Live cattle futures fall a second day in what Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek calls routine profit taking. Row crops see a technical bounce with lower crop ratings.

The latest Federal Reserve board meeting left interest rates unchanged, but there’s a subtle shift in its monetary policy Vince Malanga, president of LaSalle Economics, says should be noted.

The Federal Reserve voted to keep the benchmark interest rate steady despite a sticky inflation proving to be a challenge. Where could interest rates go? A conversation with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed.

An Iowa farmer has turned tragedy into triumph, protecting the crash site where the iconic Buddy Holly died in a cornfield.

Matt Plitt was appointed president and CEO of Valent U.S.A., which includes subsidiaries Valent de Mexico and Valent Canada, in April 2022. Valent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company.

The first of the company’s Prime product line, Envelix is a biological mixed into granular fertilizer before application to allow for simple integration into a grower’s established practices.