Market Journal | July 19, 2024 | Full Episode

(1:34) The U.S. Department of Agriculture projected a big jump in winter wheat harvest here in Nebraska over the past week. Out to western Nebraska we go for this week’s In the Field Update. We’re checking in on in dryland wheat grower Andrew Terrell.


(4:34) We were in the Minden area last week, where hail had destroyed thousands of acres of crops. The damage this year has not been limited to one area. Many producers have been impacted by hail and flooding. Market Journal caught up with a pair of Nebraska Extension Educators to get some advice on how producers should be responding.


(8:57) Nebraska's state insect since 1975, honeybees pollinate over 90 crops in the state, including alfalfa, sunflowers, and watermelons, which are worth $10 billion annually. We are at a honeybee farm called Bee Mum, just east of Beatrice. Kevin Monfelt is the beekeeper. He tells us more about this operation.

(13:04) It is time to talk the markets and joining the show this week was Todd Hultman from DTN.

(19:33) We got a bit of a break from the heat this week. How are things shaping up as we look to the week ahead? Market Journal’s Chief Meteorologist Eric Hunt has your forecast.

(23:02) If you've been out in the bean fields lately, you've probably noticed that Japanese Beetles have emerged in Nebraska. This pest has been seen more frequently around the state over the last several years.

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