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January WASDE causes big moves in corn and soybean prices
As we’ve been reporting on throughout the week, many estimates for the January WASDE said that it would likely be a rather uneventful report. The USDA loves to prove us wrong though, and they did that today by making cuts to both the corn and soybean numbers while leaving the South American crop unchanged. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this news is very bullish for the corn markets. With no changes to the South American crop, Brazil and Argentina are projected to have massive...
PFI sees promising growth at annual conference
As they continue to grow across Iowa, the Practical Farmers of Iowa are hosting a record number of attendees at their annual conference. Liz Kolbe, farmer-led education director with the Practical Farmers of Iowa, said this year’s event is packed with information for...
New technologies increasing the effectiveness of seed treatments
The value of seed treatments is very apparent to soybean growers. Additional protection from diseases is welcomed by producers who are planting earlier and encountering wet and cool conditions, says Dair McDuffee of Valent. McDuffee says that seed treatments are...
Growth Energy statement on 45Z guidance
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy—the nation’s largest biofuel trade association—issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury released its long-awaited guidance for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. “This long-overdue guidance is far from...
Dairy starts 2025 on shakier ground
In the last couple of months, we have seen some solid footing return to the dairy markets. After years of nothing going their way, losses of dairy farms, and a market that was allowing producers to barely survive at best, it was nice to see good fortune return to...
Long-term contract reached for East and Gulf Coast ports
On Wednesday night, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced that they reached a tentative agreement on all items for a new six-year master labor contract covering ports on the East and Gulf Coasts. The...
Farmers may shift grain acreage in 2025
Early indications are that U.S. farmers will increase planted grain acres this year despite continuing low prices. That’s according to a survey done by Farm Futures magazine. In the survey conducted in December, farmers in major corn-producing states seem swayed by an...
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January WASDE causes big moves in corn and soybean prices
As we’ve been reporting on throughout the week, many estimates for the January WASDE said that it would likely be a rather uneventful report. The USDA loves to prove us wrong though, and they did that today by making cuts to both the corn and soybean numbers while...
PFI sees promising growth at annual conference
As they continue to grow across Iowa, the Practical Farmers of Iowa are hosting a record number of attendees at their annual conference. Liz Kolbe, farmer-led education director with the Practical Farmers of Iowa, said this year’s event is packed with information for...
New technologies increasing the effectiveness of seed treatments
The value of seed treatments is very apparent to soybean growers. Additional protection from diseases is welcomed by producers who are planting earlier and encountering wet and cool conditions, says Dair McDuffee of Valent. McDuffee says that seed treatments are...
Growth Energy statement on 45Z guidance
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy—the nation’s largest biofuel trade association—issued the following statement after the U.S. Treasury released its long-awaited guidance for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. “This long-overdue guidance is far from...
Dairy starts 2025 on shakier ground
In the last couple of months, we have seen some solid footing return to the dairy markets. After years of nothing going their way, losses of dairy farms, and a market that was allowing producers to barely survive at best, it was nice to see good fortune return to...