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GROWMARK partner Eion secures $33M Frontier deal
Eion, a GROWMARK partner, is a company turning the proven science of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) into a scalable climate solution. Eion has announced a $33 million carbon removal purchase by Frontier buyers. Through this offtake deal, its largest to date, Eion will remove 78,707 tons of CO2 between 2027 and 2030 by applying olivine—a mineral it has optimized to weather quickly—on farmland across the Midwest and South. To support deployment at scale, Eion will work with GROWMARK, one of...
Agronomist: Farmers can raise good soybeans without dicamba
American farmers may use dicamba products, newly revoked of registrations, through July 31, 2020. Whether or not these products will be available for use in future growing seasons remains unknown. One agronomist says these products would be missed, if banned. He...
Bolivian market now open to U.S. red meat
U.S. red meat is now eligible for export to Bolivia.While the region is now mostly open to U.S. pork and beef, exports will be subject to a 10-percent duty rate. Cheyenne McEndaffer is director of export services with the U.S. Meat Export Federation. She explains this...
NCGA analysis projects drastic drop in corn revenues
The COVID-19 pandemic could create a drastic drop in 2020 crop revenues, according to a new analysis from the National Corn Growers Association.During a recent press call with the Renewable Fuels Association, NCGA President Kevin Ross said their latest analysis...
Soy-based shoes being donated to frontline workers
Many companies and organizations have been finding ways to say thanks to all the frontline workers who have tirelessly fought for their friends, neighbors, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. One American shoe company is saying thank you by donating up to...
China suspends exports from Tyson Foods plant
China Sunday suspended poultry exports from an Arkansas Tyson Food's processing plant where workers tested positive for COVID-19. China?s General Administration of Customs announced the suspension after Tyson Foods confirmed a cluster of COVID-19 cases at its facility...
American soybean and cotton growers relieved by recent court decision
Judges presiding over a case involving the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued further guidance, in regards to the use of three dicamba products.The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit late Friday denied an emergency motion to halt...
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44 states still await President Biden to appoint FSA directors
As we roll through the harvest and think about what is coming for next year, we know that we will have a lot of contact with our local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. While we know we can depend on those local offices, a little further up the chain there is a...
Closing Market Podcast 10-26-2021
Planting progress ahead of schedule in Brazil and Argentina
AUDIO: South American Weather & Crop Update 10-26-2021Planting progress continues to move at a fast pace in South America.In this week?s South American weather and crop update, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provides an update on corn and soybean planting...
USDA announces initial supporters of Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that more than 50 organizations and countries have officially declared their support for the Sustainable Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation (SPG) Coalition, which the...
Midday Market Podcast – John Heinberg TFM 10-26-21
After a dismal start, the corn & soybeans markets are being dragged along by the positive momentum in wheat. Spring wheat in Minneapolis is challenging the 2012 high. Dustin visits with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing.
