Hudson Farms

05/24/2019

Data suggests that the combined maximum weekly planting progress has increased slightly, but not to any appreciable degree.

The number of 30-, 40-, and 60-ft wide (or larger) field crop planters across the U.S. Midwest is greater today than, say, twenty years ago. Certainly, individual farmers can plant more acres of corn and soybean per day with today's large field equipment than they could twenty years ago.

05/24/2019

The impact of 2019 late planting on corn acreage & yield is important due to the potential for a large corn supply shock that is roughly equivalent to a major drought.

Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin • Todd Hubbs • USDA’s release of the Crop Progress report on May 20 showed corn planting at 49 percent nationally. The planting progress in numerous major corn producing states lags behind historical averages significantly. The implications for corn acreage and yield...

05/24/2019

"Trade assistance will only facilitate soy growers’ ability to farm, not make their losses whole or tariff woes disappear long term."

The news from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue of trade mitigation including, most importantly to soy, Market Facilitation Program (MFP)

05/23/2019

Interesting flow chart displaying on-site & off-site benefits/advantages of No-Till.

https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1-covering-no-till/post/8805-what-no-till-is-all-about

05/21/2019

Mississippi River flooding has been ongoing for three months or longer in some locations.

Places along the Mississippi River have been in flood stage since the beginning of the year, the longest such stretch since 1927.

05/13/2019

Co-sign.

U.S. soybean farmers remain frustrated by the lack of progress between the U.S. and China in resolving the trade war, which continues to immediately

05/13/2019

"It’s going to be a very, very difficult situation if the trade war drags on for years and U.S. agriculture is set to pay a very heavy price."

China imposed tariffs on U.S. soybeans ten months ago. The Trade War - with no end in sight- comes at one of the worst financial times for U.S. agriculture.

05/13/2019

Farmers don't need subsidies, they need trade solutions. Subsidies don't fix record grain stockpiles or potential, long-term demand destruction.

With a U.S.-China trade deal in danger of collapse, the Trump administration said it will begin work on a new program to provide aid to farmers, signaling to Beijing that Washington is preparing for a prolonged conflict.

05/13/2019

This is not the norm -- but it is indicative of our society's increasing inability to disconnect from attention-sapping technology. Distractions performing any task provide zero positive returns.

Long days of planting are also good for binge-watching ‘The Office’ from inside comfy, high-tech tractor cabs; ‘you want an unlimited data plan’

05/10/2019

Changing spending habits is simple advice that applies as much to your daily, over-priced coffee as it does routine, small & large, business purchases.

Here's what will really help you build wealth, according to best-selling author David Bach.

05/10/2019

The U.S. registered an ag trade balance of just $111 million in March, the smallest trade balance since May 2017, due to increased ag imports.

Imports climbed more rapidly than exports during March.

05/10/2019

https://soygrowers.com/news-releases/leading-agriculture-commodities-oppose-additional-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/

Today, the U.S. Trade Representative moved forward with increasing the tariff rate from 10 to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Farmers