Another week of status quo weather down in South America. The conditions in Argentina will continue to impact U.S. soybean prices. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns in Brazil and Argentina.Brazil has wrapped up...
Egg prices are hitting record levels. Free Republic Dot Com says the surge in price is being driven by an avian-influenza outbreak that?s killed tens of millions of chickens and turkeys in the U.S. this year. Wholesale prices of Midwest large eggs hit a record of...
No matter what we do or what we use to do a particular job, every technology we have was once a new idea. Times have changed in the past decades, as there are investors and companies that are looking to help get new ideas out to the public. GROWMARK is one of those...
Regenerative agriculture practices are good for soil health and improving water quality but they can also be beneficial to a farmer?s bottom line.Paul Scheetz is the Director of Climate Smart Ag Origination at ADM. Scheetz and his team offer premiums and incentives...
After harvest season wraps up, it?s time for farmers to put their combines to bed for the winter months. Jim Franceschetti, product marketing manager for harvest and hay and forage at Case IH Parts and Service, talked about what combine owners need to remember as they...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced this week his plans to extend the country?s reduced most favored nation (MFN) tariff rates on imported pork through the end of 2023. The reduced rates, implemented in mid-2021, cut the tariff on in-quota pork cuts...
The Senate confirmed Alexis Taylor as USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, and U.S. ag groups reacted positively. ?Alexis has a strong background in agriculture from growing up on a farm in Iowa and has a deep knowledge of trade issues,?...
In tough economic times, we need to be making sure that we are keeping up demand for our grains and their products. It can be a challenge when the global economy is hurting, and you want to make sure that the values of global currencies aren't cheating one side or the...
The United Soybean Board recently elected Meagan Kaiser of Missouri as the organization?s new Chair. Kaiser is ready to hit the ground running with her priorities for the soy checkoff in 2023.Kaiser says that recent soy checkoff investments have paid very visible...
The Senate voted to confirm Alexis Taylor as the new USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs. Taylor, the former director of Oregon?s Department of Agriculture, is the new top agricultural trade official with the agency. Food Business News says she?ll be...
