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Cotton - Southeast - Multiple Pests Demand Attention As July Starts - AgFax
Pam Caraway, Contributing Editor OVERVIEW Aphids continue to build. The fungus is starting to show in parts of our coverage area, but the question is whether populations will crash before growers are pushed into spraying. Stink bugs – likely heavy this season. Some areas have more greens, others more browns. Make treatment choices based on species and pay close attention to the sliding scale for stink bug thresholds. Drought and hail have compounded a tough start.
Minnesota: 2 Soybean Gall Midge Scouting Clinics, July 11
Soybean gall midge larvae and damage under soybean stem epidermis. Photo: University of Minnesota The soybean gall midge is new soybean insect pest in Minnesota. At this time, it has been identified in relatively few Minnesota fields but the potential for damage to Minnesota soybeans is significant. The early season damage caused by this insect is easy to miss but it is also easy to identify once you have seen it.
Nebraska Corn, Soybeans: Mid-Season Diseases to Watch for - Podcast
Nebraska Corn, Soybeans: Mid-Season Diseases to Watch for – Podcast July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 By Michael Sindelar, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator Bacterial leaf streak on corn leaf. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Corn nematodes, bacterial leaf streak, and frogeye leafspot, oh my! Extension Plant Pathologist Tamra Jackson-Ziems returns to the Nebraska CropWatch Podcast with information on mid-season corn and soybean diseases.
Cotton - Midsouth - More Blooms, Pests And Growth - Welcome To July - AgFax
CROP REPORTS Trent LaMastus, Consultant, Cleveland, Mississippi: “We scrambled really hard last week to get our Pix out. Of course, there were a lot of rain delays and we’ve got to catch up. It’s been hard to apply enough Pix after 4 to 8 inches of rain in the last 10 to 14 days. That’s true across pretty much the whole area I work. Keeping up with growth regulators has been worse than dealing with bugs because we’re also trying to properly do variable-rate Pix applications.
Rice: U.S. Makes 1st Sale to China
After decades chasing the enormous China market, a sale of U.S. rice was confirmed here last week. “This sale marks a turning point for the U.S. rice industry and its relationship with China as the it is the first ever of U.S. rice to a private importer and is truly historic as it sets the stage for continued regular trade with China for U.S. grown rice.” said USA Rice President & CEO Betsy Ward.
California Almond: USDA Forecasts 2019 Crop Down 3.5%
Almond harvest. Photo: Almonds.com The California Almond Objective Measurement Report, published today by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service – Pacific Regional Office (NASS/PRO), estimates that the 2019 crop will be 2.20 billion pounds, down 3.5% from the 2018 crop production of 2.28 billion pounds. The California Almond Objective Measurement Report is the official industry crop estimate.
Fuel Report: Gasoline Prices Jump Higher
Diesel, gas pump. ©Debra L Ferguson The U.S. average diesel fuel price fell less than 1 cent, remaining at $3.04 per gallon on July 1, 19 cents lower than a year ago. The Rocky Mountain price fell over 3 cents to $3.00 per gallon, and the West Coast and Midwest prices each fell less than 1 cent to $3.63 per gallon and $2.92 per gallon, respectively.
Tennessee: 31 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas from Prolonged Flood
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 31 Tennessee counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by prolonged, excessive rainfall and flooding may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. This natural disaster designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters.
North Dakota: Grant County Designated Natural Disaster Area to Drought
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Grant County, North Dakota, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused by drought between July 3, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans. This natural disaster designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters.
Iowa Field Reports: Storms Bring Wind, Hail Damage
Hail damaged corn. Photo: University of Minnesota The past week finally brought some heat but it also brought some storms across the state leaving areas seeing wind damage and/or hail damage. In addition to some of the storm damage, thistle caterpillars, Japanese beetles, and weed management issues seemed to be some of the main concerns across the state that Iowa State University Extension and Outreach field agronomists have been hearing and seeing.
DTN Livestock Midday: Feeder Cattle Pressure Develops
Triple-digit losses have flooded through nearby feeder cattle trade in reaction to double-digit gains in corn prices. Limited volume is seen through the morning as traders prepare for an early market close. LIVE CATTLE: Light to moderate gains are holding despite limited trade Wednesday morning. With markets closing early, and remaining closed Thursday in observance of Independence Day, the focus on growing fundamental support is helping to bring additional buying interest to the complex.
Missouri: 5 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas from Flood
An overcast sky is reflected in water standing over and between the rows of a muddy field. Photo: Bonnie Coblentz, Mississippi State University Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Holt and Ray counties who suffered losses caused by recent excessive rainfall and flooding may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
Michigan: 5 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Storms
Flooded field unable to be planted. Photo: Dean Baas, Michigan State University Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, and Otsego counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rain and high winds that have occurred since Aug. 28, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
Alabama: Dale County Designated Natural Disaster Area from Michael
Jackson County cotton field with harvested cotton averaging 1800 pounds/acre on the right verses defoliated cotton blown to the ground and destroyed by wind from Hurricane Michael on the left. Photo: Doug Mayo, University of Florida Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Dale County, Alabama, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses caused significant rainfall, wind and flooding as a result of Hurricane Michael, that occurred Oct.
Ohio: 2 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Floods
Flooded young corn field. Photo: University of Missouri Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Morgan and Muskingum counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rainfall and flooding that occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
Minnesota: Late Planting and Fertility Concerns - Podcast
Nitrogen deficiency in young corn. Image from University of Georgia In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Vetsch, Soil scientist at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, to chat about Minnesota agriculture and the current 2019 growing season. This week’s conversation includes a variety of topics related to the late start of the growing season with a focus on fertility concerns.
Virginia Cotton: Pix Applications - When to Pull the Trigger
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Some of this cotton is ready for nourishment, some of it just needs time to grow up and some of it needs a little Pix to keep it from getting wild. First Pix application, Consider planting date: 24 inches planted on May 1 is not very tall and with blooms, does not need Pix. If conditions change drastically, it will take a while for this cotton to get going. 20 inch cotton planted on May 20th will not bloom for several weeks and needs some pix soon.
Kansas Corn: Disease Threat Currently Low
Gray leaf spot in corn. A Kansas State University row crop specialist says he’s happy – even if surprised – by the low incidence of disease he’s finding in the state’s corn fields so far this summer. But he’s urging growers to continue scouting their fields for diseases that have been commonly found in Kansas in past years.
Northern Illinois Crop, Prevent Plant Budgets for July
Overall, projections suggest low returns for corn, soybeans, and prevent plant acres in Northern Illinois, an area that has been hard hit with wet weather, delayed planting, and prevent planting. Corn and soybean returns are projected to be lower than any year going back to 2000, even after including significant Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments and estimates of crop insurance payments at an 85% coverage level.
Cover Crops Make a Comeback with Increased Yields - Commentary
Soybeans emerging from cover crop residue. Photo: Jason Johnson, NRCS Cover crops have been a part of U.S. farming since at least the 1930s. But the advent of synthetic nitrogen following WWII removed much of the incentive to use that particular method. Cover crops also fell out of favor as more farmers abandoned raising animals in order to focus on crop production.
DTN Grain Midday: Trade Moves Higher
Pivot irrigation in corn - rainbow. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Trade is broadly firmer at midday. CORN Corn trade is 10 to 13 cents higher with some recent short profit taking and we are adding in some weather premium ahead of the holiday. Trade halts at noon today. The current weather pattern looks to continue with moisture around with heat that should help crop development. The weekly ethanol report showed production up 9,000 barrels per day, and a jump in stocks at 1.277 million barrels.
DTN Cotton Open: Mixed in Holiday Trade
The cotton market has traded both higher and lower than yesterday’s settlements, but with a tad more emphasis on lower. Given that Thursday is the Fourth of July, volume ought to be tempered a bit today, and most likely Friday. However, with Thursday’s weekly sales and exports delayed until Friday morning, that session should prove more volatile.
Georgia: Cotton Aphid Management- We Need the Fungus!
Aphids on cotton leaf. Cotton aphid is a fairly consistent and predictable pest of cotton in Georgia. Aphids will typically build to moderate to high numbers and eventually crash due to a naturally occurring fungus, Neozygites fresenii. This fungal epizootic typically occurs in late June or early July depending on location. Once the aphid fungus is detected in a field (gray fuzzy aphid cadavers) we would expect the aphid population to crash within a week.
Georgia Cotton: 1st Bloom is Here; Protect Your Crop, Maximize Yields
Three foliar diseases are expected to affect cotton production in Georgia this year and all of them may become more apparent in July. One of them, Stemphylium leaf spot, is likely to be more problematic when hot and dry conditions have prevailed at some point earlier in the season. Target spot is likely to be problematic in fields with good growth and good yield potential and where conditions are warm and humid.
Georgia Cotton: PGRs - What Do They Do, When Should You Use Them?
Although plant growth regulators have been used for many years in Georgia, there is still much confusion about what they actually do. Contrary to what many may think, mepiquat does not cause the plant to produce more flowers or bolls. What is can do is limit the amount of vegetative growth which may enhance fruit retention in lower nodes.
Agricultural Economic Insights | Direct Payments Set to Soar in 2019
While producers wait for the USDA to release meaningful information about how MFP 2.0 might impact their farm’s financial projections, we thought it would be helpful to provide context about all forms of direct payments in 2019. Specifically, this week’s post reviews direct farm payment and how the latest round of trade aid will send direct farm payments significantly higher in 2019. Data and Assumptions A few comments about the data.
DTN Grain Open: Higher Ahead of July 4th Break
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography 6:00 a.m. CME Globex: December corn is up 2 3/4 cents, November soybeans are up 3/4 cents, and September K.C. wheat is up 3/4 cents. CME Globex Recap: CME Globex Recap: Global equity markets are mostly higher, especially so in Europe after International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde was nominated to be the new European Central Bank President. The move is seen as a dovish development that could keep easy-money policies in place for the foreseeable future.
DTN Livestock Open: Sluggish Trade Expected
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Trade is expected to be light Wednesday morning with an early close and upcoming holiday limiting overall trader interest. Mixed trade is expected with little market direction likely through the end of the week.
Oil State Republicans Tell Trump to Keep Purdue Out of RFS Decisions - DTN
Republican senators from oil-producing states are pressing President Donald Trump to tell Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to effectively stay in his lane and out of EPA’s decision-making on small-refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Thirteen senators co-signed a letter to the president on Friday following comments from Perdue that the USDA secretary was getting involved in influencing how EPA approves small-refinery petitions for hardship waivers.
DTN Livestock Close: Futures End Mixed in Light Trade
Livestock trade interest slowly eroded Tuesday, leading to mixed closes in lean hog and live cattle futures. Livestock markets are likely to lack direction the rest of the week surrounding the Fourth of July holiday, leading to moderate price shifts. GENERAL COMMENTS: Early support slowly but steadily eroded in livestock markets Tuesday due to technical buyer support being met with position-taking in limited trade. Trade volume is expected to remain light through the end of the week.
NOAA Monthly Drought Outlook - July
Drought coverage remained historically low across the contiguous United States through June 25. For July 2019, however, persistence and some drought expansion should be much more common than improvement. Above normal temperatures and generally subnormal rainfall is expected in the Northwest. Drought should persist there, expanding to cover north-central Oregon and most of Washington by month’s end.
Virginia Field Reports: Scattered Showers Result in Variable Crops
Drought stressed corn. Photo: University of Minnesota Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. REPORTER COMMENTS BY COUNTY – Comments are based on remarks made by extension agents, farmers, commodity specialists, and other knowledgeable individuals. NORTHERN ROCKINGHAM (Doug Horn) Hot week with widely scattered storms. Some locally heavy thunderstorms. First small grains harvested. Some corn beginning to tassel.
DTN Cotton Close: Moderately Higher, but Moderate Volume
Mid season cotton field. Photo: Larry Stalcup, AgFax Media The cotton market posted a 2-cent range, before closing about 0.70-cent higher on Tuesday. Estimated volume was roughly about 26,700 contracts. All day the market seesawed with no real trading conviction. By most technical measurements, the trend of the market is bearish, but it is also steeply oversold. In fact, certain segments of the speculative community hold record net short positions.
South Carolina Field Reports: Dry Week, Some Areas Desperately Need Rain
Wilting cotton from drought, heat stress. Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. County Comments Rusty Skipper, Horry County Dry conditions were starting to impact pretty much all crops in Horry County. Corn crop was not good and much of the tobacco crop is starting to show signs of disease stress (tomato wilt virus). Cotton, peanut, and soybeans need rain if we hope to salvage crop year 2019. Charles Davis, Calhoun County Quiet week weatherwise.
Ethanol Outlook Weak Amid Sluggish Demand
Hankinson Renewable Energy plant near Hankinson, North Dakota Operating margins for ethanol producers will likely remain weak for the remainder of 2019 under the weight of abundant production. Declining corn production this year will also squeeze margins and some ethanol plants will be forced to shut down or idle their production due to high corn prices or insufficient supplies.
DTN Grain Close: Soybeans, Wheat Continue to Fall
Wheat harvest. Photo: Kansas State University November soybeans were down 9 3/4 cents and September KC wheat was down 11 1/2 cents Tuesday as the early theme remains bearish for this week’s trade in grains and oilseeds. December corn ended up 3 1/2 cents after losing 28 1/2 cents the previous two days. Midday: Soybeans and wheat are downside leaders at midday.
Tennessee Field Reports: Rains Delay Harvest, Improve Conditions
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. County Agent Comments Jeff Via, Fayette County The farmers in Fayette County had a few days they could spray and harvest wheat. Crops look good and wheat yields have been good. Jeff Lannom, Weakley County Scattered showers and thunderstorms have delayed completion of wheat harvest and double-crop soybean planting, but the timing is perfect on silking and tasseling corn.
North Carolina Field Reports: Scattered Showers Offer Relief, Mostly Dry
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. County Extension Comments Don Nicholson – Agronomist Region 7 Growing conditions are varied across Region 7, some areas have good conditions with recent rains while other areas have missed rains that have crop conditions slipping. Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension Drier weather conditions for the week allowed for growers to get into fields for additional vegetable crop planting and cultivation.
Louisiana Field Reports: Crops Make Good Progress, Early Harvest Nears
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. Comments from Cooperative Extension Service Parish Agents Mariah Simoneaux, Assumption Parish “Sugarcane and soybeans were progressing nicely. Sugarcane producers continued drawing and pulling up rows to prepare for planting.” Anna Timmerman, Jefferson Parish “Local heavy rainfall was very spotty last week.
Alabama Field Reports: Crops Stressed in Dry Conditions
Drought stricken corn. Photo: USDA Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. County Comments Tyler Sandlin, Lauderdale County Sporadic rainfall has occurred for much of the area with some areas receiving plentiful amounts while others have received very little. Jeffrey Smith, Tallapoosa County First blooms in cotton observed this week. Producers took advantage of the drier first half of the week with herbicide/insecticide applications.
Arkansas Field Reports: Sweeping Rains Aid Crop Development
Mid-season rice field. ©Debra L Ferguson Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. Comments from Cooperative Extension Service County Agents Mike Andrews, Randolph County “We received 2 to 4 inches of rain late last week across the county. Rice was progressing with many acres at or just past mid-season, and peanuts were blooming.
Georgia Field Reports: Early Corn Nearing Harvest
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. County Comments Thad Glenn, Stephens County Dry conditions persisted over the past week which allowed producers ample time to work in the fields. However, we remain in need of rain as grazing ranges overall looked poor to fair. The second cutting of hay has occurred slowly, leaving many producers to opt to wait for more growth before their second cutting.
USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
The following prices are effective fromWednesday 07/03/19 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 07/09/19. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 07/09/19 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. * $424.49 per ton for Runner peanuts * $415.84 per ton for Spanish peanuts * $429.80 per ton for Valencia peanuts * $429.80 per ton for Virginia peanuts These NPP are based on the 2018-crop loan differentials announced June 25, 2018.
Louisiana: Sweet Potato Field Day, Delhi, Aug 22
Sweet potato harvest. Photo: Mississippi State University The annual LSU AgCenter sweet potato field day is set for Aug. 22 at Black Gold Farms headquarters at 2305 La. Highway 17 in Delhi. “This field day offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with our industry and tour an on-farm site to address the latest in sweet potato production and marketing research,” said AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station coordinator Tara Smith.
Cotton: USDA, Texas Tech to Build On-Campus Classing Facility
Photo: Blair Fannin, Texas AgriLife Extension USDA announced on Tuesday the establishment of a cooperative agreement between its Agricultural Marketing Service’s Cotton and Tobacco Program (C&T) and Texas Tech University to construct, own, and operate a cotton classing facility located on the University’s campus in Lubbock, Texas.
Mississippi Field Reports: Rains Make Pesticide Applications Tricky
Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending June 30, 2019. Comments from Cooperative Extension Service County Agents Jimbo Burkhalter, Panola and Tallahatchie Counties “Rain ran growers out of the fields this week. Crops are looking pretty good but are very late and will need extra care throughout the rest of the growing season.” Steve Winters, Grenada County “High winds on Thursday laid some corn down.
DTN Livestock Midday: Limited Morning Gains
Photo by Lyle Lomas, K-State Research and Extension Initial follow-through support Tuesday morning slowed significantly as mixed trade is developing in live cattle and lean hog trade based on limited volume and additional buyer interest. General Comments Firm price support early Tuesday morning has slowed significantly through the complex with traders focusing on limited trade activity developing as the week continued.
DTN Grain Midday: Wheat, Soybeans Move Lower
Mid-season soybean field. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Soybeans and wheat are downside leaders at midday. CORN Corn trade is 1 to 2 cents higher with light two sided trade so far this morning with little fresh news The current weather pattern looks to continue for most of the belt in the short term.
DTN Cotton Open: Elevated on China Hopes
Cotton in no-till wheat stubble near Hereford, Texas. Photo: Larry Stalcup Despite Monday’s disappointing session, the cotton market is back higher Tuesday morning. It still has high hopes of not only an eventual trade deal with China, but immediate Chinese buying of U.S. cotton as well. In their meeting on Saturday, President Xi indicated even as the trade talks renew, China would be a substantial buyer of U.S. farm products.
Indiana Corn: “Rootless” or “Floppy” Corn Syndrome
"Floppy" or "rootless" corn. Excessive drying of the upper soil profile is conducive for the development of what some of us affectionately call the “rootless corn” or “floppy corn” syndrome. The problem illustrates a classic example of the importance of the timing of stress relative to stage of plant development.
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