Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:36PM CDT
A three-judge panel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entertained oral arguments in a case believed by hog industry officials to have far-reaching effects.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:36PM CDT
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told lawmakers on Wednesday that USDA is dropping the Farmers to Families Food Program but will find other avenues to keep providing dairy and produce products to food banks. Vilsack testified before the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on an array of topics.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:34PM CDT
John Bentley, a volunteer fireman for 22 years, knows where most of the residents of Macedonia, Iowa live, all 245 of them, but he also knows who works in which fields. This saves precious minutes in an emergency. Here are more tips to make his job easier.
As USDA noted, the American Rescue Plan includes provisions for USDA to pay up to 120% of loan balances, as of January 1, 2021, for Farm Service Agency (FSA) Direct and Guaranteed...
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Poet LLC announced it is expanding purified-alcohol production at an ethanol plant in Ohio and is launching a new label for renewable carbon dioxide and dry ice.
The biggest takeaway from the rally that's currently developing is that it could be sustained for a period of time, and the market is already seeing how it's supporting the entire...
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This study looks at the change in estimates for Canada's seeded acres of select crops from the earliest estimates based on Statistics Canada's March producer surveys and the final...
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March 23, National Agriculture Day, includes a full set of virtual events celebrating U.S. agriculture. While this year we'll miss the ability to gather in Washington, D.C. and in...
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May corn is up 6 1/2 cents, May soybeans are up 9 1/2 cents and July KC wheat is up 4 1/4 cents.
Cattle have been unable to stem the selling tide. Some pressure is coming from continued higher grain prices with some being technical in nature. Funds have been unloading long futures positions as support levels continued to be penetrated. Hogs are trying to maintain the upward trend as fear over tightening supplies continues.