Plenty of technical selling pressure and position squaring was seen on Friday in the ag markets. Grains in particular were down hard with the most pressure in soybeans and soybean oil. That spilled into corn […]
The Department of Agriculture Thursday unveiled an Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry. The report demonstrates that the biobased industry is a substantial generator of economic activity and jobs, and that it […]
A group of Midwestern Senators urge the Biden administration to consider biofuels like ethanol as part of its environmental agenda. The climate focus by the administration includes a push towards electric vehicles. The lawmakers tell […]
Leaders of the House Agriculture Committee Thursday called for a full-House vote on a bipartisan rural broadband bill. Chairman David Scott and Ranking Member Glenn GT Thompson requested that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican leadership […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced $67 million in competitive loans through the new Heirs’ Property Relending Program. The program aims to help producers and landowners resolve heirs’ land ownership and succession issues. Intermediary lenders, […]
The Department of Agriculture announced this week that the Dominican Republic has confirmed cases of African swine fever. The cases were confirmed as part of a cooperative surveillance program between the United States and the […]
September contracts of winter wheat and December soybean oil were the leading percentage gainers among Thursday’s higher grain closes. Rain is pretty non-existent in the forecast the next 7-10 days in the US outside of […]
Every year there are crop production concerns somewhere. This year drought has hit the western and upper midwestern states very hard. The eastern corn belt is doing much better. Some areas may have record or […]
Farm Broadcaster Jessica Benson talks with Lisa Pederson about Lisa’s background in the agriculture industry and what improvements she’d like to see throughout the cattle industry. They also talk about the benefits of the Beef […]
Ag labor is the top issue for many agricultural operations across the Pacific Northwest, but many in the farming community feel lawmakers in D.C. continue to kick the problem down the road. While fruits and […]