…nation’s infrastructure. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says a few of the groups that signed on to the letter included Farm Credit Council, American Farm Bureau Federation, and the American Soybean…
February WASDE Report Released This Week
…use, leading to reduced ending stocks, which are 35 million bushels lower than last month. Global coarse grain production is expected to rise 1.4 million tons. U.S. soybean supply and…
Ag Producers’ Confidence Surges During January
…commodity prices. Prices for key commodities, including soybeans, cattle and hogs, were increasing during much of the fall. For example, from mid-October to mid-January futures prices for CME February lean…
Soy Growers Defend Soymilk
…a supplier of soybeans and soybean meal to soyfoods producers. “As farmers, many ASA members also raise dairy cows; all soybean farmers are feed providers to the dairy industry. More…
GMO Labeling Bill Facing Uphill Battle
…regulations, USDA may need to find two other regulations to eliminate before it finalizes the rule in 2018. The American Soybean Association says it is unclear how exactly the executive…
Food Producers Accelerating Exports to Mexico, Searching for New Markets
…American Free Trade Agreement and impose a 20 percent import tax to pay for a border wall. Producers of corn, soybean meal and dried distillers’ grains are attempting to accelerate…
Report Shows Crop Insurance Saved 21,000 Jobs in 2012 Drought
…income of $721.2 million. In 2012, corn production was down more than 29 percent, and soybean production was down six percent. The low yields were coming on a year that…
Dicamba Herbicide Lawsuit Cites Endangered Species Concerns
…the herbicide is a danger to plants and animals listed under the Endangered Species Act. XtendiMax is designed to be used on soybean and cotton plants that have been genetically…
Farm Leaders Taking Part in Inaugural Parade Friday
…Bureau President Zippy Duvall, American Soybean Association President Ron Moore, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance CEO Randy Krotz, National Pork Producers Council President John Weber, and National Association of Farm…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
USDA Reports Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported Ample rain and moderate temperatures across the Nation’s mid-section led to record-high yield and production for corn and soybeans, both…
Analysts Watching Ending Stocks in Thursday USDA Reports
…Com article says forecasts regarding the reports look bearish. “We expect growing balance sheets for corn and soybeans as a combination of reduced feed, lower corn exports, and rising soybean…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves in December
…low of 80. Interestingly, the improvement in producer sentiment over the last two months does not appear to be motivated primarily by changes in corn and soybean prices. For example,…
Syngenta Calls Palmer Amaranth No. 1 Weed to Watch For
…resistance to multiple herbicide modes of action. Palmer Amaranth has earned the title of top weed as it’s reduced soybean yields up to 79 percent and corn yields 91 percent….
South American Soybean Harvest Underway
Brazil soybean harvest is just underway in Matto Grosso, getting started a few days before Christmas. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says soybean harvest in Parana should get going within…