Legislation that would make it easier for family farmers to reorganize debts when facing bankruptcy received final approval this week, sending the measure to the president?s desk for signature. The bill was included as part of the supplemental appropriations package...
2017 Kickoff LunchFFA members from all over the U.S. are in Indiana as their 90th annual convention opens in the capitol city of Indianapolis. The students come from every corner of the country. At the Wednesday kickoff luncheon two state presidents from Corn Belt...
The National Corn Growers Association is urging farmers to be aware of the label changes for dicamba herbicides next year. NCGA says farmers interested in using dicamba as part of their crop strategy in the 2018 growing season need to be aware that only certified...
The chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) says growth for its animal health division Elanco, including two recent major acquisitions, makes now a good time to evaluate the unit?s future. During a conference call this morning with investors, David...
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives is urging Congress to finish the next farm bill on time. In releasing the organization?s farm bill priorities on Tuesday, President and CEO Chuck Conner noted the ?challenging price environment? farmers are dealing with in...
90th-FFA-Convention-hereThe 90th National FFA Convention & Expo officially starts Wednesday so the city of Indianapolis is now starting to get even bluer than the Colts. Blue jackets are coming from every corner of the United States and Mark Newman, director of the...
What is Driving Higher Soybean Yields This Year?Soybeans yields across Indiana has been amazing growers and agronomists. What is behind the big bean yields? Several factors, says Dave Pazdernik, agronomist with Bayer Crop Science, ?The soybeans are short and don?t...
A new report by Reuters says the World Health Organization purposefully distorted its finding on glyphosate, resulting in the United Nations claiming the weed killer is a carcinogen. Reuters examined documents from the International Agency for Research on Cancer?s...
Canada will not follow a move by the U.S. to place further restrictions on dicamba herbicides. Health Canada, responsible for regulations of herbicides, says it supports the current Canadian labels for dicamba. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently...
When combines first started to roll this harvest yields looked better than expected. Many in the trade expected those yield numbers to decline as the harvest progressed. Jim Bower with Bower Trading says that has not happened, ?It looks like the USDA may have been...
