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How crop insurance may soften the blow of low quality soybeans
Crop insurance adjusts harvest yield based on quality discounts using predetermined factors.Source: University of Nebraska-LincolnBy Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist Crop insurance is typically...
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Weather is not holding for harvest, it remains wet
Check out this week's gallery of weather related maps to see what has been happening in the Midwest. Many farmers are finding the 2018 harvest challenging. Just as they think they are beginning to...
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Harvest 2018-- Remaining wet and cold
Most Midwest farmers have faced many weather related delays this season. Check out the gallery to see how the past week has fared. The harvest of 2018 will not go down as an easy one. The past week has...
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Are $10 soybeans in your near future?
Weather and Washington continue to be the biggest wild cards in the soybean market. Most sources suspect the USDA will show the U.S. harvest at near 90% complete vs. 83% last week. Remember, states...
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Harvest continues on slow trek
Both the corn and soybean harvest are behind the four-year average.Corn harvestAs of Nov. 11, 84% percent of the corn crop planted has been harvested. That’s three points below the four-year average of...
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Controlled release nitrogen: Another tool in the toolbox
Before you jump in, consider how a CRFs work and whether it would be a good fit for your operation.Source: University of Minnesota ExtensionBy: Anne Nelson, Extension EducatorWith harvest wrapping up...
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Wet weather continues across Midwest
The latest batch of wet weather will keep harvest moving slow.Fieldwork has been stalled or at least slowed due to wet weather in the south, east and many parts of the Midwest. When combined with cold...
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Winter weather continues to hit Midwest
The cold and snow continue in the Midwest sending soil temperatures plummeting. Parts of the country recorded record warmth at one end of the week and other parts of the United States reported record...
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Is there a flu shot for partially drained depressional areas?
Can we prevent nitrate leaching or reduce greenhouse gasses with an effective, innocuous, simple and inexpensive conservation practices?Each year, my pharmacist, Dr. Jennifer Filloon, demands that I...
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Nitrogen: An inexact science
Even imperfect nitrogen modeling continues to attract users, for good reasonThink DifferentNitrogen management tools are improving and evolving with use, however they remain just a tool to manage the...
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