U.S. Crop Newsletter -2015

A good pre-emerge program and good crop canopy can keep this climbing vine under control, ag experts said.

U.S. Wheat Gains Duty-Free Access to Brazil

The South American country implemented its duty-free tariff rate quota of 750,000 metric tons of annual wheat imports, the USDA announced.

USDA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibility

The ag department will continue to defer accrual of interest for 2019 crop year insurance premiums, the USDA announced.

Applying Fall Anhydrous Ammonia

Producers should wait until soil temperatures are less than 50 degrees F at a depth of four inches before applying ammonia in the fall or early winter, a nutrient management specialist said.

Farmland Values Rising

The value of non-irrigated cropland in some communities increased by about 4 percent from last year, an ag economist said.

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Corn Dec 19
375-4	376-4	370-6	371-2s	-4-4

Feeder Cattle Jan 19
146.600	146.600	146.050	146.250s	-0.375

Lean Hogs Dec 19
63.025	63.300	62.475	63.200s	+0.450

Live Cattle Feb 20
119.075	119.425	118.575	119.100s	+0.025

Soybean Jan 20
918-2	923-4	915-2	918-2s	+1-4

Wheat Dec 19
507-6	508-4	501-4	502-6s	-5-0

Cdn Dollar Dec 19
0.75605	0.75625	0.75505	0.75625	+0.00195

Trade Update

A trade deal between China and the U.S. would likely affect market prices in 2020, an ag policy specialist said.

Benefits of Barley

Planting barley in the fall rather than the spring can be a benefit for farmers, a plant breeding professor said.

Applying Variable Rate Micronutrients

Apply a blended product that gets levels above minimum levels without exceeding maximum levels, the Hefty brothers said.

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