by Mark Magnuson | Dec 13, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA published the December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates this week and made just one change to the domestic soybean balance sheet. A 60-cent month over month decrease in the season ending average price with the price now at $10.20 per bushel....
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 12, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Crop insurance is a valuable tool for farms across the country, but imprecise data collection and record keeping can limit what a producer gets from their coverage. Nick Lewitt is a precision ag specialist with RCIS and he says that accurate data can allow a farmer to...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 11, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune vows to kick-start legislative action on farm and other legislation in 2025 when the GOP takes over leadership of the new Congress. Thune says that the Senate has not done enough during this Congress, beginning with the farm...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 10, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that a new Congress and unified party control should improve the chances of a new five-year farm bill in 2025. Grassley says that hardline GOP budget hawks in the House had an excuse this year not to give the Speaker...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 9, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
At a time of lower commodity prices, Farmers Business Network is attempting to give growers all the tools to save money on inputs and purchase those inputs at the right time for their operation. FBN also is also helping farmers to find new income streams via...
