…movement of soybeans, corn, potatoes, and calves offset the decreased marketing of beef cattle, wheat, cotton, and barley. The Prices Received Index is down 8.4 percent from the previous year….
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Japan
…duty-free treatment for soybeans and soybean oil-cake imports, while tariffs on other soybean products are as high as 20 percent. Japan has not included soybean oil in its previous trade…
USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers Facing Market Downturn
…impact on production decisions. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected the ARC-County coverage option. Ninety-nine percent of long…
American Agri-Women Finishing Drive Across America as Part of 40th Anniversary Celebration
…of American agriculture, from my own potato fields in Maine to the heartland’s corn, wheat and soybean fields and livestock pastures to the orchards, vineyards and vegetable fields of the…
The Western View: My Job Depends on Ag!
…family’s farm, following their corn and soybean crops. But soon she realized how powerful the anti-GMO crowd had become, with no legitimate science backing them up. She entered the fray…
USDA Opens Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage
…enrolled under previously administered programs. Nationwide, 96 percent of soybean farms, 91 percent of corn farms, and 66 percent of wheat farms elected ARC. 99 percent of long grain rice…
DuPont Pioneer Enhances Grower Service and Support
…to help them maximize plant stands and yield potential on every acre. The service helps growers tailor corn and soybean planting prescriptions to unique areas of each field. It includes…
USDA Secretary to Keynote Commodity Classic
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will make his sixth visit to Commodity Classic, the annual convention and trade show for corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers. The secretary will…
Executives Predict Future of Agriculture at AFBF Annual Convention VIP Event
…the stage and gave a glimpse of the company’s future offerings. “What I see happening five to 15 years out is promising results in insect control, agronomic traits and soybeans,”…
USDA Announces Measures to Help Farmers Diversify Weed Control Efforts
…one more new tool to better manage emerging populations of herbicide-resistant weeds in corn and soybeans crops. In its decision for 2,4-D use on genetically modified corn and soybean, EPA…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…grant recipient. Vilsack made the announcement while visiting a corn and soybean farm owned by David and Tamara Erickson and their sons, Nicholas and Bradley. The Ericksons have a five-year…
Crop Report Offers Some Good News
USDA’s crop report is now out, and it shows a potential for some records. Gary Crawford gives us a quick look at the details. USDA Forecasts Record Corn and Soybean…
California Weekly Wholesale Feedstuff Prices
…soybean meal futures Union Pacific Singles Delivered Chino Valley 545.70-547.70 up 2.00 Basis 59.00-61.00 over the Chicago July soybean meal futures Cottonseed Meal, 41% Protein, solvent process FOB Central San…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture through 2014 Farm Bill Programs
…Peanut Council $2,235,570 American Pistachio Growers/Cal-Pure Pistachios, Inc. $1,380,409 American Seed Trade Association $229,118 American Sheep Industry Association $421,340 American Soybean Association $4,523,434 American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute $200,000 Blue…