…especially with the recent rally in corn and soybean prices. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the spending plan contains a number of USDA priorities. “Fixing the so-called ‘grain glitch’ problem…
Commodity Classic Attendance Tops 8,000
…Commodity Classic is presented by the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The 2019 Commodity…
Business, Farm, Union Groups React to Trump’s Tariffs
…that these tariffs will cause retaliation “that comes straight out of the pockets of American farmers.” American Soybean Association President John Heisdorffer says, “These tariffs are a disastrous course of…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…$.16 less per bushel for soybeans. The analysis utilized WAEES’s partial equilibrium model, which can be broken down into crops, livestock and biofuels components encompassing feed grains, food grains, cotton,…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…corn was increased five cents a bushel in the report to $3.35 a bushel. Meanwhile, the report shows a lower forecast for soybean exports, down 25 million bushels this month…
Coalition Formed to Fight Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
…for Competitive Steel and Aluminum Trade this week. The coalition includes industrial and agriculture groups, such as the National Pork Producers Council, The American Soybean Association and U.S. Wheat Associates….
Perdue Reaffirms Support for Ethanol, RFS
…to hundreds of the nation’s corn, soybean, wheat, and sorghum farmers, Perdue says he’s beginning to understand the president’s frustration with “fake news.” The secretary has been under fire since…
2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow Named
…Krause Krause is the fourth generation on his family farm near Clear Lake, South Dakota. He owns a pig nursery barn and grows corn, soybean and wheat. “I’m excited to…
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Agriculture Coalition’s Request to Halt California’s ‘False and Misleading’ Prop 65 Labeling of Glyphosate
…The plaintiffs include the Agribusiness Association of Iowa, the Agricultural Retailers Association, Associated Industries of Missouri, Iowa Soybean Association, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CropLife America, Missouri Farm Bureau,…
Farm Groups Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuels Standard
…be borne on the backs of our farmers. Sincerely, Kevin Skunes, President National Corn Growers Association John Heisdorffer, President American Soybean Association Zippy Duvall, President American Farm Bureau Federation Roger…
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
…corn in the overall number of planted acres, with the potential for 91.5 million acres of soybeans in the ground. Soybean prices have rallied recently over South American weather concerns,…
Agri View: Soybeans, Our Number One Crop
…used in vegetarian cooking Soybean Field Rows in sunset Soybean oil in a bottle with green pods and leaves. Neat rows of lush green soybeans throughout the fields. soybeans plant…
USDA February WASDE Report
The latest monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the Department of Agriculture shows lower estimated soybean exports for the 2017-18 crop year. USDA lowered soybean exports…
Highlights From the February 2018 Farm Income Forecast
…offset a forecast increase in meat animal receipts. A forecast $1.7-billion (4.5 percent) increase in soybean receipts will be more than offset by expected declines in receipts for wheat, corn,…