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Logan
Hawkes
08/17/08
Crop News Weekly
The weather is beginning to change and harvest
is underway in many parts of the country. Just a few days away and it
officially becomes the fall season. As a young man growing up with a
father who was a son of a farmer, the fall equinox always had a special
meaning in my house. It was harvest time on our meager part-time farm,
but more importantly, as my father would say, it was a time for both
relief from the hard labors of summer and a time to 'get your house in
order' - for time was running out before winter set in. What farmer of
any time or any place can't relate to that? It must have had a profound
influence on me for as a young man I soon discovered it was my favorite
time of year. And it still is.
Heavy rains are hampering some early harvest efforts in parts of the
Midwest this week. Fields are wet and in parts of Ohio flood waters are
still standing. In the top of the news this week, sometime between now
and Jan. 20, Bush administration officials will begin to realize the
clock is running out on their time in Washington and start cleaning out
their desks and making other plans. That realization apparently is a
ways off for Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, who seems to be operating
under the illusion his USDA can still wield influence other than in how
the Agriculture Department implements specific language in the 2008 farm
bill. Also this week, biofuels must be part of the solution to attaining
energy security and in reducing potential for global climate change,
says USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Gale
Buchanan. Buchanan, who spearheaded efforts to create an international
forum to consider sorghum as an integral part of the renewable fuels
equation, opened the International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuels in
Houston with an admonition for countries to work together to find
solutions to a worldwide problem. Elsewhere, USDA’s September crop
report may have understated demand for corn, while overestimating
average corn and soybean yields, according to analysts at a CME Group
press briefing. USDA estimated U.S. corn production at 12.1 billion
bushels, and soybean production at 2.93 billion bushels. And finally,
American Farm Bureau Federation has called on Congress to expedite
passage of renewable energy tax incentives to benefit farmers, ranchers
and all Americans.
You'll find these stories and lot more in this issue of Crop News
Weekly. Happy reading.
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Schafer
still 'working' on new farm bill
Sometime between now and Jan. 20, Bush administration
officials will begin to realize the clock is running out on their time
in Washington and start cleaning out their desks and making other plans.
That realization apparently is a ways off for Agriculture Secretary Ed
Schafer, who seems to be operating under the illusion his USDA can still
wield influence other than in how the Agriculture Department implements
specific language in the 2008 farm bill. Speaking at the Farm Progress
Show in Boone, Iowa, Schafer scolded congressional leaders for what they
put in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, arguing such
programs as the Average Crop Revenue Election and permanent disaster
provisions violate World Trade Organization rules. - Forrest Laws,
Farm Press Editorial Staff
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Biofuels
cited as part of energy security solution
Biofuels must be part of the solution to attaining
energy security and in reducing potential for global climate change,
says USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, Gale
Buchanan. Buchanan, who spearheaded efforts to create an international
forum to consider sorghum as an integral part of the renewable fuels
equation, opened the International Conference on Sorghum for Biofuels in
Houston with an admonition for countries to work together to find
solutions to a worldwide problem. Cooperation and collaboration among
countries, he said, will “help solve one of the nation’s and the
world’s most pressing problems — sustainable energy.” - Ron
Smith, Farm Press Editorial Staff
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Farmers
tuned to barnyardgrass threat
I have had a lot of interesting comments about my
recent articles about barnyardgrass. One former university colleague now
at the University of Minnesota e-mailed that he is seeing some of the
same barnyardgrass control failures with glyphosate that we are seeing
down here. I firmly believe barnyardgrass is becoming more difficult to
control with a lot of herbicides. However, a lot of our problems are
self-inflicted. It has been interesting how many comments and questions
that I have had on LibertyLink soybeans since some of my recent articles
in Delta Farm Press. One was, “It looks like the timing has to be much
earlier than with glyphosate on Roundup Ready soybeans — isn’t that
going to be a big disadvantage?” - Ford L. Baldwin, Practical Weed
Consultants, LLC.
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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USDA
'misstates' corn demand, analysts say
USDA’s September crop report may have understated
demand for corn, while overestimating average corn and soybean yields,
according to analysts at a CME Group press briefing. USDA estimated U.S.
corn production at 12.1 billion bushels, and soybean production at 2.93
billion bushels. Corn yields were estimated at 152.3 bushels per acre,
down 2.7 bushels from August. Soybean yields were estimated at 40
bushels per acre, down a half bushel from last month. Feed and residual
use for corn was lowered 100 million bushels, while ending stocks were
lowered 115 million bushels. David Hightower, an analyst with the
Hightower Report, says that the 100 million bushel drop in feed stock
demand estimated by USDA “has simply not take place. The demand
reductions in corn due to livestock are misstated.” - Elton
Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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AFBF: Pass
energy tax incentives
The American Farm Bureau Federation has called on
Congress to expedite passage of renewable energy tax incentives to
benefit farmers, ranchers and all Americans. In a statement to the House
Small Business Committee, AFBF also called for action on several other
tax relief measures. “The extension and expansion of credits for
renewable electricity and for renewable fuels will help America
transition to a nation fueled by clean renewable energy, achieve
long-term economic growth, create a cleaner environment and shield our
economy from unreliable foreign energy sources,” said AFBF President
Bob Stallman. (To read the complete article, click on the headline
above)
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Supplemental
Revenue Assistance Payments Program
The Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE)
program is the new Federal Disaster Program that is part of the new farm
bill, and will be available to all eligible producers in any county that
was declared a disaster county in 2008 by the U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, including contiguous counties. SURE covers all crops –
whether insurable by federal crop insurance or the NAP program – and
covers both production losses and crop quality losses. The
qualifications for SURE and payment calculations are very similar to
previous ad hoc disaster programs. - Kent Thiesse, Corn & Soybean
Digest
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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USDA
needs to set ACRE trigger soon
USDA must decide soon the most significant question
for the new U.S. farm revenue-protection program – the trigger price
for releasing payments – a senior USDA official said on Monday.
Created by the 2008 Farm Bill, the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE)
program would be the first federal program to shelter farmers from poor
yields, as well as low prices. A high trigger price could lure grain,
cotton and soybean growers to enroll in the novel program, which is
offered as an alternative to traditional subsidies. But it could triple
the cost of the program, according to a think tank estimate. -
Richard Brock, Corn & Soybean Digest
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Strategies
to help soybean growers reduce losses
Harvest losses can significantly reduce soybean
growers’ yields and profitability. Harvest losses of 12% can easily
occur if combine operators don’t pay close attention to equipment
adjustments and operation. Michigan State University (MSU) Extension
Educator Mike Staton suggests that adopting a few harvest-management
strategies can limit losses to 3% or less. - Corn & Soybean
Digest
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Corn
and soybean exports expected to decline
Early USDA forecasts for the 2008-2009 corn and
soybean marketing year project substantial declines in U.S. exports from
the record levels reached in the 2007-2008 marketing year, says Darrel
Good, University of Illinois marketing specialist. "The sharpest decline
is projected for corn," says Good. "With U.S. corn and soybean stocks
expected to remain tight this year, the pace of exports could have
important price implications as the year progresses." - Corn &
Soybean Digest
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Western Farm Press-Beef Magazine Expo's
choice
World Ag Expo announces the selection of two major
agricultural publications to officially represent significant sectors of
the agriculture industry. World Ag Expo, scheduled in 2009 for February
10–12, in Tulare, CA, is the largest annual agriculture equipment and
technology show in the world.
“Western Farm Press becomes the event’s official agriculture
newspaper,” said Expo General Manager Jerry Sinift. “This
publication will provide strong editorial coverage of the 2009 World Ag
Expo in the nation’s most productive agricultural state.”
Western Farm Press continues in 2009 with its sponsorship of the
Expo’s TOP TEN New Products, where agriculture’s most innovative and
technologically oriented products are selected for display in the
show’s New Products Center.
BEEF magazine, the official beef publication of World Ag Expo,
strengthens the editorial outreach to the Western United States’ beef
industry. In addition, the publication will present a special “Beef
Seminar” from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, February 11. All producers
interested in the latest information on the beef industry are invited
and will be provided a lunch following the seminar.
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Is
it great taste or less filling for the economy?
Dave Kohl writes: "The title sounds like an old
light beer commercial from the 1970s and 1980s. However, this headline
is very fitting because as the economy moves into the pre- and
post-election cycle and holiday period, either side of the title could
be appropriate. The official definition of a recession is two
consecutive quarters of negative economic growth as measured by gross
domestic product (GDP)..." -Corn & Soybean Digest
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Pioneer
offers hybrid, variety selection guide
Exciting new information will be available to growers
this fall using the FIT mapping service from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont
business. Growers who used GPS data and FIT mapping for both planting
and harvest operations will receive detailed product-specific
performance information for making improved hybrid and variety decisions
for next year's crop. Additionally, if growers conducted a split-planter
comparison trial on their farm, they will automatically receive the
split-planter difference map for each comparison. (To read the
complete article, click on the headline above)
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Dicamba-resistant
soybeans expected by 2013
Some producers attending this year’s Milan No-Till
Crop Production field day told University of Tennessee Weed Scientist
Larry Steckel that the target date of 2013 for commercialization of
dicamba-resistant soybeans just isn’t soon enough. But Steckel, who
has been studying the technology for two years, says dicamba beans and
producers will benefit from a few more years of research. “There are a
lot of questions yet to answer, like what tank-mix partners we can
use.” The technology, developed by Monsanto, will allow for the
application of Roundup and dicamba over-the-top of soybeans. Currently
dicamba is used for burndown to control glyphosate-resistant horseweed
in a number of crops. - Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial
Staff
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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Sept.
16 waiver deadline
Congressman Sanford Bishop, who represents Georgia’s
second district, is reminding farmers of an important upcoming deadline
for disaster assistance programs. Farmers who are eligible for disaster
assistance under certain new Supplemental Agricultural Disaster
Assistance programs for losses caused by natural disasters in calendar
year 2008, but who are not fully covered by crop insurance or the
Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), only have until
Sept. 16, 2008, to pay the "buy-in" fee for 2008 crops, including
grazing lands. (To read the complete article, click on the headline
above)
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$100
federal disaster buy-in does not insure crop
The $100 per non-insured crop waiver for growers to
become eligible for disaster payments under the new farm bill does not
retroactively insure the heretofore uninsured crop. In a recent Western
Farm Press article and Web site posting, it was incorrectly stated that
the buy-in made the previously uninsured crop eligible for insurance
payments if there was a loss. It is not eligible for crop insurance
payments. Russ Friend, county executive director of the Fresno County
Farm Service Agency says the $100 is an “administrative fee” to be
paid to USDA/FSA for the right to become eligible for disaster relief on
2008 crops and livestock. (To read the complete article, click on the
headline above)
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Big Red now
available from Honda
Honda just released its long awaited utility vehicle
to dealers. The Big Red UV boasts 675cc of power and a comfortable ride.
And Farm Industry news has the first video report available online.
Check out this new machine and see if it's a fit for your operation.
- from Farm Industry News
(To view the video, click on the headline above)
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Dramatic
production price increases
Get ready for another big increase in production
costs. Gary Schnitkey, farm financial management specialist at the
University of Illinois, forecasts that corn and soybean producers will
see significant price increases for all input costs next year. “For
corn, 2009 non-land production costs are projected at $529/acre, a
$141/acre increase from 2008 levels,” Schnitkey says. Non-land
production costs averaged $286/acre between 2003 and 2007, so that puts
2009 production costs $243/acre higher than that five-year average, an
increase of 85%. - Mark Moore, Farm Industry News
(To read the complete article, click on the headline above)
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