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30 Aug 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The Chinese government has suspended pork imports from Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, pointing to issues with the company's pig feet purchased by China. The suspension comes at a time when seasonal demand for pork in China is growing due to cooler weather and upcoming festivals in the countr...
30 Aug 2022
MANHATTAN, Kan. (DTN) -- Kansas State University economists see 2022 farm incomes falling from the previous year, but they're more worried about what 2023 will look like. Gregg Ibendahl, KSU ag economist and associate professor, told attendees at the 2022 Risk and Profit Conference that he projects average net farm income for grain producers will l...
29 Aug 2022
The new crop corn year will begin on Sept. 1 and, as harvest begins, especially in states where the drought has been a factor, early reports are not that great. The Texas Farm Bureau reported that Central Texas corn yields and quality are down as farmers completed harvesting a crop hit hard by drought and hot, summer temperatures. "The yields were ...
26 Aug 2022
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Corn ears tell a tale this time of year. Peel back husks and those missing kernels at the end of the ear, often called tip back, stick out like a sore thumb. With heightened market and weather uncertainty, tip back has become a theme this year as farmers and crop scouts head to the field to attempt to estimate yields prior to...
26 Aug 2022
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Palmer pigweed just keeps getting more stubborn. University of Missouri Extension researchers have confirmed the first case of glufosinate-resistant Palmer amaranth in southeast Missouri. The confirmation of glufosinate resistance marks at least the fourth herbicide family that Palmer amaranth has shown resistance to in Misso...