Crop Industry News By Category: Weather
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
How Early is Too Early When it Comes to Soybean Planting?
US - With corn planting off to a very slow start this year, it’s not surprising that very few people have been worrying about getting soybeans planted....
US - With corn planting off to a very slow start this year, it’s not surprising that very few people have been worrying about getting soybeans planted....
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Tuesday Closing Grains: Lower off USDA Crop Progress Report
US - July corn futures closed down 10 3/4 cents at $6.38 3/4 Tuesday. Prices closed near mid-range....
US - July corn futures closed down 10 3/4 cents at $6.38 3/4 Tuesday. Prices closed near mid-range....
Corn Planting Makes Record Progress, Bearish for Grains
ANALYSIS - US corn futures were trading solidly lower Tuesday morning, in the wake of a bearish weekly USDA crop progress report issued late Monday. July corn futures were down 13 cents and the...
ANALYSIS - US corn futures were trading solidly lower Tuesday morning, in the wake of a bearish weekly USDA crop progress report issued late Monday. July corn futures were down 13 cents and the...
Friday, May 17, 2013
USDA Announces Conservation Reserve Programme Sign-Up
US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. ...
US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. ...
Rain Delays US Planting, Topsoil Loss Could Cost Farmers Yield
ANALYSIS – As rainfall increases, the amount of topsoil decreases. So does the amount of grain the land can produce, writes Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension. ...
ANALYSIS – As rainfall increases, the amount of topsoil decreases. So does the amount of grain the land can produce, writes Linda Geist, University of Missouri Extension. ...
Wheat Breeding Science Offers Greater Yields
UK - UK wheat yields could be boosted by up to 30 per cent with the introduction of a new wheat bred from a wild grass species....
UK - UK wheat yields could be boosted by up to 30 per cent with the introduction of a new wheat bred from a wild grass species....
Bosnia and Herzegovina Farmers Offered Tax-free Diesel
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia & Herzegovina’s 2012/2013 wheat area is approximately 62,000 HA. Thus, with an average yield of 3.7 MT/HA, total estimated production is 208,000 MT. Planted...
BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia & Herzegovina’s 2012/2013 wheat area is approximately 62,000 HA. Thus, with an average yield of 3.7 MT/HA, total estimated production is 208,000 MT. Planted...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Low Insect Populations May be Drought Related
US - Drought and up-and-down temperatures are affecting insect behavior – everything from honeybee behavior to delayed emergence of pests, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service...
US - Drought and up-and-down temperatures are affecting insect behavior – everything from honeybee behavior to delayed emergence of pests, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service...
Gillard Government to Implement National Drought Reform
AUSTRALIA - The Gillard Government has announced a new A$99.4 million Farm Household Allowance that will be at the core of the National Drought Programme Reform....
AUSTRALIA - The Gillard Government has announced a new A$99.4 million Farm Household Allowance that will be at the core of the National Drought Programme Reform....
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Wednesday Closing Grains: Drier Forecast Bearish
ANALYSIS - July corn futures closed down 2 cents at $6.50 1/2 Wednesday. Prices closed near mid-range. ...
ANALYSIS - July corn futures closed down 2 cents at $6.50 1/2 Wednesday. Prices closed near mid-range. ...
Prairie Farmers Expected to Focus on Planting Wheat, Canola
CANADA - A weather and crop specialist with the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expects the majority of prairie farmers to be planting more wheat and canola this year....
CANADA - A weather and crop specialist with the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) expects the majority of prairie farmers to be planting more wheat and canola this year....
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Tuesday Closing Grains: Corn Sees Correction
ANALYSIS - July corn futures closed down 4 1/2 cents at $6.51 Tuesday. Prices closed near mid-range on a corrective pullback from Monday’s solid gains. ...
ANALYSIS - July corn futures closed down 4 1/2 cents at $6.51 Tuesday. Prices closed near mid-range on a corrective pullback from Monday’s solid gains. ...
Farmers Get Brief Break in Weather; Bigger One on Horizon
US - Indiana farmers getting a little break from frequent rains seized an opportunity in the first week of May to work in their fields at a time when they were weeks behind in planting....
US - Indiana farmers getting a little break from frequent rains seized an opportunity in the first week of May to work in their fields at a time when they were weeks behind in planting....
Monday, May 13, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Monday Closing Grains: Corn Sharply Higher
ANALYSIS - July corn futures closed up 19 1/4 cents at $6.55 1/4 Monday. Prices closed nearer the session high today on short covering and on planting delays in the US Corn Belt. ...
ANALYSIS - July corn futures closed up 19 1/4 cents at $6.55 1/4 Monday. Prices closed nearer the session high today on short covering and on planting delays in the US Corn Belt. ...
Wyckoff's Weekly Forecast: Changing Weather Continues
US - Jim Wyckoff warns of further changes to weather predictions this week. ...
US - Jim Wyckoff warns of further changes to weather predictions this week. ...
Wet Winter, Spring Make Nitrogen Carryover Unlikely
US - Extra nitrogen left in the soil after drought reduced corn yields last year has likely been lost with excess soil moisture in the winter and spring, a Purdue Extension agronomist says....
US - Extra nitrogen left in the soil after drought reduced corn yields last year has likely been lost with excess soil moisture in the winter and spring, a Purdue Extension agronomist says....
Friday, May 10, 2013
FAO Announce Cereal Price Index Drop For April
GLOBAL – The Food and Agriculture Organisation Cereal Price Index closed down from March figures by 4.1 per cent in April, largely due to 2013 maize expectations becoming more bullish. ...
GLOBAL – The Food and Agriculture Organisation Cereal Price Index closed down from March figures by 4.1 per cent in April, largely due to 2013 maize expectations becoming more bullish. ...
Farmers Should Spray Fields to Control Weeds, have Better Crops
US - Producers need to make burndown applications on winter annual weeds quickly once weather conditions allow them to get into fields, two Purdue Extensions weed specialists say....
US - Producers need to make burndown applications on winter annual weeds quickly once weather conditions allow them to get into fields, two Purdue Extensions weed specialists say....
Farm and Acreage Preparedness for Wildfires
CANADA - Wildfires are a hazard that can spring up quickly and cause major devastation to your farm or acreage. While you will not likely be able to stop a full-blown wildfire on your own; there...
CANADA - Wildfires are a hazard that can spring up quickly and cause major devastation to your farm or acreage. While you will not likely be able to stop a full-blown wildfire on your own; there...
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Thursday Closing Grains: Corn Closes Higher Ahead of USDA Report
US - July corn futures closed up 17 cents at $6.50 Thursday. Prices closed nearer the session high today on short covering and position evening ahead of Friday’s USDA report. ...
US - July corn futures closed up 17 cents at $6.50 Thursday. Prices closed nearer the session high today on short covering and position evening ahead of Friday’s USDA report. ...
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Hay Your Freeze-Damaged Wheat To Minimise Losses
US – Wheat growers could look at baling/ensiling freeze damaged wheat and take advantage of high forage prices....
US – Wheat growers could look at baling/ensiling freeze damaged wheat and take advantage of high forage prices....
Monday, May 06, 2013
Wyckoff's Weekly Forecast: Changing Weather Predictions Ahead
ANALYSIS - Jim Wyckoff reports that early indications of cooler, wetter weather have been replaced by a forecast of warmer temperatures and drier planting conditions, writes Gemma Hyland for...
ANALYSIS - Jim Wyckoff reports that early indications of cooler, wetter weather have been replaced by a forecast of warmer temperatures and drier planting conditions, writes Gemma Hyland for...
National Drought Program Reform Agreement Struck
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Government, State Governments and the Northern Territory have signed up to the National Drought Program Reform....
AUSTRALIA - The Federal Government, State Governments and the Northern Territory have signed up to the National Drought Program Reform....
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Drought Behind Them, Farmers now Deal with Too Much Water
US - Last year, farmers didn't have nearly enough rain for their wilted, drought-ravaged crops. So far this year, they have too much of it - so much that they can't get into their fields to...
US - Last year, farmers didn't have nearly enough rain for their wilted, drought-ravaged crops. So far this year, they have too much of it - so much that they can't get into their fields to...
New Grass Species Could Reduce Likelihood of Flooding
UK - Scientists from Rothamsted Research at North Wyke, working in collaboration with other UK plant scientists have shown a new grass hybrid species could help reduce the impact of flooding...
UK - Scientists from Rothamsted Research at North Wyke, working in collaboration with other UK plant scientists have shown a new grass hybrid species could help reduce the impact of flooding...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
2012 Weather Dents Farming’s Bottom Line
UK - Figures released yesterday (30 April) reveal the major impact on farm income, played by terrible weather throughout 2012....
UK - Figures released yesterday (30 April) reveal the major impact on farm income, played by terrible weather throughout 2012....
April Freezes Causing Some Damage To Wheat Tillers and Lower Stems
US - The repeated hard freezes in Kansas are taking a toll on some of the wheat furthest along in development, said Jim Shroyer, K-State Research and Extension crop production specialist....
US - The repeated hard freezes in Kansas are taking a toll on some of the wheat furthest along in development, said Jim Shroyer, K-State Research and Extension crop production specialist....
Monday, April 29, 2013
Jim Wyckoff's Monday Closing Grains: Corn Closes Limit Up
US - July corn futures closed up the 40-cent limit at $6.59 3/4 Monday. Prices hit a fresh four-week high as the first major “weather market” of the US planting and growing season has been...
US - July corn futures closed up the 40-cent limit at $6.59 3/4 Monday. Prices hit a fresh four-week high as the first major “weather market” of the US planting and growing season has been...
Wyckoff's Weekly Forecast: May 10 Is Critical Planting Date
ANALYSIS - Prices hit a fresh four-week high as the first major “weather market” of the US planting and growing season has been uncorked. ...
ANALYSIS - Prices hit a fresh four-week high as the first major “weather market” of the US planting and growing season has been uncorked. ...
Friday, April 26, 2013
New Grass Hybrid Could Help Reduce Likelihood of Flooding
UK - A collaboration of plant and soil scientists from across the UK has shown a grass hybrid species could help reduce the impact of flooding....
UK - A collaboration of plant and soil scientists from across the UK has shown a grass hybrid species could help reduce the impact of flooding....
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