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172 bushels per acre of corn and 49.7 bushels per acre of beans are the Pro Farmer National Corn and Soybean estimates for the 2023 Crop. Pro Farmer Editor Brian Grete has the highlights. “Ohio is kind of a hit-or-miss state, but this year, it was a real rock star, and I thought that the Ohio […]

A day of extremes, in regard to crop conditions and projected yield on display as scouts counted down their final miles on this year’s Pro Farm Crop Tour. As far as the Eastern Leg goes, Southeast Iowa started out looking strong as tour began from Iowa City Thursday morning. “And then it changed. The first […]

A fight is heating up over who gets first dibs on Colorado River water, renewed preservation is being pursued for America’s grasslands, and United Methodist congregations debate cutting ties over same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy bans.

The extended hot weather and lack of rain is starting to have an effect across North and South Carolina. SFN’s Mike Davis gets details from NC Assistant Climatologist Corey Davis.

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540.

USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing began Wednesday in Carmel, Indiana as dairy producers make their case for changes to the pricing program. The industry expects five to seven weeks of testimony and discussion on proposals to modernize the FMMO system. Following USDA’s initial presentations, the hearing will then launch into discussions of specific issues […]

The western leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouted corn and soybean fields in Western Iowa during day three. Leader Chip Flory said they cover three districts in Western Iowa. The corn yield estimate in District 1 was 182.5 bushels an acre, almost even with last year. The Corn District 4 yield estimate reached […]

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, under procedures within the U.S. Mexico-Canada Agreement, has established a dispute resolution panel regarding Mexico’s biotech corn bans. Dave Salmonsen, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Government Affairs Director, explains. “This will deal with the issues brought up by Mexico’s decrees which seek to stop the import of U.S. […]

Major U.S. agriculture organizations sent letters to all 2024 presidential candidates asking them to prioritize trade. The letters encourage each candidate to prioritize new market access trade agreements to help strengthen U.S. ag and decrease reliance on China. Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Trade, says the U.S. has stood on the sidelines […]

Let’s go back almost exactly 18 years ago, August 29 of 2005. The place New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina slams into the city, Eighty percent of the city underwater. I can see multiple people up on their rooftop trying to get help people looting the supermarket, but I told you earlier today I didn’t think […]