Many farmers from other parts of the world have spent time visiting U.S. farms over the years. Rarely does this happen without these visitors staring in awe at the level of mechanization of American agriculture. This has been the case for many years, but the record net farm income (by a very wide margin) of the last five-six years has caused this overmechanization to reach disproportionate levels even in our terms.Consider this:
U.S. farmers have the mechanical capacity to plant 40-50 percent of a 97 million acre corn crop in one week if conditions are good -- as happened this year. Farmers were also planting spring wheat, soybeans, etc. in addition to corn. A rule of thumb (sort of) about corn planters is that you need one row for...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
