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1 Apr 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- When Chandler Goule was asked at Commodity Classic last month in New Orleans about infrastructure investments, the CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers took the time to highlight the value of river transportation. He repeatedly warned about the risks to wheat growers over a raging debate in the Pacific Northwest about fou...
1 Apr 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- While the agriculture world continues to get a grip on the ripple effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a livestock and meat consultant for the National Pork Board said Wednesday he believes the biggest agriculture story will center on livestock feed. Rupert Claxton, the livestock and meat director for Gira, a consultant c...
31 Mar 2022
USDA's March 1 quarterly Grain Stocks and Prospective Planting reports began the day with few, if any, traders expecting a big surprise. That turned out to be wrong, with the final seeding numbers for corn and soybeans changing by nearly a one-for-one basis. The net effect was bullish for corn and bearish for soybeans. Let's take a look at some of ...
31 Mar 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Farmers who faced droughty conditions in the 2021 growing season might have a valuable source of nitrogen at their disposal: their soils. Water and soil testing has shown that cornfields in parts of Minnesota, for example, have held tight to nitrates from last year's fertilizer applications, explained University of Minnesota...
31 Mar 2022
The second-season (safrinha) season was a little delayed in Brazil due to some wet weather at planting time in January and February, but most of the crop was planted within the preferred window. According to some private estimates, around 80% of the corn was planted by the third week in February, which is the end of the preferred planting window. W...