AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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Oil prices are expected to increase to an average of $117 per barrel for March, up $20 from its February average, EIA said in its Short-Term Energy Outlook.
“Before the war with Ukraine, the President encouraged Russia to produce more oil to help us lower the price at the pump,” says U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). “That’s so hypocritical.”
Grain and cotton prices will likely continue to push higher, Goldman Sachs said in a note to investors and reported by Bloomberg.
UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) - Biden: US ban on Russian oil a ‘powerful blow’ to ‘Putin’s war,’ warns Americans ‘defending freedom is going to cost.’
We could be headed for a volatile year – or more – in both ag commodities and energy. Here are just a few reasons for strong prices.
Three highly respected growers from Illinois, Iowa, and Oregon offer a string of succession factors for consideration.
Great supervisors and leaders are rare and, in most cases, have worked very hard to become outstanding. It takes knowledge and, most importantly, practice! Bob Milligan shares several time-tested leadership strategies.
U.S., Britain and Shell Oil halt Russian oil imports
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered price spikes and broad concerns in three important global markets that affect agriculture--oil and gas, fertilizer, and grains.
Roughly 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP Rail) workers voted 96.7% in favor of going on strike starting March 16 if a collective bargaining agreement is not penned. CP Rail halts would mean trouble for fertilizer.