…But, the Index of Current Conditions was a little lower than the previous month. Compared to the July survey, fewer producers expect higher corn, soybean, and wheat prices over the…
Grain Traders Getting Squeezed by Oversupply
…are getting squeezed. Farmers are choosing to store a lot of their corn, rather than sell it to grain companies at low prices. Some food companies are placing fewer long-term…
U.S. Must Make Commitment to Agricultural Research
…(FMD). The United States doesn’t have enough vaccine to address an FMD outbreak, which, if unchecked, would cost the pork, beef, corn and soybean sectors, alone, $200 billion over 10…
Tour Shows Ornamental Pumpkin Big Business
…350,000 people in the month of October alone. The park offers a corn maze, train rides, haunted castle, slides, games, small kid zones, pig races, gem mining, pony rides, zip…
Cruz Outlines Hold on Northey Nomination, Wants RFS Meeting
…strike back corn state Senators that got the administration to pull back two RFS proposals. Any compromise or changes to the RFS need to be completed before the end of…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…substantial drop in prices or revenues for covered commodities. Covered commodities include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, flaxseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,…
National Farmers Organization Talks NAFTA
…for commodity prices here in America. Mexico and Canada make up a significant share of American agricultural sales in commodities like corn, wheat, sorghum, red meat, and dairy products. Olson…
NCGA Offers Reminder on Dicamba Label Changes
The National Corn Growers Association is urging farmers to be aware of the label changes for dicamba herbicides next year. NCGA says farmers interested in using dicamba as part of…
Rural Mainstreet Index Fears Farm Foreclosure Threat to Banks
…across rural America, bankers are reporting mixed results. The survey shows only two percent of bankers expect corn prices from $3.50 to $3.75 were above break-even levels. From the National…
Ethanol Summit of the Americas Talks Global Usage
…the Americas, the U.S. set a record for ethanol exports in the 2016-2017 marketing year at 1.37 billion gallons. That’s a corn equivalent of 488 million bushels in corn. From…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…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…