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Ohio: Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training and Testing Option
Corn fertilizer application. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Fertilizer applicator certification began in 2014. The agricultural fertilizer applicator certificate is required by the Ohio Department of Agriculture when you apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres of agricultural production. Agricultural production is defined as grain, forage, and other cash crops grown primarily for sale. Both horticultural and agronomic crops are included under this law.
Arkansas: Four States Ag Expo, Texarcana, Feb. 10
The Four States Agricultural Expo returns on Feb. 10, bringing together growers and producers from a four-state area to learn about the latest research findings and resources available for row crops, commercial horticulture, livestock and forages, integrated pest management, feral hogs and wildlife, home gardening, lawn, pond and more. The expo is scheduled from 8:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m. at the Four States Fairgrounds, 3700 E. 50th St. in Texarkana.
DTN Cotton Close: Sharply Up on Exports, Crude
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Cotton posted triple-digit gains Thursday amid strong sales and shipments data from USDA. Thursday’s weekly shipments number of 300,000-plus bales was a marketing-year-high, combined with seasonal sales totaling 647,200 bales. In addition, the market was driven higher by strong crude oil prices. Despite new production increases by OPEC+ there seems to be a shortage of global oil inventories. Friday the Labor Department will issue new jobs numbers for January.
Ohio: Conservation Tillage, Tech Conference, Ada, March 8-9
Vertical tillage tool. Photo: deere.com The Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference (CTTC) plans to be in- person March 8-9 at Ohio Northern University in Ada after being virtual this past year. Connect with other farmers and CCA’s, experience new ideas, and increase your net income. Historically over 800 individuals will attend each day of this two-day conference, making it the largest agricultural meeting in northwestern Ohio.
Rice Market: Demand for U.S. Rice in Colombia Is Back
Last week, the entity that oversees the sales and distribution of Colombian import certificates for U.S. rice, Colombia Rice Export Quota, Inc. (COL-RICE), held the largest of their three quota auctions for 2022. A total of 85,913 metric tons (MT) milled rice equivalent of U.S. rice quota was made available to the market, ultimately providing an opportunity for quota holders in the U.S. to ship paddy, brown, milled, or broken rice duty-free, as long as it clears Colombian customs by June 30, 2022.
DTN Grain Midday: Corn, Wheat Futures Lower; Soybeans Mixed
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Corn futures are 6 to 7 cents lower at midday Thursday; soybean futures are narrowly mixed; wheat futures are 3 to 8 cents lower. CORN: Corn futures are 6 to 7 cents lower at midday with flat spread action as trade holds onto a small inverse up front as we bounce back from an early test of support. Ethanol margins continue to deteriorate in the short term with better demand needed to put a dent in growing stocks.
DTN Cotton Open: Mixed Despite Strong Exports
Cotton modules lined up in a gin yard. ©Debra L Ferguson The cotton market has traded both sides unchanged Thursday morning despite USDA’s outstanding export sales data. Sales reflected triple-digit numbers for both crop years, plus actual shipments were a marketing-year-high. A summary from the government’s website is as follows: Net sales of 332,100 RB for 2021/2022 were down 15 percent from the previous week, but up 10 percent from the prior 4-week average.
DTN Livestock Open: Futures Strength May Be Difficult to Maintain
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell The livestock complex pushed higher again Wednesday with the exception of February hog futures. They are moving closer to expiration and need to remain close to cash. Optimism reigns in the rest of the complex in anticipation of tighter supply and strong demand. Cattle: Higher. Futures: Mixed. Live Equiv: $212.71 -$1.27* Hogs: Higher. Futures: Higher.
DTN Grain Open: Correction Continues Overnight
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: March corn is down 7 3/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are down 13 1/4 cents, and March KC wheat is down 9 1/4 cents. CME Globex Recap: Grain markets are lower across the board with sizable losses being posted early Thursday morning in several markets. Global equity markets are weaker overnight with U.S. futures suggesting follow-through to the downside later Thursday morning.
DTN Livestock Close: Groundhogs, Other Hogs Have a Big Day
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell The livestock markets posted triple-digit gains on a day of heavy trading volume and widespread market volatility. GENERAL COMMENTS: Only the nearby lean hog futures contract closed lower Wednesday; all other livestock contracts moved higher and, in some cases, established fresh contract highs.
Georgia Peanut Commission Research Report Day, Tifton, Feb. 9
Photo: Clemson University The Georgia Peanut Commission will hold the annual Research Report Day, Feb. 9, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the National Environmentally Friendly Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL), located on the University of Georgia Tifton campus at 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, Georgia 31793.
DTN Grain Close: Corn, Wheat Fall Back as Soybeans Push Higher
The Port of Rosedale - Rosedale, Mississippi - Mississippi River ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography March corn closed down 12 1/4 cents and March contracts of winter wheat posted double-digit losses, while March soybeans closed up 16 3/4 cents on Wednesday, their seventh consecutive gain. USDA reported nearly 14.0 million bushels of old-crop soybeans sold to an unknown destination. GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed down 12 1/4 cents and July corn was down 10 3/4 cents.
DTN Cotton Close: Market Corrects Lower
Cotton modules in front of cotton gin. ©Debra L Ferguson The cotton market was lower Wednesday as speculators and hedgers rolled out of the spot month to sidestep the March delivery period. In addition, there was a selloff in the grain complex. To some degree, the first week of February is synonymous with producers selling their crops out of the grain bins and the warehouses to generate cash flow, hence the pressure on the markets. Thursday morning, USDA will issue its weekly export-sales report.
Fuel Report: Prices Spike Higher
Diesel, gas pump. ©Debra L Ferguson The U.S. average diesel fuel price increased nearly 7 cents to $3.85 per gallon on January 31, $1.11 higher than a year ago. The Gulf Coast price increased nearly 8 cents to $3.61 per gallon, the East Coast price increased more than 7 cents to $3.85 per gallon, the Rocky Mountain and Midwest prices each increased nearly 6 cents to $3.76 per gallon and $3.71 per gallon, respectively, and the West Coast price increased more than 5 cents to $4.54 per gallon.
Arkansas Rice: UofA Releases High-Yielding Clearfield Variety Through Horizon Ag
Rice research plot. Photo: Christian DeGuzman, University of Arkansas A new high-yielding, Clearfield rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station will be available to rice growers from Horizon Ag in 2023. The new rice is called CLL18 and averaged 221 bushels per acre over two years in the 2020-21 Arkansas Rice Performance Trials conducted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
DTN Livestock Midday: Triple-Digit Gains Across the Sector
Photo: Blair Fannin, Texas AgriLife Extension Livestock futures are logging triple-digit gains midday Wednesday. GENERAL COMMENTS: Trading activity has been brisk throughout the livestock complex Wednesday morning as the markets peek out of their groundhog holes and see some fresh contract highs. April hogs, for instance, have pierced the psychologically significant $100 level, and nearby feeder cattle are up over $3.00 per cwt.
DTN Grain Midday: Soybeans Higher; Corn, Wheat Lower
On-farm grain bin. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Corn futures are 11 to 13 cents lower at midday Wednesday; soybean futures are 2 to 4 cents higher; wheat futures are 10 to 17 cents lower. CORN: Corn futures are 11 to 13 cents lower at midday with softer spread action as rising ethanol demand concerns and waning spillover momentum from soybeans weigh on the market. Ethanol margins continue to deteriorate in the short term with better demand needed to put a dent in the growing stocks.
Illinois Crop Production Costs Could Hit Record Levels This Spring
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported last week that, “Most retail fertilizer prices were slightly higher the third week of January 2022. But as was the case last week, one fertilizer was lower in price looking back a month. “Seven of the eight major fertilizers were slightly higher, although none were up a considerable amount. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
Moving Grain: STB Says No to Extension for Reciprocal Switching Public Hearing - DTN
Photo by Ken Hammond, USDA The Surface Transportation Board recently issued a decision denying a request to extend an upcoming hearing on reciprocal switching. Since 2016, there has been much discussion about “competitive” or “reciprocal” switching, which would allow shippers served by a single railroad to request bids from a nearby competing railroad.
DTN Fertilizer Trends: Anhydrous Hits All-Time-High Price Record
Most retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN continued to rise during the fourth week of January, while several of them continued to hit all-time highs. Seven of the eight major fertilizers were slightly higher, although none of them saw significant increases as determined by DTN to be 5% or more. Anhydrous led all fertilizers with a 4% spike, reaching at an all-time high $1,492 per ton, a jump from $1,433 the prior week.
DTN Cotton Open: Higher, Follows Outside Markets
Cotton modules lined up in a gin yard. ©Debra L Ferguson The cotton market is higher Wednesday as the surrounding sea of other markets are running higher. Thus corn, beans, crude oil and gold are all markedly higher Wednesday. Weather concerns in South America and aggravating inflation fears are encouraging buyers on all fronts. The U.S. dollar is lower. On Thursday, USDA will issue its weekly export sales report. Last week saw sales of 400,000-plus bales.
Right-to-Repair Bill Offered in Senate - DTN
Farm equipment manufacturers would be required to provide all diagnostic equipment to farmers and the Federal Trade Commission would have authority to go after companies that don’t under a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The right to repair increasingly has become an issue in agriculture and other industries with state legislatures introducing bills in at least 32 states, including bills in 21 states in 2021.
Texas Field Reports: Market Concerns Equal Good Commodity Crop Prices
Commodity crop prices continue to remain strong across the board as weather and geopolitical concerns add volatility to markets, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Welch, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension grain economist, Bryan-College Station, said drought conditions in both hemispheres are raising questions about global crop yields while troops amass in a region that supplies one-third of the world’s wheat.
Coalition Urges Biden Not to Cut Crop Insurance - DTN
Hail shredded corn The Crop Insurance Coalition, which is composed of 55 groups representing farmers, lenders, agricultural input providers, and conservation groups, sent letters to congressional budget and appropriations leaders and the Biden administration opposing cuts to crop insurance during the upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget process.
Policy Budget for Cover Crops and the Lesson of Crop Insurance
Cereal rye cover crops can be beneficial for some cash crop fields. Photo: Marlin E. Rice, Pioneer Seed Cover crops are a topic of considerable interest and debate. Supporters view them as a crop practice that sequesters carbon and improves soil health and water quality. Current evidence largely suggests cover crops do not raise yields or returns in the first years of adoption. It is unclear if they will raise returns or lower risk over time. Adoption of a practice requires an incentive.
NOAA Drought Outlook Monthly - February
Nearly 55% of the contiguous U.S. is experiencing drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, valid January 25, 2022. Long-term drought is entrenched across much of the western half of the lower 48 states, with drought extending into the Upper Midwest and Lower Mississippi Valley. In addition, parts of the Southeast and interior New England are experiencing moderate and/or severe drought conditions.
Minnesota: Nutrient Management Conference, Mankato, Feb. 8
Early season fertilizer application: Photo: University of Minnesota Learn about the latest fertilizer and manure research at the 14th annual Nutrient Management Conference. The conference will take place on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 in Mankato and will also be available online. In-person attendance will be limited to 100 people with a fee of $20 payable at the time of registration. Lunch is provided. Virtual attendance is unlimited and free but registration is required.
Livestock: Cattle Inventory Down 2% from 2021 - DTN
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1, 2022, totaled 91.9 million head, 2% below the 93.8 million head on Jan. 1, 2021, USDA NASS reported on Monday. All cows and heifers that have calved, at 39.5 million head, were 2% below the 40.3 million head on Jan. 1, 2021. Beef cows, at 30.1 million head, were down 2% from a year ago. Milk cows, at 9.38 million head, were down 1% from the previous year. All heifers 500 pounds and over as of Jan.
DTN Livestock Open: Winter Storm May Provide Further Support
Photo: Blair Fannin, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Cattle posted double-digit gains Tuesday, reacting to the friendly cattle inventory report as well as the winter storm moving through a large area of the country again over the nest few days. Hog futures showed some strange price movements as some contract showed weakness while others showed substantial strength. Cattle: Steady. Futures: Higher. Live Equiv: $213.98 -$2.21* Hogs: Steady. Futures: Mixed.
USDA: Weekly National Peanut Prices
Photo: Justin Ballew, Clemson University The following prices are effective from Wednesday 02/02/22 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 02/08/22. The next announcement is scheduled for Tuesday 02/08/22 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. * $424.89 per ton for Runner peanuts * $413.05 per ton for Spanish peanuts * $427.70 per ton for Valencia peanuts * $427.70 per ton for Virginia peanuts These NPP are based on the loan rates for 2021-crop peanuts announced on July 30, 2021.
DTN Grain Close: Soybeans, Meal Surge to New Highs
The Port of Rosedale - Rosedale, Mississippi - Mississippi River ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography March soybeans closed up 38 cents at a new contract high of $15.28 1/2, given a push from a $17.10 gain in March soybean meal, the largest percentage gain among Tuesday’s grain-related contracts. Dry weather conditions are expected to return to southern Brazil and Argentina next week. GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed up 8 3/4 cents and July corn was up 8 3/4 cents.
DTN Cotton Close: Market Sees Price Adjustments
Cotton modules lined up in a gin yard. ©Debra L Ferguson After a strong performance in the month of January, the cotton market is beginning to experience some adjustments within its pricing structure. Word is some managed-money funds are rolling out of March cotton into the deferred contracts. Their action has resulted in a lower spot March, but higher July and December futures. In fact, March cotton dropped nearly 1% Tuesday. Traders are keenly awaiting USDA’s export-sales report this Thursday.
DTN Livestock Close: Cattle Higher, Lean Hogs Mixed
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell Heading into Wednesday’s trade, the cash cattle market is hopeful to see stronger prices as throughput has gotten back up to full capacity. GENERAL COMMENTS: Both the live cattle and feeder cattle futures championed another day with higher closes. Meanwhile the lean hog complex closed mixed and packers had a rough day as they lag behind in posting pork cutout values and cash prices.
DTN Grain Midday: Futures Continue Higher
Grain elevator and train at Canton, Kansas Photo: K-State Research and Extension - Creative Commons Corn futures are 9 to 10 cents higher at midday Tuesday; soybean futures are 33 to 35 cents higher; wheat futures are 6 to 11 cents higher. CORN: Corn futures are 9 to 10 cents higher at midday with two-sided trade giving way to stronger action as soybeans provide spillover support again with flat to firmer spread action.
DTN Livestock Midday: Contracts Rally Into Afternoon
The cash cattle market has yet to see any trade, but there’s a strong chance that trade could be higher this week. GENERAL COMMENTS: It’s a strong day for the livestock complex as the cattle contracts are anxious to rally after absorbing Monday’s Cattle Inventory report. It’s likely the cash cattle market trades higher this week as throughput is improving and feedlots saw the market’s fundamentals favor their position in the inventory report.
Thompson on Cotton: Outside Uncertainty Doesn’t Stop New Contract Highs
Despite one of the most unpredictable weeks in stock market history, mixed signals from economic data, planned interest rate hikes, subsequent rise of the dollar, and Covid’s continued stranglehold on supply chains, cotton prices hit new contract highs. A week of consolidation and sideways trading abruptly changed course Friday as triple digit gains were captured on above average volume.
DTN Livestock Open: Follow-Through Expected in Cattle Market
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography The cattle complex did not wait until a new month before rallying. Traders saw a brisk slaughter pace shaping up, providing some hope for the coming weeks. The cattle inventory report was expected to be friendly as well. Hogs showed mixed trading activity with some spread trading and the weighty impact of significantly lower cash. Cattle: Steady. Futures: Higher. Live Equiv: $217.08 -$0.04* Hogs: Steady. Futures: Mixed.
DTN Grain Open: Slight Gains to Begin Feb.
Corn stocks at an elevator location during harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel, March soybeans are up 1 3/4 cents, and March KC wheat is up 5 3/4 cents. CME Globex Recap: Grain markets are mostly higher overnight except for soybean oil. Grains holding gains on the first day of the month would be a small technical positive. Equities are mixed to higher overnight with U.S. futures slightly lower.
DTN Cotton Open: Continues Bullish Run
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Overnight, the cotton market posted another round of life-of-contract highs. Prices are now equal to those of June 2011. Textile mill fixations and outright speculative buying are undergirding the trend. The cotton market is also benefitting from a retreat in the U.S. dollar, surging energy prices and a recovery in the various stock markets.
Arkansas: “A Year to Survive” - High Input Costs, Weed Pressure Top Concerns for 2022
When it comes to preparing for the 2022 growing season, Tommy Butts, extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, doesn’t mince words. “I have less than zero good news, as far as weeds go,” Butts recently told those in attendance at a winter production meeting in Hazen, Arkansas. “This is a year to survive.” Weeds have long been a challenge in row crop agriculture, threatening everything from degraded crop quality to significant loss of yield.
DTN Grain Close: Corn, Wheat Prices Fall
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Russia’s threat to Ukraine may have spooked wheat prices higher the past two weeks, but not on Monday as all three U.S. wheats posted double-digit losses. March Chicago wheat was the largest percentage loser among Monday’s grains, closing down 25 cents at $7.61 1/4. GENERAL COMMENTS: March corn closed down 10 cents and July corn was down 7 cents. March soybeans closed up 20 1/2 cents and July soybeans were up 19 cents.
Indiana Corn: Management Considerations for Tar Spot
Close up view of tar spot on corn leaf. Photo: Martin Chilvers, Michigan State University In Indiana, tar spot has been an annual concern since 2018 when growers experienced 20-60 bu/A loss. This past season favorable weather conditions led to another severe epidemic where there are reports of fields experiencing 50% reduction in yields across the Midwest. Tar spot has continued to spread and has now been confirmed in 82 of 92 Indiana counties, 14 states, and Ontario Canada.
Texas: Producer Input-Impact Conference, Canyon, Feb. 8
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the Randall County Producer Input-Impact Conference on Feb. 8 at the Kuhlman Extension Center, 200 N. Brown Road, Canyon. The program will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude after lunch with an optional auxin training. RSVPs are requested to assist with meal count purposes. Call the AgriLife Extension office in Randall County before 5 p.m. Feb. 4 at 806-468-5543.
Indiana Corn: Can New Microbes Lower Nitrogen Rates? - Video
Corn fertilizer application. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Photography Recent high fertilizer prices have prompted huge farmer interest in the possibility of lowering nitrogen (N) rates with commercial microbial supplements that claim to fix N from the atmosphere. Environmental concerns about N losses in corn production only add to the impetus to apply less N per unit of yield.
DTN Livestock Midday: Contracts Rally, Ready for More Positive News
It’s not your typical doggish Monday for the livestock complex as the livestock contracts lean into Monday’s trade with plenty of optimism. GENERAL COMMENTS: It’s a Monday full of higher prices for the entire livestock complex. The cattle market is rallying on the hope that Monday’s Cattle Inventory Report shows a reduction in beef cow numbers and a smaller calf crop.
DTN Cotton Open: Market Trends Sharply Higher
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images The cotton market has posted another session of life-of-contract higher as urgency is the word of the day. Speculators, as well as mill-fixation buying, are collectively chasing the higher pieces. The spot market stands as high Monday as it did in June of 2011. Moreover, with the year just getting underway, some traders expect a higher and wilder finish when this market finally ends. The CFTC issued its weekly Commitments-of-Traders report on Friday.
DTN Grain Midday: Corn and Wheat Lower, Soybeans Move Higher
On-farm grain bin system. ©Debra L Ferguson Corn trade is 7 to 8 cents lower, beans are 16 to 18 cents higher and wheat is 13 to 17 cents lower. CORN: Corn trade is 7 to 8 cents weaker at midday Monday with softer spread action after new highs were scored for old- and new-crop action, following the lead of soybeans to start the week. We have softer trade on long liquidation as volume picked up during the day session.
DTN Grain Open: Higher on Final Session of January
Photo: Iowa State University Pre-6 a.m. Globex Prices: March corn is up 4 1/4 cents per bushel, March soybeans are up 20 3/4 cents, and March KC wheat is up 9 1/2 cents. CME Globex Recap: Grains are higher across the board with the soy complex leading strength. South American forecasts will once again grab attention along with developments in the Black Sea. Equities are mixed to higher around the globe overnight, although U.S. futures are posting losses early Monday morning.
DTN Livestock Open: Complex Faces End of Month Uncertainty
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell The livestock complex closed higher to end the week. Monday is the last day of the month, which has some traders positioning themselves for accounting purposes. However, with the trading action last week, that may not have much impact on price movement. Cattle: Steady. Futures: Mixed. Live Equiv: $217.12 +$1.24* Hogs: Steady. Futures: Mixed.
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