Saturday, May 21, 2011
Field Report Update
All corn looking good. Even stands great emergence good color... From Brett Vogel via text message
Field Report Update
12 Hour Rainfall Total : 4 tenths at Vogel Farms in NW Buchanan County... From Brett Vogel via text message
Send your rainfall totals via text message to Pete Burmeister @ 319-327-0806 and he'll pass them along!
Race Insight From AJ McLaughlin
14 horses in today's running of The Preakness. Two sons of former Kentucky Derby winners; Norman Asbjornson (Real Quiet, 1998) and Concealed Identity (Smarty Jones, 2004) go off from post 2 and 13. Look for the winner to be one that ran at Churchill Downs two Saturdays ago. Five such horses will break from the chute at 5:16 central time. (Shackleford, Midnight Interlude, Mucho Macho Man, Dialed In, and Animal Kingdom, with AK coming from post 11)
Our Reply: We asked for it, AJ delivered...use it how you like!
Our Reply: We asked for it, AJ delivered...use it how you like!
Preakness Stakes
The 2nd jewel in the run for the Triple Crown takes place this afternoon at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore, MD.
Animal Kingdom will be looking to win again after coming off a strong run in the Derby!
Call or text Pete Burmeister @ 319-327-0806 with your winning picks and check back often for everybody else's picks!
Managing Livestock in the Summer
Our Reply: There's quite a few summer days in Buchanan County where the temps are in the upper 80's and the relative humidity is 80%... That's in the Emergency zone, so keep a watchful eye!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Field Update
Beans are up n' were able to row them. Looking good so far!
From Brett Vogel via text message
From Brett Vogel via text message
Live! From the Field
News from the Coffee Shop will be bringing you live coverage from the field this coming weekend May 21-22, 2011!
Brett Vogel, Vogel Crop Services, LLC and Matt Frye will be traveling throughout Buchanan County this weekend checking on stand counts, crop emergence and seedling diseases that may be developing early in the growing season.
Call Brett 319-240-8979 or Matt 319-240-7804 to schedule a visit this weekend, and check back often for their live reports!
Got Breaking News to Report?
If you have something to share that would be to the benefit of all, contact Pete Burmeister at 319-327-0806 or prburmeister@gmail.com and he'll pass it along!
Fill up the tank with Chardonnay
The Royal wedding on April 29 was watched by millions. Following the ceremony,the newly titled Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were seen driving a Seychelles Blue DB6 MKII Volante Aston Martin.
But what “common” folk may not have known is that the car was running on wine. The car’s engine was retrofitted to allow it to run on E85 bioethanol fuel refi ned from surplus grapes grown in a vineyard owned by the Royal Family. It gets only about 10 miles per gallon or roughly 4 1/2 bottles of Chardonnay.
Doing the math...if a grower gets $200 per ton for a 10-ton crop, that is $2,000 per acre. That same 10-ton crop would conservatively generate 160 gallons per ton or 1,600 gallons per acre. At $4 per gallon the grower would make $4,400 more per acre for grapes for bioethanol than for wine or concentrate.
But what “common” folk may not have known is that the car was running on wine. The car’s engine was retrofitted to allow it to run on E85 bioethanol fuel refi ned from surplus grapes grown in a vineyard owned by the Royal Family. It gets only about 10 miles per gallon or roughly 4 1/2 bottles of Chardonnay.
Doing the math...if a grower gets $200 per ton for a 10-ton crop, that is $2,000 per acre. That same 10-ton crop would conservatively generate 160 gallons per ton or 1,600 gallons per acre. At $4 per gallon the grower would make $4,400 more per acre for grapes for bioethanol than for wine or concentrate.
Pork Complex
Lean Hog futures are called 10 to 30 cents higher this morning, Brugler Marketing said.
June hogs traded down to their lowest levels since Dec. 22, but by late morning they had bounced 155 points off the lows. While many in the market may be concerned that domestic demand is slipping, it is important to note that cash pork prices have recently traded up to all-time highs!
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
June hogs traded down to their lowest levels since Dec. 22, but by late morning they had bounced 155 points off the lows. While many in the market may be concerned that domestic demand is slipping, it is important to note that cash pork prices have recently traded up to all-time highs!
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
Events Page
Call Pete at 319-327-0806 or email prburmeister@gmail.com to get your county event added to the Events page.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
From Brett Vogel
Field update:
Corn planted between April 13-14 is very uneven.
Corn planted in May 1-8 is up and looking good!!
Corn planted between April 13-14 is very uneven.
Corn planted in May 1-8 is up and looking good!!
Live Field Reports
News from the Coffee Shop will be bringing you live field report coverage over this coming weekend May 20-22, 2011!
Brett Vogel, Vogel Crop Services, LLC and Matt Frye will be traveling throughout Buchanan County checking on stand counts, crop emergence and seedling diseases that may be developing early in the growing season.
Brett Vogel, Vogel Crop Services, LLC and Matt Frye will be traveling throughout Buchanan County checking on stand counts, crop emergence and seedling diseases that may be developing early in the growing season.
Call Brett 319-240-8979 or Matt 319-240-7804 to schedule a visit this weekend, and check back often for their live reports!
Local Grain Bids
Be sure to check out the local grain bid website links located at the right side of the blog!
Opening Calls
CORN: Corn is called 4 to 10 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said Thursday morning . Funds bought an estimated 20,000 corn contracts on Wednesday.
SOYBEANS: Soybean futures are called 7 to 10 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said. Funds bought an estimated 9,000 soybean contracts, 3,000 meal contracts and 5,500 bean oil contracts.
LIVESTOCK: Cattle futures are expected to open steady to 20 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said Thursday morning. Lean Hog futures are called 10 to 20 cents lower this morning.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
SOYBEANS: Soybean futures are called 7 to 10 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said. Funds bought an estimated 9,000 soybean contracts, 3,000 meal contracts and 5,500 bean oil contracts.
LIVESTOCK: Cattle futures are expected to open steady to 20 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said Thursday morning. Lean Hog futures are called 10 to 20 cents lower this morning.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
Sale Toppers
Fat Steers
$119.25 / 1259 lbs (7 hd) - Ralph & Rusty Kane of Oelwein
Fat Heifers
$117.00 / 1246 Ibs. (4 hd) - David Wheeler of Fairbank
Congrats to these local Buchanan County cattleman on their sale topping cattle at this week's auction at Waverly Sales Company!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
How does Your Farm Stack up?
A very good read about Margin Management from David Kohl.
David Kohl Article as seen on cornandsoybeandigest.com
David Kohl Article as seen on cornandsoybeandigest.com
Lookin' for a Good Meal?
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association 2011 winner of Iowa's Best Burger is served at the Rusty Duck in downtown Dexter, IA
Exit 97 off I-80, well worth the trip, you won't be disappointed. Better call ahead if you go, the place was full on a Wednesday night... From AJ McLaughlin via text message
Our Reply: AJ travels a lot for work and is a connisseur of beef, if he says it's good we will take his word for it
Exit 97 off I-80, well worth the trip, you won't be disappointed. Better call ahead if you go, the place was full on a Wednesday night... From AJ McLaughlin via text message
Our Reply: AJ travels a lot for work and is a connisseur of beef, if he says it's good we will take his word for it
Limit Up!
Nearby cash corn was Limit Up 30 cents today to $7.49 on the board.
Nearby cash soybeans were 38 1/2 cents higher to $13.79
New crop corn up 19 1/2 cents and new crop beans up 32 3/4 cents on the day
Nearby cash soybeans were 38 1/2 cents higher to $13.79
New crop corn up 19 1/2 cents and new crop beans up 32 3/4 cents on the day
Our Friends to the North
Canadians are reverting to planting their Canola from helicopters since the ground is so wet and it doesn't need to be planted as deep!...
From Amy Burmeister via text message
From Amy Burmeister via text message
Funds Keep Buying
Funds were active buyers in corn contracts late yesterday, and the buying continued in the overnight session to drive the market up to the highest level since May 5, the CME Group said in its Wednesday morning report. Ideas that there could be less than expected corn planted area and lower than expected yields for the coming year is beginning to provide solid support to the corn market.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
Cost of Money
According to The Kiplinger Letter, the Federal Reserve will soon move from a policy of easing to neutral and then to tightening the money supply.
Odds are, that process will raise short-term interest rates in early 2012.
Odds are, that process will raise short-term interest rates in early 2012.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Seasonal Trends
Call Pete Burmeister at 319-327-0806 for the details.
He won't be able to give you the answers, but he can give you the overview and point you in the direction of those who can.
USDA Crop Progress Report
CORN PERCENT PLANTED
IA - 92% done; last yr= 96%; 5-yr= 84%
IL - 69% done; last yr= 96%; 5-yr= 74%
IN - 29% done; last yr= 85%; 5-yr= 66%
MN - 47% done; last yr= 95%; 5-yr= 81%
NE - 84% done; last yr= 87%; 5-yr= 83%
US - 63% done; last yr= 87%; 5-yr= 75%
Maximum corn planted in a week: New record: IA - 61% increase May 1 to May 8, 2011 IA - 48% in last week of April 2000; the last week in April 2010 had 45% increase IL - 39% in first week of May 2001 IN - 47% in first week of May 2001 MN - 57% in last week of April 2000 NE - 38% in second week of April 2005 US - 30% in last week of April 2010
CORN PERCENT EMERGED
IA - 33%; last yr= 63%; 5-yr= 42%
IL - 24%; last yr= 76%; 5-yr= 50%
IN - 04%; last yr= 67%; 5-yr= 37%
MN - 01%; last yr= 49%; 5-yr= 33%
NE - 21%; last yr= 33%; 5-yr= 33%
US - 21%; last yr= 53%; 5-yr= 39%
The U.S. soybean crop is 22% planted compared with 37% this week 2010 and 31% 5-year average.
SOYBEAN PERCENT PLANTED
IA - 47%; last yr= 52%; 5-yr= 38%
IL - 16%; last yr= 41%; 5-yr= 28%
IN - 06%; last yr= 44%; 5-yr= 30%
MN - 09%; last yr= 46%; 5-yr= 38%
NE - 40%; last yr= 41%; 5-yr= 35%
US - 22%; last yr= 37%; 5-yr= 31%
Maximum soybeans planted in a week:
IA - 42% in second week of May 1998
IL - 36% in second week of May 2001
IN - 38% in first week of May 2001
MN - 43% in fourth week of May 2008
NE - 37% in third week of April 2006
US - 26% in third week of May 2007
IA - 92% done; last yr= 96%; 5-yr= 84%
IL - 69% done; last yr= 96%; 5-yr= 74%
IN - 29% done; last yr= 85%; 5-yr= 66%
MN - 47% done; last yr= 95%; 5-yr= 81%
NE - 84% done; last yr= 87%; 5-yr= 83%
US - 63% done; last yr= 87%; 5-yr= 75%
Maximum corn planted in a week: New record: IA - 61% increase May 1 to May 8, 2011 IA - 48% in last week of April 2000; the last week in April 2010 had 45% increase IL - 39% in first week of May 2001 IN - 47% in first week of May 2001 MN - 57% in last week of April 2000 NE - 38% in second week of April 2005 US - 30% in last week of April 2010
CORN PERCENT EMERGED
IA - 33%; last yr= 63%; 5-yr= 42%
IL - 24%; last yr= 76%; 5-yr= 50%
IN - 04%; last yr= 67%; 5-yr= 37%
MN - 01%; last yr= 49%; 5-yr= 33%
NE - 21%; last yr= 33%; 5-yr= 33%
US - 21%; last yr= 53%; 5-yr= 39%
The U.S. soybean crop is 22% planted compared with 37% this week 2010 and 31% 5-year average.
SOYBEAN PERCENT PLANTED
IA - 47%; last yr= 52%; 5-yr= 38%
IL - 16%; last yr= 41%; 5-yr= 28%
IN - 06%; last yr= 44%; 5-yr= 30%
MN - 09%; last yr= 46%; 5-yr= 38%
NE - 40%; last yr= 41%; 5-yr= 35%
US - 22%; last yr= 37%; 5-yr= 31%
Maximum soybeans planted in a week:
IA - 42% in second week of May 1998
IL - 36% in second week of May 2001
IN - 38% in first week of May 2001
MN - 43% in fourth week of May 2008
NE - 37% in third week of April 2006
US - 26% in third week of May 2007
Farm Transition Planning
Interesting article about using Life Insurance Products in farm transition planning.
Follow this link to the entire article: Life Insurance Article
Follow this link to the entire article: Life Insurance Article
From Dean Mangrich
This isn't AG related, but it is America's favorite past time. You got to see this!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Tulips
We thought these summed up a beautiful sunny spring day in Buchanan County.
For Sale
On The Road Today!
News from the Coffee Shop will be on the road traveling throughout Buchanan County the entire day, bringing you live updates on what is happening right now in the country! We'll be in the southern half of the county in morning and in the northern half by this afternoon.
If you have news to report, have something to share, or would like to schedule a visit contact Pete Burmeister at 319-327-0806 or prburmeister@gmail.com and he'll be happy to stop and chat awhile or pass anything new info along to our followers.
If you have news to report, have something to share, or would like to schedule a visit contact Pete Burmeister at 319-327-0806 or prburmeister@gmail.com and he'll be happy to stop and chat awhile or pass anything new info along to our followers.
Opening Calls
CORN: Corn futures are called 5 to 8 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said. Corn was down 4 cents for the week last week.
SOYBEANS: Soybean futures are expected to open mostly 1 to 4 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said. Beans were lower on Friday, but gained 12 cents for the week.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
SOYBEANS: Soybean futures are expected to open mostly 1 to 4 cents higher, Brugler Marketing said. Beans were lower on Friday, but gained 12 cents for the week.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Tractor Ride Planned
Andy White tractor ride throughout Buchanan County scheduled for June 25, 2011. Call Andy for the details at 319-533-6895
Northern Rainfall
I got 35 hundredth's of rain north of Independence... From Doug Rathbun via text message
Send your rainfall totals to Pete Burmeister at 319-327-0806 and he'll pass them along!
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