…of soybeans and soybean products to Vietnam in 2015. The current duty-free access for soybeans will continue under the TPP. Vietnam’s tariffs on soybean products, currently as high as 33…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…down U.S. beef prices and put MinnesotaÆs diversified, small, family beef operations out of business. These farmers would most likely plant their fragile land with row crops, soybeans or corn,…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…agricultural production is also affected by changes in commodity insurance indemnities received by the farm sector. Corn, soybeans, and wheat accounted for over 70 percent of 2015 Federal crop insurance…
Agri View: Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop
Everett Griner gives us facts about soybeans, the second largest crop grown in the U.S. in today’s Agri View. Soybeans, U. S. Second Largest Crop From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…
The Western View: Fake Science
…all of the corn, cotton and soybeans grown in the US is from GMO seed, and it has cut the amount of pesticides used by 90 per cent in corn,…
Agri View: New Cash Crop
Everett Griner talks about a new cash crop surpassing corn and soybeans in today’s Agri View. New Cash Crop From: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A cash crop is an agricultural…
Food and Ag Groups Express Optimism for New Opportunities in Cuba
…USDA staff did to make using checkoff dollars in Cuba a reality. Cuba is an important market for Illinois soybean farmers and the livestock producers who use our soybeans. It’s…
Commodity Classic Underway
…From Commodity Classic: Commodity Classic is open to all friends of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum—from growers to member associations to agribusiness to farm media. It’s a one-of-a-kind convention and…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…semi-processed high-value products (eg., wheat, soybeans, and soybean meal). In the other high-value product categories-raw products and processed products-high-income countries remain the largest U.S. markets, followed by the upper middle-income…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
…soybeans, almonds, tobacco, peanuts, cotton, lettuce, alfalfa, tomatoes, watermelon, and bell peppers, with some crops having as many as 6 applications per year. Crops that have been properly treated with…
Leap Year and Ag
…of the digested food is then stored in the cow’s udder where it is made into milk. Cows are ruminants or cud-chewing animals eating hay, corn, soybeans, grass, wheat, and…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…“New Mode of Action in Soybeans” will provide information for better decision-making in weed management and improving the health of soybean fields. “Amplifying Agriculture’s Authentic Voices: Project 155” will…
Agri View: GMO Production
…and non-GM corn and soybeans. (We don’t actually use the term “GM” or “GMO” since all domesticated crops have been genetically modified, but am using the acronym for the sake…
Agri View: China Relations
…China’s top supplier of imported soybeans, cotton, meat, cereal grains, cattle hides, distillers dried grains, and hay. Soybeans, Grains, and Cotton Dominate China’s Agricultural Imports Two decades ago, China was…