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ATTENTION CUSTOMERS: Wednesday February 8th, 10:00 AM, Hornick office GRAIN OUTLOOK MEETING
Bruce Nelson (FC Stone) will be the presenter
Friday, February 10th ALL WESTERN IOWA COOP locations will be closed for our annual safety training day. Please call Craig at the Blencoe office between 8:30am and 3:30pm if you want to sell grain. (712-452-2271 or 800-741-5310)
Steve Barnhart, Winfield Agronomy specialist will be present Friday, February 17t 9:30 am at the Onawa Country Club (lunch following the meeting.) Steve will inform us of the newest items learned from the numerous Answer Plots in Iowa, Blencoe had one. His presentations are guaranteed to suggest new opportunities to increase your yields. Steve will also be present at Moville Community Center at 12:30 on that date for a 2nd meeting (lunch prior to that meeting).
Winter can be very unpredictable as we well know so please be prepared for Iowa’s ever-changing weather conditions, respond effectively and always “Think Safety First”.
Grain
The corn market has just about clawed its way back to the levels we saw prior to the surprisingly bearish January 12th production report. Increased export sales, ethanol production, even margins are in the red and ideas the corn crop has been hurt worse than USDA forecasts have all helped. We will get our next look at USDA’s carry out numbers February 9th when they release their February Supply Demand Report. More importantly the Ag Forum will meet in Washington DC near month end to give us a look at the next few years’ production numbers. Good rains have settled the dry conditions in most of South America. The rains should stabilize the soybean crop but most of the damage to the corn is not reversible. Heavier farmer production has stalled basis improvement at levels not far from best seen since December’s strong basis.
Agronomy
There are options for soil-applied residual herbicides for soybeans. In developing an alternative to the exclusive use of postemergence treatment on Roundup Ready soybeans it is useful to know what weeds or grasses are being targeted. Some of the most common weed and grass problems include: Pigweed, Kochia, Velvetleaf, Cocklebur, and Marestail. By adding a pre-emerge pesticide to your program they can be controlled. Read more at: http://www.agprofessional.com/resource-centers/soybean/resistance/news/Soil-applied-residual-herbicide-options-for-soybeans-137380593.html
Your Western Iowa Coop location agronomists are available daily to help you plan and prepare for your 2012 crop season. Call or stop by today and let us help.
Private Pesticide Applicator Training –
February 27, 2012, 1:30 – 4pm, Anthon United Methodist Church, Anthon, Ia.
February 28, 2012, 1:30pm, Community Building, Aspinwall
Pre-registration is required – Cost $20. For more information on Private Pesticide Application log onto the following link:http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pme/PSEP(PAT).html or call your local Extension Office.
Petroleum
Huge builds in inventories this week, but the Iran situation is still supportive of markets.
Please call Mark Harder, Western Iowa Coop Petroleum Manager at the Hornick office (712-874-3211) if you have questions. Let Mark help you with all of your petroleum needs.
Be sure to click on the “Petroleum News” section of our web page for current petroleum prices and the NEW addition of daily futures contract prices. We are here to serve you and help you economically meet all your petroleum needs.
News/Meetings/Events
GRAIN OUTLOOK MEETING Wednesday February 8th 10:00 AM
Hornick office
Bruce Nelson (FC Stone) will be the presenter
Steve Barnhart, Winfield Agronomy specialist will be present Friday, February 17t9:30 am at Blencoe (lunch following the meeting.) Steve will inform us of the newest items learned from the numerous Answer Plots in Iowa, Blencoe had one. His presentations are guaranteed to suggest new opportunities to increase your yields. Steve will also be present at Moville at 12:30 on that date for a 2nd meeting (lunch prior to that meeting).
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Snow may linger Saturday over parts of the west-central Midwest while showers move through the southern part of the east Midwest and parts of the southeast U.S. region Saturday. The key central and southeast U.S. crop areas will be dry Sunday. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 12:17PM Fri Feb 3, 2012 CST
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In 1935 two farmers out of every five were tenant farmers
