October 2014
Well, autumn is on us, and many of the crops are waiting to be harvested. For many areas in the Midwest, it’s too wet to get in the fields. While it’s not late in the season, it is still a concern. The cold snap in September damaged some of the Sunflower crop in northern Minnesota [ Read More → ]
Millet Harvest
Welcome September! One thing to note—there wasn’t a drought in the Midwest breadbasket this year. The Soybean fields are beginning to turn yellow, and some Corn appears to be starting to dry. Out West, Millet harvest is beginning. The frequent rains this summer have affected Oats and Barley—just not quite as good this year. Old [ Read More → ]
September 2014
Welcome September! One thing to note—there wasn’t a drought in the Midwest breadbasket this year. The Soybean fields are beginning to turn yellow, and some Corn appears to be starting to dry. Out West, Millet harvest is beginning. The frequent rains this summer have affected Oats and Barley—just not quite as good this year. Old crop [ Read More → ]
Chicago Board of Trade Info and Food Plot
While we had a few hot days in Iowa in July, the average temperature was actually reasonably mild for July: 69.2 degrees. The record coolest July was set in 2009 at 67.7 degrees for Iowa. Crops are generally looking pretty good. Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have fallen recently partly in the anticipation [ Read More → ]
August 2014
While we had a few hot days in Iowa in July, the average temperature was actually reasonably mild for July: 69.2 degrees. The record coolest July was set in 2009 at 67.7 degrees for Iowa. Crops are generally looking pretty good. Prices on the Chicago Board of Trade have fallen recently partly in the anticipation of a [ Read More → ]
July 2014
The USDA government report came out June 30 reporting acres planted. While there is a record high of 84.8 millions acres of soybeans, there is also more acres of sunflower and flax being planted this year. That’s good! But we’ve also seen about a million acres of crops destroyed by hail, flooding, and tornadoes in [ Read More → ]
Non-GMO
The USDA government report came out June 30 reporting acres planted. While there is a record high of 84.8 millions acres of soybeans, there is also more acres of sunflower and flax being planted this year. That’s good! But we’ve also seen about a million acres of crops destroyed by hail, flooding, and tornadoes in [ Read More → ]
June 2014
Just 3 more weeks until summer officially begins. We’re scrambling to send out our new Des Moines Feed Co. products booklet. This is intended for not only an informational tool for your sales force, but a useful guide for your customers as well. While we don’t expect a retailer to floor stock every item, be [ Read More → ]
New Catalogs and Safflower Crop
Just 3 more weeks until summer officially begins. We’re scrambling to send out our new Des Moines Feed Co. products booklet. This is intended for not only an informational tool for your sales force, but a useful guide for your customers as well. While we don’t expect a retailer to floor stock every item, be [ Read More → ]
Grass Seeding Information
Although a cool and damp spring, lawns and shrubs are greening up. Most noticeable is a fair amount of winter kill, due to extreme temperatures this past winter with relatively less snow cover in those areas. Ironically, the Southwestern wheat-growing areas are in extreme need of moisture. The hard red winter wheat yield expectations are steadily dropping. Time [ Read More → ]