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Author: Ernst Undesser
Ernst Undesser joined AgFax Media LLC in 2011. He is Associate Editor of AgFax Updates. In addition to his daily duties as an AgFax Web Editor, Ernst compiles weekly reviews of crop news across the country.
DTN Livestock Close: Lean Hogs Push to New Highs Jan 21, 2022
Friday’s closes brought a new three-month high to February hogs and new contract highs to the April and June contracts. Live cattle and feeders closed lower Friday; feeders were lower […]
Fertilizer Price Update, and Iowa Crop Production Cost Estimates for 2022 Jan 21, 2022
DTN writer Russ Quinn reported this week that, “Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly higher the second week of January 2022, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. However, for the […]
DTN Cotton Close: Lower on Weaker Outside Markets Jan 21, 2022
The cotton market was markedly lower Friday as a falling Dow Jones, along with weaker energies, metals and soybeans, led to depressing attitudes among traders. Even Friday’s improved weekly shipments […]
DTN Grain Close: Soybeans, Wheat Weaken; Spot Corn Firms Up Jan 21, 2022
Soybeans and meal were under heavy pressure much of Friday, with old- and new-crop beans rebuking new recent highs. Wheat fell on continuing talks to head off a Russian-Ukraine conflict. […]
Ohio: New Enlist Labels – When Enlist is Outlawed, Only Outlaws… Jan 21, 2022
Sometimes you’d like the s**t to stop hitting the fan just long enough to get cleaned up, but you can’t get a break. Like when you’re in the middle of […]
Tobacco: How to Minimize Carryover Disease in Greenhouse Trays Jan 21, 2022
The surest way to reduce the risk of diseases carried over in trays is to purchase new trays each season. Previously used trays, which may be contaminated with pathogens, should […]
Ohio: Allen County Ag Outlook and Agronomy Day, Lima, Feb. 8 Jan 21, 2022
Join OSU Extension at the Allen County Fairgrounds, in Lima, Ohio, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, starting at 9:00 a.m. for the Allen County Ag Outlook and Agronomy Day. The […]
Georgia: Wild Peanuts Help Create Disease Resistant Hybrids Jan 21, 2022
Using proven production practices to fight disease in the field, Georgia farmers produce half the peanuts grown in the U.S. each year. Modern peanut varieties carry few genetic defenses against […]
Corn, Soybeans: Expectations for Acreage, Impacts on Markets Jan 21, 2022
This is a presentation summary from the 2021 virtual Illinois Farm Economics Summit (IFES). A video of the webinar and PowerPoint Slides (PDF) are available here. Corn and soybean prices have […]
USDA: Peanut Price Highlights Jan 21, 2022
Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 25.3 cents per pound for the week ending January 15, down 1.3 cents from the previous week. Marketings of […]
