Ashley Davenport
USDA Announces Additional Food Purchase Plans For Asparagus, Dairy, Tart Cherries,...
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter...
Sugarbeet Planting Nearly Complete As Soybeans Surge Past Five-Year Average
Cooler temperatures and heavy rain across Michigan hampered fieldwork, but farmers were still able to utilize the 3.5 days suitable for fieldwork to get...
Dry Bean Industry Sees Massive Demand Increase Despite Pandemic
Joe Cramer, executive director of the Michigan Bean Commission, has been on several calls with commodity groups. He’s heard about the negative impacts of...
Planting Window Opens Despite Cooler Temps Hampering Dry-Down
The Michigan Ag Today Planting Forecast is brought to you by Michigan Agricultural Commodities. MAC remains open to provide services in grain marketing, agronomy...
The Difference Between Soil Temperature, Soil Moisture When Prepping to Plant
Monday’s Crop Progress Report shows that planting in Michigan is underway. Some farmers are hesitant to get the crop in the ground quite yet...
Using NANOCAL To Aid Proper Cell Division in Potatoes, Sugarbeets
The importance of using calcium for proper sugarbeet and potato growth. And grain markets closing higher.
At the onset of tuber or bulb formation in...
US Sugar Industry “Doing As Good As Anyone in Agriculture” During...
The MAT Sugarbeet report is made possible by Betaseed, where research breeds confidence. Betaseed is ready to support Michigan and Ontario sugarbeet growers with...
Growth Energy Backing Bill to Boost Biofuel Infrastructure
Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced the Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020. This piece of legislation would authorize $500 million for the Department of...
Sugarbeet Planting Progress Excelling at Quick Pace
USDA released their weekly Crop Progress Report Monday, showing that sugarbeet planting is well-above the five-year average.
For the week ending April 26, 62 percent...
Ethanol’s Grim Outlook as Demand Diminishes, Talk of No Blending
The National Corn Growers Association released new analysis showing that cash corn prices have declined 16 percent. Some analysis is projecting a $50 an...
