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Key Factor in Improving Soil Water Infiltration Rates: Living Roots

By Laura Barrera

Published Jan 22

Many farmers across the U. S. experienced wet weather last growing season. According to NOAA, the 12-month period between July 2018 and June 2019 set the precipitation record in the U... In fact, a meta-analysis study conducted by researchers from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute and the International Rice Research Institute found that no-till increased steady-state infiltration rates by 66%, and improved field capacity water content at surface and sub-surface layers by 6-16%...

Categories: Cover Crops

Prevented Planting? Cover Crops Offer a Silver Lining

By Laura Barrera

Published Jul 18, 2019

Wet conditions across the country forced many farmers to forgo their plans for the season and take prevented planting payments instead. The USDA says that as of July 8, 2019, its paid roughly $184 million in claims for prevented planting because of floods and excess moisture. University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey estimates payouts could reach a record-setting $3. 578 billion... ”A Purdue Extension article by Purdue agronomist Eileen Kladivko and Indiana NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Barry Fisher explains there are several soil health benefits to using cover crops on prevented plant acres, including:Protection from wind and water erosionHelp build soil organic matter and soil aggregationImproved water infiltrationReduced soil compaction (deep-rooting species can often provide greater benefits in this situation because they have a longer time to grow)“What’s great about prevented plant, considering that it’s unfortunate that it happened, is it gives farmers the opportunity to plant something in early August with good seed-to-soil contact, and it’s going to help farmers have really good stands,” Carlson says...

Categories: Cover Crops

Announcing the Winner of AgFuse’s 30 Days of Cover Crops Photo Contest

By AgFuse Administrator

Published May 16, 2018

Yesterday, our 30 Days of Cover Crops Photo Contest came to a close. All of the entries we received are amazing and we want to thank everyone who participated. As previously announced, the winning photo is the entry with the most engagements, which we define as the sum of likes and shares, and the winner will receive an Orion Cooker. Congratulations to Willis Jepson of Orlinda, Tennessee, for winning the contest! Here’s his awesome entry... Justin Ramer Posted on AgFuse Beans popping through after overnight rain shower nestled in between the cereal rye Caleb Wolters Posted on AgFuse Corn growing in rye cover #dontfarmnaked We also want to highlight two honorable mentions: Justin Ramer of Walton, Indiana, and Caleb Wolters of Belmont, Wisconsin...

Organic Fertilizers Market to Witness an Outstanding Growth by 2023

By Pradeep Z

Published Sep 16, 2019

The global market of organic fertilizers is expected to continue its growth during the forecast period, due to the growing agriculture land area for organic cultivation. Since this market’s growth is directly related to the scope of innovation as it is a highly competitive market so, key players are investing in R&D for innovating product lines. Moreover, leading players are also investing in partnership with various organic fertilizers manufacturers as well as research organizations, targeting this as the primary focus area to grow the consumer base... (India)Midwestern BioAg (U... )Coromandel International Limited (India)Agrocare Canada (Canada)Italpollina S...

Categories: Agribusiness

Citizens Weekly Newsletter USDA Report Update August 10, 2018

By Angie Setzer

Published Aug 10, 2018

This Week In Agriculture:USDA Report Summary: August 10, 2018· The much anticipated and highly talked about USDA August update covering crop production as well as supply and demand was released mid-day. The report could be considered negative for both corn and beans as yields came in much higher than analyst expectations, and though wheat numbers from a domestic standpoint could have been viewed as supportive to price the conservative adjustment lower in global wheat production sent the bulls packing. · Corn finished the day down 11, while wheat was down 18 and soybeans were down 43. For the week we saw corn down 12, wheat down 10 with soybeans 40 lower... · They believe Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota and South Dakota will set new record high yields while Iowa is unchanged from last year and Minnesota, Kansas and Missouri will see lower yields...

Citizens Weekly Newsletter June 22, 2018

By Angie Setzer

Published Jun 22, 2018

This Week In Agriculture:A Mixed Bag of Information from the Week that Was: June 22, 2018· Another volatile week as traders work to decipher what a continued trade war could mean for commodities going forward and the old adage “rain makes grain” is put to the test. When the closing bell rang for the week we saw December corn down nearly 5 cents, December wheat down 12 and November soybeans down 14. · The week started relatively weak as heat that had built throughout the bulk of the Corn Belt over the weekend was expected to give way to cooler temperatures coupled with extreme moisture in areas of the Belt that had seen beneficial rainfall the week before. With corn ratings nationally sitting at 78% good to excellent—a near record high and bean ratings at 73% the common idea was rain would continue to benefit production... · Traders remain perplexed about what President Trump is doing when it comes to trade, citing issues with NAFTA partners, Japan, China, the EU, India and just about anyone else we are doing business with, while others are quick to point out he was clear about a desire to seek a unilateral approach to trade agreements...

Role of the Virtual marketplace in facilitating trade challenges

By Ammar Alshami

Published Jan 17, 2019

A virtual marketplace is an online forum where many vendors come and sell their products to interested buyers through a third party website or app. The virtual marketplace is differentiated from an e-commerce site because it offers products from many vendors instead of single and from a buyer’s perspective; it provides more options for the single item. It is basically a non-physical bazaar that exists in spatial digital dimensions and provides one-click access to sellers and interested buyers. In this world of globalization and digitalization, time is considered precious commodity and diminishing physical constraints for shoppers and overhead costs for vendors are considered to be the elixir to carry forward the businesses in this new era... The biggest advantage of the virtual marketplace, as it looks, is the fact that now exotic products such as figs from Jerusalem, coconuts from the shores of Bali or Tamarind from the lush gardens of India is at your doorstep...

Categories: Agribusiness

Citizens Weekly Newsletter February 15, 2019

By Angie Setzer

Published Feb 15, 2019

· Much of this week was spent focusing on China trade talks while we worked to get caught up on data after the government shutdown, and digest what last week’s report information could mean long-term. · Last Friday’s information was relatively absent of surprises. While corn yield and overall production came in a bit lower than anticipated the reduction in usage kept overall carryout in line with trader expectations ahead of the report. What was most interesting was the by-state breakdown in stocks both on and off the farm as those numbers will likely have implication in cash values paid in the coming months... Increases were seen in Indiana, up 45 mbu from December 2017 and Ohio, up 90 mbu...

Categories: Agribusiness