Lentils are now trading at record high prices with peas expected to follow. These high old crop prices and relatively strong new crop prices will have an impact on the number of pulse acres in western Canada as well as parts of Montana and North Dakota. The El Nino Winter The El Nino winter is in full bloom across the U.S. The eight-14-day temperature forecast map below shows the extent of the above-average temperatures that are expected into the early days of March:Temperatures across Kansas are forecast to be in the 60s-70s (F) over the next two weeks. Central Montana was in the upper 50s this week, which is amazing for the middle of February. The winter wheat crop is starting to green up, and area farmers in Montana say the frost is ou...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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