3 Big Factors At the moment, December 26, 2024
3 Big Factors At the moment, December 26, 2024
3 Big Things Today, December 24, 2024
1. Wheat lower, soybeans higher overnight Wheat futures were lower in quiet trading overnight as rain is forecast for areas in the U.S. where winter varieties are grown. Precipitation in…
3 Big Things Today, January 2, 2025
3 Big Things Today, January 2, 2025
Experts Worried Bird Flu Spread is Reaching the Boiling Point
By Ryan Hanrahan NBC News’s Evan Bush reported this past weekend that “the simmering threat of bird flu may be inching closer to boiling over. This year has been marked…
Trump Threatens to Take Back Panama Canal
by Ryan Hanrahan Reuters’ Gram Slattery reported Sunday that “President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal on Sunday, accusing Panama of charging excessive rates to…
Benchmarking Crop Machinery Cost and Investment
By Michael Langemeier The continued increase in size of tractors, combines, and other machinery has enabled farms to operate more acres and reduce labor use per acre. However, this increase…
New Farm Bill Top of Mind as 119th Congress Begins
By Ryan Hanrahan American Ag Network’s Jesse Allen reported Thursday that Sam Kieffer, Vice President of Public Policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said that “once the new Congress…
This Robot Could Find Nitrate Hot Spots by Crawling Through Tile Drainage
By Cami Koons Researchers from Iowa State University (ISU) have partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) to develop a robot that would detect nitrates and monitor tile health to help…
Farmers’ Use of Futures Markets
By Aayush Raj Dhakal and Joe Janzen Futures and options markets are often presented as vital tools for farmers to hedge price risks associated with crop production. The textbook example…
3 Big Things Today, January 3, 2025
3 Big Things Today, January 3, 2025