North Dakotan Corn Shipped Directly to Mexico Demonstrates the Value of Checkoff
Mexico has been one of the top corn importers of corn and corn by-products from the United States. With the revision of trade agreements in the thoughts of many in agriculture, having a good trade relationship with our number one customer is a priority. To assist in developing and maintain the access to the Mexico corn market, the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC) works with and funds the US Grains Council (USGC) to maintain and enhance this market.
Corn and corn byproducts available for drought-impacted livestock producers
North Dakota corn and corn byproducts can help livestock producers suffering from one of the worst droughts in the state’s history address widespread feed shortages resulting from high temperatures and a lack of precipitation this growing season. (more…)
Drought Impacts in Corn
As this article is being penned, almost the entire state of North Dakota has had a needed rain event in the overnight and morning hours from a large weather system. This rain is being celebrated as a crop saving rain for many of our warm season crop species in ND, while it is likely too late for other crops, especially the cool season grasses.
Growing Months Forecast
We are now in the serious crop growing months of June, July and August. We NEED weather to cooperate with the row crops of corn and soybeans out there, and let’s not forget about the edible beans and sunflowers too since for the last few years row crops has been where the profit is on the farm.
Post Planting Weather Forecast
As of this writing we are two thirds of the way through the month of May and we can call the corn planting basically done! What a blessing. Of course there is the scattered low lying field or area in the state where planting is late or lagging, but being this far ahead or done before Memorial Day has been a pleasant surprise. The question is: “how did this happen?”
Progress and a Planting Dates Revisit
We have already had an opportunity to discuss planting dates in corn for North Dakota in an earlier blog post. However, now that the planting window is wide open for our state, I wanted to revisit this topic.
Spring Weather Outlook
At the end of April now as we stare at the radar and thermometer in hopes of some warm, dry weather for a few fleeting hours of fieldwork … we hear of significant rains the last week of April and early May for the major corn producing states from Nebraska eastward between I-70 north to I-90 and 94 all the way to Pennsylvania!
ND Corn Utilization Council Elects Leadership, Welcomes New Member
Fargo, N.D. – The North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC) elected their executive officers to lead the organization and welcomed a new member, with terms effective as of April 1, 2017.
Starter Fertilizer at Corn Planting
I mentioned last week that the second aspect of the fertility regimen corn farmers are face with that I wanted to discuss before plant 2017 really commenced was starter fertility. There is no quicker way to get a room full of corn producers active in conversation than to bring up the topic of starter fertility in corn. It is a widely-accepted and used production practice in the northern corn belt as a tool to manage planting corn early, or in cool and wet soil conditions as so often happens here in the North.
Nitrogen Fertility in Corn Production
As plant 2017 is nearing some parts of North Dakota, I am continuing to cover some pre-plant decisions that are being made. For at least the next two articles I want to discuss fertility. There is quite a lot to maintaining proper fertility for corn as the crop is a high user of many nutrients, so I will not be discussing all pertinent nutrients or aspects of the nutrients discussed. This week I want to focus on the nutrient we hear and talk most about in corn – Nitrogen (N).