Exports of U.S. feed grains and related products provide critical support across the U.S. economy, offering billions in economic direct and indirect economic benefits to farmers, rural communities and the nation as a whole.New research commissioned by the U.S. Grains...
Illinois-harvest-emergencyThe long harvest has precipitated a harvest emergency declaration in neighboring Illinois. Farmers in Illinois can move more grain in every truckload for the next 45 days. The state has made the declaration for the first time ever because...
?With a long road to recovery, it?s reassuring to know we have a community here to help, not just today but in days to come,? said Whitney Gearhart.Late in the evening on October 31, 2017, Chris Owens was moving a pump from one fuel tank to another, lost his balance...
The Department of Agriculture has withdrawn a proposed rule to revisit biotech regulations and says it will ?re-engage? with stakeholders. USDA?s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said Monday it wants more information from stakeholders to ?determine the most...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD) State Directors, all serving as appointees of President Donald J. Trump. FSA State Directors help implement U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
We are living in the information age. In fact it is impossible today to get away from information. From social media meams, to news sound bites, to advertising slogans, we are drowning in information. If by some chance there is a bit of information you want to know,...
Bower Trading Strategy Report: Global Demand Will Lift PricesJim BowerWhile soybean prices sold off on Friday, longer term global demand will be the key to price recovery. For most of 2017, the market has been under the pressure of large grain supplies and big...
AFBF-tax-plan-reactionAmerican Farm Bureau sees some good and some question marks in the tax reform plan coming out of Congress which makes major changes to the tax code. Pat Wolff, AFBF senior director of congressional relations, says Farm Bureau is reviewing the...
The National Pork Producers Council wants Congress to renew its commitment to funding ag research. That was the message during testimony on Thursday before a subcommittee of the House Space, Science, and Technology Committee. NPPC Chief Veterinarian Dr. Liz Wagner...
DowDuPont has shut down a 30-million gallon ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa. The $225 million operation uses corncobs, husks, and stalks to produce the renewable fuel. Ninety workers are out of a job as a result of the move. The project has received about $14 million in...
