Ashley Davenport
‘Dark Cloud’ Looming Over Corn Market Despite Strong Demand
As private firms have released their yield forecasts ahead of USDA’s Crop Production report next week, the grain markets have struggled. The nearby September...
RFA CEO Reflecting on 15 Years of RFS Ahead of 15th...
The renewable fuels industry will celebrate the 15th anniversary of President Bush signing the legislation that created the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Ahead of the...
Michigan Sugarbeet Crop Showing Promise, Early Slicing to Soon Begin
According to USDA’s Crop Progress Report on Monday, 52 percent of Michigan’s sugarbeets are rated in good to excellent condition. That was before the...
Private Firms Yield Forecasts Might be ‘Premature’ but ‘Justifiable’
USDA’s Crop Production and World Supply and Demand Estimates will be released in less than a week. Many private firms have released their estimates,...
SEMPA Founder Announced to USDA Minority Committee
USDA’s Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers has appointed 15 new members, and one of them is Cary Junior, the founder of SouthEast Michigan Producers...
Michigan Opioid Overdoses Increase as Barriers to Treatment Grow
Opioid overdoses have surged since the COVID pandemic began. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that between April and May, overdoses...
More Showers Expected Later Monday Before Temps Fall
At mid-morning, some moisture has already worked itself through the northern part of Michigan, but a secondary surge should arrive around mid-afternoon and into...
Continuous Corn, Soybean Demand Needed As Export Window Shrinks
During Thursday’s day trade, soybeans reversed earlier losses and finished higher. However, they have closed lower most of the week.
According to Karl Setzer of...
AgroExpo Going Virtual, Bringing Virtual Coverage Into 2021
Many farm shows have decided to pivot to an online format, and the AgroExpo in St. John’s is adapting and preparing for an extended,...
MSU Grad Student’s Research Shows Connection Between Weather, Damage, Disease Pressure...
The Michigan Ag Today Spud Spot is made possible by Sipcam Agro USA.
There are a whole host of post-harvest potato diseases and pathogens.
“There’s bacterial...
