Why Soybeans Can Trump Corn

Gene Johnston 01/17/2013 Agriculture.com Most farmers who know their numbers say it costs $100 to $250 less per acre to grow a soybean crop, compared to corn. Even then, most Midwestern budgets favor growing corn where possible. That’s because 180-bushel corn at $5...

East Texas Hay Supply Is Adequate

Hay & Forage Grower, January 15, 2013 Precipitation totals were 10” below average in 2012 at Ross Kinney’s farm near Kilgore, TX. But the East Texas hay grower isn’t complaining. “The rains came at the right time during the growing season,” he says. “As a result,...

U.S. Hay Cupboads Nearly Bare, Says USDA

All hay stored on U.S. farms on Dec. 1 totaled 76.5 million tons, according to a USDA Crop Production report issued last Friday. That’s down 16% compared to the year-earlier figure and the lowest Dec. 1 stocks level since 1957. Also in the report, USDA noted that hay...