Industry News | 11-20-2023

Earlier Vs. Later: How Have Corn and Soybean Planting Dates Changed in the Past 20 Years
Your 2023 crop is likely out of the field or on its way out, which means the 2024 planting season will be here before you know it. Deciding when to plant is likely one of the biggest decisions you make each year.
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Surge in Farmland Values Slows to 5% in Midwest
While Indiana notched a 16% increase, land values in Iowa were stagnant and one lender expressed surprise that land values did not decline in the Hawkeye State.
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US Avian Influenza Losses Hit 60 Million Birds
The poultry industry lost 1 million birds to avian influenza in October, bringing the death toll in the two-year outbreak to 60 million.This the deadliest occurrence of the highly pathogenic disease in recorded U.S. history.
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USDA Bolstering Specialty Crop Programs
The Department of Agriculture is seeking new ways to help specialty crop producers. Micheal Clements shares the details.
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Harvest Help Comes to the Rescue for Illinois Farmer
When Ray Glover was seriously injured changing semi-truck tires not long before harvest season, his caring neighbors started calling to find out how they could help. That’s just what farmers do. But this time they didn’t have to come to the rescue. Farm Rescue did.
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