…impacts of genetic engineering in agricultural production systems. Among projects funded in Fiscal Year 2017, Cornell University researchers will investigate whether genetically engineered probiotics – often used as alternatives to…
NAFTA Commodity Groups Unite to Urge Negotiation Success
…Sorghum Producers, National Corn Growers, and others, met with counterparts from Canada and Mexico last week. As round four of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude, the groups…
U.S., Japan, Planning Another Trade Meeting
…domestic export categories include corn, valued at $2.1 billion, pork products, valued at $1.6 billion, beef products, valued at $1.5 billion, and soybeans, valued at $1 billion. From the National…
Pastureland Values Hit New High
…Northeast at $3,420 per acre, the Appalachian region at $3,340, the Delta at $2,480, and the Corn Belt at $2,380. The Delta states saw the highest average increase since last…
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
…high as 75 percent on chicken, potatoes, and high-fructose corn syrup sent to Mexico. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the danger of a NAFTA withdrawal to ag producers was “an…
China Imports More U.S. Trash than Ag Products
…products to China were more valuable, at $21 billion, but far less in volume. Soybean exports in 2016 to China were worth $14 billion, while corn was worth $1 billion,…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Ibach & Northey Senate Committee Hearing
…Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, will give us a fourth-generation corn and soybean farmer who knows the issues facing producers across the nation. I look forward to their speedy passage through…
CME Analysis Warns of La Niña Risks
…the America’s side of the Pacific Ocean. The one potentially worrisome feature of agricultural markets today, Norland writes, is that corn, wheat and soy complex options implied volatilities are trading…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
…next several months. Payments are being made to producers who enrolled base acres of barley, corn, grain sorghum, lentils, oats, peanuts, dry peas, soybeans, wheat, and canola. In the upcoming…
Celebrate National Taco Day
…equal the weight of two Empire State Buildings. Tacos are made of soft or hard-shelled corn or wheat tortillas and wrapped or folded around a filling that is generally made…
HungerU Displays the Role of Agriculture in Combatting Hunger
…Corn Growers Association, Growmark, and Farm Journal Media, “for every challenge taken, they’ll donate money equivalent to one meal, to the food pantry we select at each university we go…
USDA Releases Grain Stocks Estimates
Current corn storage has swelled to levels not seen since the 1980’s, according to new data released by the Department of Agriculture. USDA released its quarterly Grain Stocks report Friday….
Organic Field Crop Production Numbers Rising
…helping to drive organic production of corn, soybeans, and hay. The USDA report says about 7,400 farms planted 1.6 million acres of organic field crops and hay last year. The…
Syngenta Reaches Settlement in Viptera Case
…in China led the nation to reject U.S. corn shipments and pushed corn prices lower. The settlement is estimated to be close to $1.5 billion, according to Reuters. The settlement…