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Main Street Data Featured on BROWNFIELD Ag News — Bob McClure podcast
WEATHER-BASED FORECASTING SERVICE ESTIMATES CORN YIELD AT 183 As seen at BORNWFIELD August 11, 2020 By Ken Anderson Filed Under: Crops, Crops, News Several private firms are releasing their own crop yield estimates ahead of this Wednesday’s USDA production report....
Final crop yields can be dramatically affected by temperature and moisture – accounting for these factors, Main Street Data holds steady with 183.8 Bu/A corn forecast
Crop yields affected by temperature and moisture. As we exit the dog days of summer, crop yields begin to take their final shape. Corn, because it originated as a tropical grass in Mexico, can tolerate very high temperatures for short periods of time – especially if...
Main Street Data Featured in Michigan Farm News
Main Street Data indicates record-setting corn crop for 2020 season As seen on Michigan Farm News | August 10, 2020 The U.S. ag market will see record-setting 2020 corn yields of 183 bushels per acre, according to Main Street Data, the ag data science company with...
Main Street Data Featured on GRAINNET
Main Street Data Forecasts Bumper Corn Yield in 2020 GRIANNET.COM August 6, 2020 Mission, Kansas (August 5, 2020) – The U.S. ag market will see record-setting 2020 corn yields of 183 bushels per acre, according to Main Street Data, the ag data science company with the...
Main Street Data calculates bumper crop corn yield forecast of 179 – 184 bushels per acre, using precise weather-based model
Main Street Data calculates a bumper crop corn yield forecast at a record 179-184 bushels per acre for the 2020 corn harvest, using its sophisticated weather-based model that is superior to NDVI alone. Using this weather-based model to account for changes in weather...
Use a weather-based forecast model, for the most accurate crop yield forecasts
Now is a good time to review yield forecast models for your corn and bean crops It’s nearly the Fourth of July, and along with flag-waving and family picnics comes the mid-summer estimates of corn and bean yields. While the knee-high adage is no longer as accurate as...
Growing season is underway as USDA publishes 2020/21 outlook
Conditions are favorable for the 20/21 growing season, with higher-than-average plantings for both corn and soybeans.Today is a big day for U.S. crop data and the upcoming growing season as the USDA publishes the 2020/21 outlook for corn and soybeans. Conditions have,...
Grain marketing discipline is key for 2020 season
Grain market sell windows can help farmers increase revenue in 2020 Growers know that selling grain at profitable levels is the end goal, but it’s not always clear when to sell. In fact, it can be almost impossible to know peak sell times without access to actionable...
Corn Ethanol Demand, in Perspective
On April 9, the WASDE corn ethanol forecast was lowered by an astonishing 375 million bushels to 5.050 billion. This extraordinary drop is attributed to a worldwide decline in ethanol production and gasoline consumption due to coronavirus disruption. This lower...
Mega Risk Management Decisions Require Facts and Analysis Proportionate To the Risk
Big risk management decisions require big support. Between March 15 and April 15, crop insurers face the most important risk management decision of the year. While growers make “seeding decisions” in early spring, crop insurers make “ceding decisions,” or the...
When Faced with a Challenge, Farm Management Carries On
Good farm management and grower fundamentals are not altered by the pandemic While the world combats the spread of coronavirus, growers and co-ops move forward as always with their innovative ag management and spring planting preparation. Growing seasons don’t halt...
Leadership matters in times like these
Unselfish leadership, in this time of coronavirus, is being recognized for its paramount importance. Public safety officials, health care workers, and educational leaders are putting themselves last as they care for the most vulnerable among us. In recent times we...
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