story)
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Greg Soulje - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:26PM CDT
During the weekend, heat will re-intensify on the southern High Plains and persist across much of the Southwest and Intermountain West. In contrast, cool air will deepen its grip by early next week across the northern Plains and upper Midwest. ... (full story)
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Greg Soulje - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:19PM CDT
Across the Corn Belt, a few showers linger across the Ohio Valley in the wake of a departing cold front. Cool, dry weather covers the remainder of the Midwest, raising concerns about delayed maturation for late-planted corn and soybeans. Since the... (full story)
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Nicole Heslip - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:17PM CDT
A grain trader says reduced ethanol production and closed facilities has disrupted the flow of grain for the foreseeable future. “You create some oversupply situations in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and other tributary states that just adds to the... (full story)
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USDA - Fri Aug 23, 3:15PM CDT
WASHINGTON, DC 23-AUG-2019 WA_FV101 ... (full story)
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USDA - Fri Aug 23, 3:15PM CDT
WASHINGTON, DC 23-AUG-2019 WA_FV102 ... (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:14PM CDT
The USDA says placements of cattle into feedlots were down in July, the third month in a row with a decrease. At 1.705 million head, that’s down 2% on the year, with concerns about profitability and tighter supplies of replacement feeders.... (full story)
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John Perkins - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:10PM CDT
Sep. corn closed at $3.59 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 cents Sep. soybeans closed at $8.43 and 1/4, down 12 and 3/4 cents Sep. soybean meal closed at $289.90, down $3.80 Sep. soybean oil closed at 28.34, down 20 points Sep. wheat closed at $4.75 and 1/4,... (full story)
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Nicole Heslip - Brownfield - Fri Aug 23, 3:05PM CDT
American Farm Bureau Executive Vice President Dale Moore says the updated tomato suspension agreement between Mexico and the U.S. could serve a model for other specialty crops facing increasing pressure from imports. “As Mexico’s productivity has... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 2:57PM CDT
Yield potential in corn is influenced at several stages of growth and development. Ear size potential (number of potential kernels) is determined quite early, from about leaf stage V6 to […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 2:56PM CDT
By Jennifer Brown, NutriQuest This market update is a PorkBusiness.com weekly column reporting trends in weaner pigs. All information contained in this update is for the week ended Aug. 23. Looking at hog sales in March 2020 using April 2020... (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 2:48PM CDT
On Friday Pro Farmer released their 2019 yield estimates for corn and soybeans. Pro Farmer analysts estimate 2019 corn production at 13.358 billion bu. with an average yield of 163.3 bu. per acre. They estimate soybeans at 3.497 billion bu. with an... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 2:46PM CDT
Spot quotations averaged 61 points higher than the previous week, according to the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program. Quotations for the base quality of cotton (color 41, […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 2:45PM CDT
The grain markets sank lower again. For the week ending Aug. 23, December corn was down 14¢, November soybeans were down 24¢ and December wheat was marginally lower. The 2019 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour spanned seven states this week. Tour... (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 2:34PM CDT
Chinese officials on Friday announced increased tariffs on a host of U.S. agricultural goods, including a 10% increase on beef and pork. It was the latest salvo in response to U.S. duties on $300 billion of Chinese imports. It also comes as China is... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 2:33PM CDT
Wall Street Journal writer Lauren Silva Laughlin reported earlier this month that, “Losses are popping up in farmers’ income statements and the pain can be seen in the share prices […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 2:28PM CDT
The soybean had another down day Friday in to the close. It still leaves soybean prices hovering in the $8 mark for most contracts. Producers are looking at African Swine Fever challenges in China in hopes it will create a boost in soybean prices.... (full story)
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Ernst Undesser - AGFAX - Fri Aug 23, 2:20PM CDT
We have arrived at the time of year for a number of pecan field days in the Southeast. See below for dates, locations, and contact info: August 28, 2019: SE […] (full story)
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AGWEB - Fri Aug 23, 2:18PM CDT
As scouts set of searching Iowa farm fields, they were greeted by a crop better than what they saw in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. “It was up to my waist, so that’s some of the best soybeans we’ve seen,” said Peter Meyer, with S&P Global Platts ... (full story)
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