Friday, July 15, 2011
New Crop Tour Sponsor
Golf Outing
Buchanan County Corn Grower's Annual Golf Outing
August 26, 2011
Three Elms Golf Course - Independnece, IA
Check back for more details later
What If?
Here is a tool that you can put on your blog. Guys can use it to make decisions about what to do with their crop. For example, to spray fungicide or not? You can play with the numbers and see what types of scenarios would make sense to spend the extra dollars. From Adam White via email
Our Reply: Thanks Adam. Looks like a fun tool. Follow the Margin Enhancer link to use!
Our Reply: Thanks Adam. Looks like a fun tool. Follow the Margin Enhancer link to use!
Week Ends Strong!
CORN SEP1 701.25+10.5s
BEANS AUG1 1385.75+3.75s
LCAT AUG1 110.825+0.275
LHOG AUG1 99+0.825
BEANS AUG1 1385.75+3.75s
LCAT AUG1 110.825+0.275
LHOG AUG1 99+0.825
Thursday, July 14, 2011
US Gov't Default Possible
Moody's fired another warning shot across the bow late Wednesday when it stated that it was placing the U.S. credit rating under review for possible lowering. The credit rating agency said it must do so because the failure of Congress and the Administration to come to an agreement on the debt ceiling places the United States at increased risk of default.
As seen on Farm Futures Daily Email Blast
Donation
Premier Grain Farms Donates Hay to Heartland Acres Agribition Center |
| Photo Caption Brian Prusator, Land Management Representative for Premier Grain Farms (left) of Walker, Iowa stands with Craig Johnson, Executive Director for Heartland Acres, by one of the many bales of hay used at Heartland Acres to feed their livestock. |
As seen on http://www.independence247.net/
48 hour Improvement!
Same picture as below taken 2 days after straightline wind storm!
From Adam White via email
Our Reply: Wow, corn can take a beating and keep on ticking!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Sale Toppers
Bull Top
$90.50 Delbert Wilson of Rowley
1 head 1585 lbs
As seen on Manchester Livestock Auction Website
$90.50 Delbert Wilson of Rowley
1 head 1585 lbs
As seen on Manchester Livestock Auction Website
Pollination Time
This month's heat has speeded up maturity for the corn crop a bit. The above graphic depicts when the crop should be at 50% pollination. Two-thirds of the national crop should be in the critical pollination stage from July 15 to 30. SOURCE: Commodity Weather Group via Farm Futures Daily Email Blast
Grains on a Roll!!
CORN SEP1 686.75+22.75s
BEANS AUG1 1374.75+19.25s
LCAT AUG1 113.575-0.45
LHOG AUG1 98.925+1
BEANS AUG1 1374.75+19.25s
LCAT AUG1 113.575-0.45
LHOG AUG1 98.925+1
Corn Yields Important!
Some traders saw the bullish report yesterday as the start of a retightening of pipeline supply expectations, which in turn could end up being the result of yield losses and better than expected demand, the CME Group said in its Wednesday morning report.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Crop Tour Agenda
| 2011 Buchanan County Crop Tour Agenda | |
| Saturday, August 20, 2011 | |
| 9:00 am | Gather at Vogel Crop Services 'NEW' Building ( 404 20th Ave SW, Independence) |
| 9:00 am to 10:00 am | Registration |
| Welcome | |
| Outline Days Events | |
| Develop Teams and Match up Riders with Drivers | |
| Yield Estimation Contest Rules and Details | |
| 10:00 am to 12:30 pm | First 3 stops on tour |
| 12:30 am to 1:00 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | |
| Second 3 stops on tour | |
| 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Refreshment Break (location of your choice) |
| 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Final 2 stops on tour |
| 6:00 pm - Dark | Evening Reception and Meal at Vogel Crop Services Building |
| 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm | Preliminary District & County Wide Results |
Opening Calls
Corn: Up 5 to 7
Soybeans: Up 3 to 5
Wheat: Steady to down 5Corn could rebound from overnight losses this morning, after USDA raised its forecast of both old and new crop ending stocks less than expected. Early quotes in the over the counter market suggested a modestly higher open after corn traded sharply lower on economic concerns overnight.
As seen on Farm Futures Daily Email Blast
Monday, July 11, 2011
Drought Sends Beef Cow Slaughter Up
Beef cow slaughter has surged the past two weeks as cow-calf operations from Arizona to Maryland try to cope, with, in many areas, one of the most severe droughts in years.
While beef cow slaughter remains below the level of 2010 on a year-to-date basis, cow numbers for the weeks of June 19 and 26, the latest week for which we have cow slaughter data, show slaughter up 5.8% and 7.9%, respectively, from last year’s levels. There simply is not enough grass to support cow herds. Add to that the fact this drought has been in place since last fall and we get a situation where there is little hay on hand and the hay that is available is very expensive. Even with a positive outlook for the beef sector — which we still hold — many cattlemen simply do not have the necessary resources to hang on.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
While beef cow slaughter remains below the level of 2010 on a year-to-date basis, cow numbers for the weeks of June 19 and 26, the latest week for which we have cow slaughter data, show slaughter up 5.8% and 7.9%, respectively, from last year’s levels. There simply is not enough grass to support cow herds. Add to that the fact this drought has been in place since last fall and we get a situation where there is little hay on hand and the hay that is available is very expensive. Even with a positive outlook for the beef sector — which we still hold — many cattlemen simply do not have the necessary resources to hang on.
As seen on marketwatchonline.com
Rainfall Report
2.1 inches of rain here. Haven't been out and about to see if corn is still standing. Not even a twig down in my yard in Rowley... From Jason Orr
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