Entries for May 2019
RECENT NEWS
16 May 2019
By Matthew Wilde Progressive Farmer Crops Editor MESERVEY, Iowa (DTN) -- Midwest farmers are doing the unthinkable as the corn-planting window slams shut. Some growers are switching intended soybean acres to corn, or at least thinking about it. Usually the opposite happens in mid-to-late-May if corn isn't in the ground due to yield-loss potential. ...
16 May 2019
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Scientists have found populations of European corn borer in Canada that are fully resistant to the Bt trait Cry1F, sold under the brand name Herculex I. So far, the discoveries are limited to the Maritimes region, specifically Nova Scotia -- where single-trait Cry1F hybrids were used. Bu...
16 May 2019
May 16, 2019 Portland Price Trends 05-01-18 08-01-18 04-01-19 05-09-19 05-16-19 #1 SWW (bu) 6.05 6.05 5.95 5.75 5.95 White Club 6.05 6.05 5.95 5.75 5.95 DNS 14% 7.68 7.08 6.68 6.07 6.14 HRW 11.5% 6.93 6.89 6.14 5.68 5.84 #2 Corn (ton) 184.00 160.00 172.00 165.00 173.00 #2 Barley 155.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 Wheat...West coast wheat markets re...
16 May 2019
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is furthering its overall African Swine Fever (ASF) preparedness efforts with the implementation of a surveillance plan. As part of this plan, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will work with the swine industry, the states, and veterinary diagnostic labo...
16 May 2019
GRAIN BELT WX ROUNDUP Ohio Morning Temperature And Precipitation Summary National Weather Service Cleveland Ohio 808 AM EDT Thu May 16 2019 Values represent highs yesterday...lows over the last 12 hours and precipitation over the last 24 hours ending at 7 AM EST/8 AM EDT. M=Missing Data T=Trace NA=Not Available : .BR CLE 0516 ES DH00/TAIRZX/DH07/TA...