Culver’s Restaurants Thank You Farmers campaign is celebrating farmers through 12 corn mazes this fall. The company announced last week that to date, 33 corn mazes in 19 states have…
NIFA Invests $35 Million in Specialty Crop Research
…farming than conventional crops, such as wheat or corn,” said NIFA Director Sonny Ramaswamy. “NIFA investments in specialty crop research provide high-tech solutions to the needs of farmers and processors….
Hydroponics Advantages – Disadvantages
…common crops, potatoes, corn, squash, root veggies, grains, are not well-suited for hydroponic systems. They are more geared to lettuces, tomatoes, and other water-hungry, relatively small bushes. I’m Cathy Isom……
ISU Study Shows No Impact of RFS on Greenhouse Gasses
…household), additional reductions in crude oil imports, and slight increases in corn production and the value of corn. “This new study confirms that American families and our nation’s economy significantly…
U.S. Moving Forward with WTO China Grains Case
…tariff-rate quotas at question include tariffs for wheat, rice, and corn. The request was initiated by the Obama administration last year, and the Trump administration is moving forward with the…
Economic Study Shows Renewable Fuel Standard Added to Price of Corn
A new economic study shows the Renewable Fuel Standard has added a third to the price of corn and saved the U.S. nearly 18-billion in gasoline costs. The Iowa State…
New Drought Monitor Shows Both Improvements and Declines
…southern Michigan could pick up a good, soaking rain, it would help with “filling corn and soybeans in the driest regions.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Ethanol Production May Outpace Demand in Future
…outlines how an ethanol market fueled by corn prices at multi-year lows, together with reinvestment into expanding production capacity, will push supplies past demand growth. A Cobank senior economist says…
New Academic Journal Study: RFS Offers Substantial Benefits to U.S. Economy
…the RFS, the model found corn prices would average just $2.75 per bushel in 2015, far below the cost of production. However, with the RFS in place, corn prices averaged…
Lighthizer: NAFTA Costing Jobs, Failing Americans
…businesses that have closed or moved because of incentives — intended or not — in the current agreement.” Although Americans send billions of dollars in corn, soybeans, and poultry across…
Cotton Board Holds Annual Meeting
…on over 5,000 acres in Pointe Coupee Parish for the last 30 years. In addition to cotton, his crops include corn, soybeans, wheat, sugar cane, pecans, crawfish, and timber. He…
U.S. Feed Grain and Ethanol Exports Up
…year-over-year to 49.9 million tons (1.96 billion bushels), already exceeding export totals for the last five marketing years. U.S. corn exports to Japan, the traditional top customer of U.S. corn,…
Wall Street Journal Names Agriculture a NAFTA Issue to Watch
…process. Noting that corn, beef and pork producers are happy with the current NAFTA, The Wall Street Journal points out that disagreements over agriculture can quickly turn bitter in trade…
Farm Machinery Stocks Drop After USDA Reports
…All crop yields except corn have collectively increased since 2016, according to the USDA report Thursday. While corn production dropped seven percent from 2016, soybean production rose two percent, cotton…