Newsroom http://www.agprofessional.com/news RSS Feed for Newsroom en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:56 GMT Ag markets seemed to follow gold higher Monday afternoon http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Ag-markets-seemed-to-follow-gold-higher-Monday-afternoon-208185521.html Talk of greatly accelerated corn plantings last week and again during the days ahead probably depressed deferred corn futures Monday. Climate change related to reduced plant size in Nevada http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Climate-change-related-to-reduced-plant-size-in-Nevada-208168381.html Plants are shrinking in the Great Basin of Nevada, and warming climate could be the culprit, according to a paper published in the renowned science journal Global Change Biology based on research conducted by University of Nevada, Reno plant ecologist Beth Leger. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Corn-and-soybean-prices-continue-to-retrace-2012-drought-rally-208145371.html Corn and soybean prices rallied sharply beginning in July 2012 as U.S. drought conditions unfolded. Ag markets generally mixed to start this week http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Ag-markets-generally-mixed-to-start-this-week-208143571.html Talk of greatly accelerated corn plantings last week and again during the days ahead probably depressed deferred corn futures Monday. Canadian Wheat Alliance supports R&D for new wheat varieties http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Canadian-Wheat-Alliance-supports-RD-for-new-wheat-varieties-208133831.html The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA), which will coordinate research and development projects to improve the yield of Canadian wheat. New agreement licenses microorganism to boost corn, soybeans http://www.agprofessional.com/news/New-agreement-licenses-microorganism-to-boost-corn-soybeans-208133141.html A recent exclusive license agreement between the University of Massachusetts Amherst and LidoChem, Inc., means a fungus-fighting bacterium will now be marketed nationally as part of an eco-management approach to plant disease protection. Rains to bog down already record-slow U.S. corn plantings http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Rains-to-bog-down-already-record-slow-US-corn-plantings-208118021.html Wet weather is expected in most of the U.S. Midwest this week, slowing a corn planting pace that already has fallen to a record low level, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday. Monster machines fan out on U.S. farms facing slow sow http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Monster-machines-fan-out-on-US-farms-facing-slow-sow-208117781.html With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional equipment. Support for new Indiana fertilizer plant withdrawn http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Support-for-new-Indiana-fertilizer-plant-withdrawn-208113281.html Midwest Fertilizer Company, which plans to build a new fertilizer plant in Indiana, is losing support for its plans and one of the biggest original supporters has withdrawn his support. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week http://www.agprofessional.com/news/Ag-markets-were-mixed-to-start-the-new-week-208111461.html The tight old crop situation seemed to boost old crop corn futures Sunday night. The fact that the nearby July contract closed decisively above its 40-day moving average on Friday probably sparked follow-through buying as well.