…use our high corn productivity and improved yields. Year-round sale of E15 will increase demand for corn, which is obviously good for growers. This has been a years-long fight and…
NCGA Welcomes Year-Round E15
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Lynn Chrisp praised an announcement from President Trump, setting the necessary regulatory steps in motion to allow for year-round sales of E15. “Corn farmers…
South Asia Presents New Markets for U.S. Corn Co-Products
Shifting trade patterns and growing feed markets are creating new export opportunities for U.S. corn co-products in the South Asian markets. Representatives from the U.S. Grains Council explored the markets…
Agri View: Mixed Commodity Prices
…rising fuel costs, are two of the issues that are likely to impact agriculture in the days ahead. Hers is what they see. Corn and soybean prices are likely to…
Groups Respond to New US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…U.S. corn-seed export sales. Source: American Seed Trade Association ASA: New ‘NAFTA’ Announced: Soybean Growers Pleased Administration has Reached Deal with Canada and Mexico The Administration’s announcement that it has…
September USDA Stocks Report Bearish
The USDA reported larger than expected inventories of corn, soybeans, and wheat in its September 1st Stocks Report, which analysts call bearish for the markets. The corn supplies came in…
White House Considers Limits on Biofuel Trading for E15 Deal
…deal to help U.S. corn farmers and biofuels producers by lifting a ban on the summer sales of higher ethanol blends in the nation’s gasoline. President Trump has repeatedly said…
Recognizing the Size and Scope of the Forage Industry
…rotational benefits to not only subsequent crops like lettuce and tomato, and wheat and corn and so forth, but also for soil health and holding the soil in place and…
Kansas Representative Exploring Ways to Trade with Cuba
…number one supplier of commodities like sorghum, soy, wheat, and corn.” Currently, Cuba imports roughly 80 percent of its food from Europe, Latin America and Asia. Marshall says Cuba represent…
Agri View: Importance of International Trade
…important. One-third of todays global trade is through NAFTA. The North American Free Trade Agreement. Three countries. You know, last year we sold 14 million tons of corn to Mexico….
Secretary Perdue Rings the Closing Bell at NYSE
…CA Jason Detzel Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County Cornell University Logan Woolsey 4-H Member/farmer Briar Creek Farm, NY Isabel Harcourt- Ramon 4-H Member Ulster County, NY Tyler Francis Owner…
Agri View: Learning from Native Americans
…and tobacco. There was always crops of beans, peanuts, and corn. Cattle and hogs. No, they were not part of Native American agriculture. The meat that they consumed back then…
American Farm Bureau Encouraged by Korea Trade Agreement
…relationship that greatly benefits America’s farmers and ranchers. South Korea bought $6.9 billion worth of U.S. agricultural goods last year, making it our sixth-largest export market. “Whether it’s corn, soybeans…
EPA RFS Waiver Website Doesn’t Include Justification
…roughly 800 million bushels of corn demand. Skunes says corn farmers are “still waiting for a plan to ensure exemptions are accounted.” Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….