Row clearing devices and options
Strip-tillage is defined as less than full-width tillage of varying intensity that is conducted parallel to the row direction. Generally no more than one-fourth of the plow layer is disturbed by this...
View ArticleU.S. southern Midwest and Delta farmland values stay strong
Farmland values in the southern U.S. Midwest and Delta region rose almost 15 percent during the third quarter from the same period a year earlier, despite lower farm income, as grain prices fell, the...
View ArticleU.S. spring planting stalled in South but Corn Belt set for early start
Planting is expected to start early in the northern U.S. Corn Belt after a dry winter but seeding is behind schedule in southern crop areas where it's been too wet, U.S. government forecasters said on...
View ArticleIs the Corn Belt farm economy too specialized?
It has been argued that the Corn Belt's farm economy is particularly vulnerable to economic cycles as the result of increased commodity specialization.
View ArticleCorn Belt farmland values steady but weakness seen
Prices for prime crop land in the central Corn Belt held up better than other regions in the first quarter, but the outlook for low grain prices looked likely to pressure land values and farm incomes...
View ArticleDrought settles in the Corn Belt, but...
…relief may be on the horizon, eliminating drought for most in the region by the beginning of 2016.
View ArticleWill La Niña shape 2016 weather?
Nebraska state climatologist Al Dutcher estimates La Niña won’t arrive until late summer or even fall 2016, peaking in December 2016 or even January 2017. If El Niño “dies” earlier than that, he’s...
View ArticleRainy autumn recharges moisture in Midwest fields
The Upper Midwest is heading into winter with fully recharged soil moistures after experiencing one of its warmest and wettest fall seasons on record, according to preliminary data from the Midwest...
View ArticleFearing wave of bankruptcies, U.S. corn belt wants new debt cap
With agricultural lenders fearing a tidal wave of farm bankruptcies as soon as this spring, lawyers in the Midwest say they want U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa to raise the debt limit for...
View ArticleComponents of cropland value in the Corn Belt
Farmland markets have received a great deal of attention as farm income has come under pressure due to lower and more volatile commodity prices, and as recent actions by the Federal Reserve have led to...
View ArticleMidwest on longest drought-free stretch since 2005
Something’s missing in the Midwest these days – drought. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, the Corn Belt is virtually drought-free, save for a few counties in northern Minnesota that have...
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