by Riley Smith | Feb 12, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Grain shippers and farmers are keeping an eye on the water levels in the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, said water levels have been a consistent challenge to shipping grains for the last few years. The...
by Riley Smith | Feb 11, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Not much was expected from this month’s WASDE report. However, it still managed to be quiet even by those standards. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said they were looking for slight reductions to the U.S. balance sheet, but no changes were made. The only...
by Riley Smith | Feb 11, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
With no shortage of issues facing farmers and ranchers right now, the House Ag Committee recently heard testimony from a panel of producers. Alisha Schwertner, a Texas cotton farmer, said there was one important message she hoped to pass on to the committee....
by Riley Smith | Feb 10, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As crop technology advances, many farmers are looking for crop solutions that are beneficial for their soil and for their bottom line. Indigo Ag’s biotrinsic® products harness the microbes that are already present in the soil in order to protect crops and elevate...
by Riley Smith | Feb 10, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Leaders of some key American agricultural groups testified before the Senate Ag Committee on the state of the U.S. farm economy. American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall said it’s been difficult for farmers to prepare for the upcoming growing...