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Tractor Tuesday

May 15, 2012 by sabrina829

These tractors were featured on the front cover of Fastline’s Ohio Farm Edition 6. You can view the digital edition of that book here. 

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Soybean Planting 2012

May 14, 2012 by sabrina829

Check out this cool soybean planting video. This video shows a southern Alabama farmer trying to beat the rain and get his beans in the ground. He gives some great insight into the Alabama weather patterns and what that means for this year’s crop. Also, gives you a up close and personal view of his precision ag equipment in his tractor.

If you have planting videos or other videos of you working on the farm, we’d love to see them. Post them on our Facebook page or email them to us: interact @ fastline.com

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Case IH and Corn-y Museum Exhibit

May 14, 2012 by sabrina829

Through the rest of the year, visitors to the Indiana State Museum can harvest corn in the Case IH combine simulator. One of the highlights of “Amazing Maze” visitors can also take advantage of a variety of interactive features, including a seven-foot high display of corn-based products, including M&Ms candies, packing peanuts, cereal and more.

The Case IH simulator allows visitors of all ages to experience what it’s like from the seat of a combine when a farmer is harvesting a field of corn. Visitors can steer the wheel of the simulated combine, or direct the combine’s functions with the MultiControl Armrest, complete with an AFS Pro 600 display unit, which is used to show yield and moisture readings and GPS positioning.
Other displays explain how the corn plant’s genome has evolved over thousands of years and how scientists develop new corn traits.  Divided into six sections, “Amazing Maize” follows a 10,000-year genetic journey showing the evolution of the corn plant, starting with the ancient Mesoamericans domesticating a teosinte plant and selecting it for specific traits. One interactive feature shows visitors how domestication took place over the years, with a video from geneticist Dr. John Doebley, who first positively identified teosinte as the ancestor of today’s corn plant.
Read the full article and see photos on Agweb.com

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As Usual, USDA Reports Contain Surprises

May 10, 2012 by sabrina829

Today, the USDA released the May WASDE report and the MayCrop Production report. The WASDE report, which included the first forecasts for the 2012-13 marketing year, contained some very bearish projections for corn, but the soybean and wheat forecasts have mixed implications. Following is a brief summary of the new forecasts.

Corn

For the current marketing year, the projection of U.S. feed and residual use of corn was reduced by 50 million bushels to a total of only 4.55 billion bushels. Analysts expect more wheat feeding this summer and an early harvest of the 2012 corn crop to reduce summer feed demand for corn. Year ending stocks are projected at 851 million bushels.
The projected size of the current Argentine corn harvest was unchanged from the forecast of last month, while the projected size of the Brazilian crop was increased by almost 200 million bushels (8%). The projection of world marketing year ending stocks was increased by 190 million bushels.
For the 2012-13 marketing year, the USDA forecast a record high U.S. average yield of 166 bushels. That forecast is based on the linear trend of yields from 1990 through 2010 adjusted up by 2 bushels due to the expected positive impact of early planting. Production is forecast at 14.79 billion bushels, 2.432 billion larger than the 2011 crop. Feed and residual use of corn is projected to increase by 900 million bushels during the year ahead due to lower prices and a jump in residual use due to the size of the crop.
Exports are expected to increase by 200 million bushels, to 1.9 billion, while ethanol use is expected to be unchanged at 5 billion bushels. Year-ending stocks are projected at 1.881 billion bushels and the 2012-13 marketing-year average price is expected to be in a range of $4.20 to $5.00, compared to $6.10 for the current year.
The USDA also sees an increase in corn production next year in Argentina, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, China, and the Ukraine. World stocks at the end of next year are expected to be 975 million bushels (19 percent) larger than stocks at the beginning of the year.

Soybeans

For the current marketing year, the projection of the domestic crush was increased by 15 million bushels and the projection of exports was increased by 25 million bushels, leaving the projection of ending stocks at 210 million bushels. The projected size of the current Argentine harvest was reduced by 92 million bushels and the Brazilian estimate dropped by 37 million bushels, further tightening the projection of year-ending world stocks.
For the 2012-13 marketing year, the U.S. crop is projected at 3.205 billion bushels, 149 million larger than the 2011 crop, reflecting a near record yield of 43.9 bushels. The domestic crush next year is expected to be 10 million bushels larger than that of the current year, while exports are expected to jump by 190 million bushels. Year–ending stocks are projected at 145 million bushels, reflecting a record low stocks-to-use ratio of 4.4 percent.
The 2012-13 marketing year average farm price is projected in a range of $12 to $14, compared to $12.35 for the current year. Under normal growing conditions, the USDA sees a sharp rebound in South American soybean production and world stocks in 2012-13.
Read the full report on Agweb.com

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Hot Topics in Ag

May 9, 2012 by sabrina829

Pre-Release Analysis of  May 10th Reports:

Below are some pre-report estimates and insight. Check back to see more news and commentary on the day of the reports… Read More

Caterpillars Threaten Southern Crops:

In this weekly Pest Watch update, learn why southern growers should keep a close eye on their crops in the coming weeks… Read More 

CME Forecasts Records Crops:

The situation in the corn market remains particularly fluid, with the market still in a demand rationing mode for old crop corn. July corn futures in overnight trading were $6.2725/bu., a premium of $1.02/bu. over December futures… Read More

AgRacer Leading The Race:

Just over 100,000 downloads! That’s a big number and that’s how many iTunes downloads there are in under three months for AgRacer by Fastline, the first ag game app for mobile devices… Read More

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Inside New Holland’s Hay Tool Plant

May 8, 2012 by sabrina829

It’s a billion dollar factory: the New Holland hay tools plant in New Holland, Pa. In total, the manufacturing facility is 700,000 sq. ft. on the 341-acre corporate campus. Included on the campus is a 150-acre test farm that grows corn and hay and has beef cattle.

The manufacturing facility was opened in 1955 and today comprises three interconnected buildings. In the past five years, the company has invested $30 million, with a large part of that going to revamping and expanding the paint line. The powder coat paint process takes 3½ hours and includes a seven-stage washing process, applying the powder and baking. The factory applies three colors of powder paint: red, yellow and CNH gray
Check out the full article and an awesome video on Agweb.com

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Tractor Tuesday

May 8, 2012 by sabrina829

Today is Tractor Tuesday here at Fastline, so we’d like to spotlight this 1966 Farmall 706.

This tractor is featured on the front cover of Fastline’s Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Edition. You can check out the digital version, here.

If you’d like to see your antique tractor featured on the cover of Fastline, click here to find out how!

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