wheat

Upcoming Crop Reports and Wheat Harvest Progress

Dan Corn, Soybeans, Wheat

The wheat numbers in last week’s USDA monthly crop report could garner the most attention in our view. USDA, we expect to place more attention on old crop corn, soybean and wheat supplies. But as one bottom line analyst suggested, he sees USDA quote sitting on their hands again this month, US and world supply demand numbers waiting for July …

peanuts

Research Shows Peanuts Favorites Of Gen Z and Millenials

Dan National Peanut Board, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman reports peanut farmers invest each year in promotions through the National Peanut Board. Trying to build the market of peanuts and peanut butter, they’ve just completed a survey by the Bannum Group that reveals compelling insights about generalization of food choices and why you make those choices. They say now with 85% of the U.S. adults having eaten …

corn planting

From Cross-Check Rows to Modern Planting: Corn Planting

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Corn, Field Crops, This Land of Ours

Evolution of Corn Planting in the U.S. In this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold takes us back to the late 1700s and early 1800s, a period when corn planting was a labor-intensive, hands-on process. Early American farmers used a method known as cross-check planting, where hills of corn were planted in evenly spaced rows running north-south and …

winter wheat

Winter Wheat Crop Conditions Rebound from Gloomy 2024 Forecast

Dan Economy, Wheat

Health conditions of the 2025 U.S. winter wheat crop were described as the “second-worst ever” last Fall. As harvest ramps up, Reuters says winter wheat ratings now sit at a six-year-high point for early June. It’s precisely what U.S. exporters need to continue and possibly grow their impressive sales numbers into next year. As of last weekend, the USDA rated …

national peanut board

National Peanut Board Kicks off 2025 Health Nut Club

Dan Agri-Business, Education, Events, Industry, National Peanut Board, Peanuts

Peanut farmers invest each year on a checkoff program to promote peanuts around the world. In the USA, the National Peanut Board is officially the sponsor of the program, and they just checked off a new program called the 2025 Health Nut Club. It’s a campaign which was held in April and May on the campus peanut days. One was …

Brooke Rollins

House Committee on Agriculture holds hearing with US Secretary of Agriculture

Dan Agri-Business, Cattle, Eggs, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Field Crops, Funding, Legislative, Livestock, Poultry, Trade

The House Committee on Agriculture held a hearing earlier this week to receive testimony from US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. During the hearing Secretary Rollins highlighted the work conducted by the department since coming into office including the reduction in egg prices, efforts to eradicate New World Screwworm, reducing regulations for producers, processing disaster payments and opening new markets …

Birth of the Rotary Corn Planter: A Milestone in Agricultural Innovation

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Corn, Field Crops, This Land of Ours

American Agriculture History Minute: Deere and Mansour’s Breakthrough in the 1800s In the mid-1800s, the American agricultural industry faced a critical need: a more accurate corn planting solution. Rising to meet this challenge, Charles Deere—son of the legendary John Deere—and Alva Mansour, a family business partner, joined forces to form the Deere and Mansour Company. Operating out of a modest …

leadership

New Leadership in the Peanut Industry

Dan Peanuts

Keith Rucker and Brittany Green Step into Executive Roles Keith Rucker to Lead Peanut Research Foundation The peanut industry is entering a new chapter of leadership with two prominent appointments announced this week. The Peanut Research Foundation has named Keith Rucker as its new Executive Director. A respected name in agricultural research, Rucker brings over 30 years of experience in …

crop reporting

Crop Reporting Deadlines Approaching

Dan Agri-Business, Field Crops, USDA-FSA

As growers are nearing the end of planting, the US Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (USDA/FSA) is reminding growers of the upcoming deadlines for crop reporting. FSA Director Bill Beam shared the details on what growers need to do in order to be eligible for programs administered by FSA this season. Dale Sandlin with Southeast AgNet reporting How to …