…states across the country believe that the illegal use of dicamba products on adjacent or nearby fields containing dicamba-resistant cotton and soybean crops is what caused the damage. The EPA…
USDA Forecasts Record-High Corn and Soybean Production in 2016
Both U.S. corn and soybean growers are expected to harvest record-high crops this year, according to the Crop Production report issued by the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service….
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
…approve the commercialization of GMO soybean production for food and feed use by 2020. The plan also calls for the commercialization of GMO corn production. While GMO soybean production will…
Survey Shows Cover Crops Boost Yields
A recent survey of over 2,000 farmers showed increasing support for cover crops and found higher yields for the fourth year in a row for corn and soybean fields after…
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
…From the American Soybean Association: Following Senate passage of a bill to set a national standard for the labeling of foods containing GMO ingredients, American Soybean Association (ASA) President Richard…
Ag Economy Barometer Turns Higher in June
…March of this year. A key factor supporting an improving producer outlook is a stronger corn and soybean market, according to organizers of the poll. During June, prices traded in…
Third largest Hog Producer using Wheat in Feed
…Thing Today Reports typically, hogs eat a mix of around 80 percent corn and 20 percent soybean meal, but that mix can vary based on the availability of attractive alternatives…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…CEO; Leslie Sarasin, Food Marketing Institute president and CEO; and Steve Censky, American Soybean Association CEO. You can hear their remarks below. Chuck Conner Pamela Bailey Leslie Sarasin Steve Censky…
Agri View: Japan’s Agriculture Imports-Exports
…dairy, and sugar products encourages processing of foods made from those commodities in Japan. Tariffs on vegetable oils make crushing margins high enough to sustain Japan’s soybean and canola crushing…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…digital tools. The Company achieved good results in Brazil in the quarter, with the insecticide GALIL(®), a differentiated mixture of two active ingredients, seeing strong demand from soybean farmers suffering…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…maize (corn), soybean, and cotton, which account for almost all commercial GE crops to date. “We dug deeply into the literature to take a fresh look at the data on…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…Hatfield explain the equipment to gather information on climate changes and impacts on corn and soybean plants in Iowa. On the day he was inaugurated in 2009, President Obama called…
U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam
…of soybeans and soybean products to Vietnam in 2015. The current duty-free access for soybeans will continue under the TPP. Vietnam’s tariffs on soybean products, currently as high as 33…
Agri View: Cotton Producers Troubles
…the survey period, the cotton December futures contract averaged just under 65 cents per pound, which is very similar to a year ago. However, corn and soybean prices are 8%…