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Texas Field Reports: Corn Prices Cause Ripple Through Economy May 12, 2021
High corn prices are causing a ripple effect throughout the U.S. economy, and the 2021 growing season could be the difference between price stabilization or all-time record high prices, according […]
Texas Field Reports: Commodity Prices Favorable for Row Crop Producers Mar 17, 2021
Texas row crop producers might have the luxury of choosing between sorghum, corn and cotton as all three commodities are seeing high prices with the 2021 planting season underway, according […]
Texas: Ag Losses from Arctic Storm Exceed $600Mln Mar 4, 2021
Winter Storm Uri, which blasted through the entire state of Texas, caused at least $600 million in agricultural losses, according to preliminary data from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economists. […]
Texas Field Reports: Grain Market Improves Amid Reduced Crop Estimate Sep 16, 2020
Texas grain producers are experiencing better market conditions this fall compared to where prices were mid-summer, thanks in large part to reduced U.S. corn yield estimates in the nation’s grain-producing […]
Grain Market Volatility Surrounding COVID-19 Causes Uncertainty Apr 13, 2020
People need to eat, so grain farmers must keep planting, plowing and harvesting in spite of COVID-19. But a volatile grain market in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has economists […]
Corn: Record U.S. Production Possible in 2020, Prices to Remain Flat Jan 21, 2020
With a whirlwind of trade activity as a backdrop, commodity market gyrations have made unsettling times for grain producers in Texas and across the nation, but there’s hope those are […]
Texas: Feed Grains, Cotton Marketing Workshop, Amarillo, Feb. 6-7 Jan 8, 2020
Knowing how to grow a crop is important, but learning how to market that crop is equally vital to surviving in today’s agricultural climate. That’s what feed grain and cotton […]
South Carolina Corn: Bumper Crop Predicted for 2020 Dec 20, 2019
Given increased acres and a return to trend yields, agricultural economists say the corn outlook for 2020 is for a potential bumper crop that could drive down market prices while […]
Texas Field Reports: Corn, Sorghum Prices Rally on Crop Uncertainty Jul 9, 2019
Corn and sorghum prices have rallied in response to weather-related problems in the Corn Belt, but their future remains uncertain, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. […]
Texas: Small Grains Field Day, Egypt, April 17 Apr 4, 2019
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension will be hosting a Wheat Field Day at Krenek Seed near Egypt, Texas on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. The Krenek’s have cooperated this year by providing […]
