With less drought showing up from Texas north through the Dakotas, the forage outlook is positive with the possibility of more production than in recent dry growing seasons. There are some dry areas and expanding drought could be the one factor to cloud the sunny forage outlook.
Seven of the eight major fertilizers are priced higher compared to last month. One fertilizer, potash, was slightly lower in price. None of the eight major fertilizers were up a significant amount from a month ago.
After months of talks and delays, leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees each laid out separate farm-bill frameworks Wednesday with goals of pushing Congress to pass a new bill this year. The proposals still suffer from the same divisions over nutrition and conservation that have dogged the committees since early 2023.
A collection of groups and interests immediately weighed in after the U.S. Treasury Department released its guidance Tuesday for U.S. biofuel producers to receive sustainable aviation fuel 40B tax credits. Some groups were encouraged by the guidance while others raised concerns over farmers having to use cover crops to qualify.
Inflation is both the cause and the result of higher commodity prices, but does that mean we are now in a new timeframe with a new long-term trading range that adjusts for inflation?
EPA first registered acephate to control insects more than 50 years ago. That registration is now in jeopardy as the agency has proposed canceling all agricultural use of the pesticide.
Treasury Department officials on Tuesday released the rules for the first round of sustainable aviation fuel tax credits. To qualify, biofuel producers will have to show they can have at least 50% lower emissions than petroleum-based jet fuel.
Nationwide, corn planting reached 23% complete and soybean planting reached 16% as of Sunday, April 28. Winter wheat conditions were rated 49% good to excellent, down 1 point from 50% the previous week.
Week of April 28 we'll watch for the latest on planting progress, and a possible ruling on sustainable aviation fuel credits. We'll also feature stories from the May issue of Progressive Farmer, which looks at the state of mental health care in rural America as well as provide useful information to help maintain your mental wellness.
Overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 954,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended April 19.
For the fourth consecutive week, average retail prices for all eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month, though none were up significantly.
A derecho crossed several states in the Midwest in 2020 causing billions of dollars of damage, including to grain bins. Research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) might lead to new bin designs that might allow grain storage structures to better withstand natural disasters.