Wheat

With updated quarterly grain stocks data in place, wheat and soybean ending stocks were moved upward and corn stocks slid downward in the agricultural supply and demand estimates report.

U.S. soybean ending stocks and if there will be a convergence of conflicting Brazilian soybean production estimates were among the questions ahead of the agricultural supply and demand estimates report.

The pastures have greened up nicely and the cows still receiving silage head out as soon as they have hoovered their daily allotment.

Each year, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri and its collaborators put together a baseline projection for the U.S. and world ag sectors for the major grains, oilseeds, biofuels, livestock and dairy commodities.

Three farmers with decades of experience utilizing soil conservation practices on their farms detailed their efforts in a “Toolshed Talk.”

In the months leading up to the prospective plantings report, expectations were a reduction in corn acres, but the reduction well surpassed the trade estimates.

U.S. producers intend to plant more soybean and less corn acres in 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the survey-based prospective plantings report.

Year-over-year quarterly grain stocks were up across the board midway through the marketing year, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

This is my favorite time of the year. It is the time when new life is created.

Piotr Korycki picks up a handful of wheat and watches as the yellow grains run through his fingers. With a new harvest on the horizon, he feels pressure to sell what he has to prevent it from going bad.

Fifteen Indiana farm families will share their stories at the Indiana State Fair this summer, showcasing the diversity of agriculture in Indiana.

The function of soil is to support crop life, human life and livestock.

A survey of farmers across the Corn Belt indicated an expected corn-to-soybeans acreage shift may not be to the extent the trade and the U.S. Department of Agriculture expected.

The Rahn family operates a centennial farm in northern Illinois that includes row crops, hay production, cattle feeding and a cow-calf herd.

Overall economic activity increased slightly since early January, with eight of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reporting slight to modest growth while ag conditions dipped, according to the latest Beige Book.