He said the early harvests have enabled farmers to get ahead of a projected, hurricane-influenced increase in gas prices and implement their market strategies as soon as possible. Metzger said he started planting corn April 20, the normal time, but the hot and often dry summer caused his corn to mature very quickly. He said the rain that did fall on his fields between Charleston and Mattoon "were all at the right time" for his dry weather-resistant hybrid corn. He added his soybean crop...

If producers with insured soybean acres want to remain eligible for payments, they must follow good farming practices for controlling soybean rust. Both Damicone and Jardine are recommending that farmers pay close attention to their own soybeans as well as the soybean rust situation in their areas. A month after being discovered in Tulsa County, the infection rate in the sentinel plot where it was initially found has increased from 1 to 2 percent. There has been some damp weather since the...

Officials say around 10 GMO products, mostly maize types but also cotton, soybeans and a high-starch potato, are scheduled for discussion at various levels of the EU in the next few months. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU ministers and national experts are due to approve a genetically modified (GMO) sugar beet variety this month despite a long running dispute over the use of biotechnology. Although the bloc's member governments clash consistently over GMOs, never reaching the required majority...

With little hay to be found in North Carolina and surrounding states, corn and soybean fodder that is baled after grain harvest is an option that might work for some farmers. RALEIGH -- WNC livestock farmers whose hay supply is dwindling because of the drought can learn about alternative feeds such as baled corn stalks during a workshop at 10 a. Cooperative Extension will be on hand to discuss the nutritional value of this feed and provide information about how to use it. Published...

At one point wheat was limit up Thursday (30 cents in the front month) to new all time highs and traders say it is supportive to the entire grain complex. Overnight trade has wheat surging higher again up 20 cents and beans rallying 9 cents to finish the evening session at 894 in the November contracts a mere 6 cents off of the $9. Technically the bean market is strong traders say and with yesterdays close taking out the near term highs on the continuous weekly charts we can now make a run...