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Hurricane Ida caused “significant damage” to a Louisiana grain export elevator owned by Cargill Inc. Ken Erickson, Senior VP agribusiness with IHS market, says the Hurricane’s potential impact on exports is huge.
All of California’s national forests are now closed to the public due to raging wildfires. Wildfire threats and issues continue to grow as more than 6,800 wildfires have already burned 1.7 million acres in the state.
South Louisiana braces for a month without electricity and reliable water service in the wake of Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, as people faced suffocating heat, humidity.
According to USDA’s latest Crop Progress report, 60% of the U.S. corn crop is rated good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Illinois corn conditions continue to improve each week.
Meteorologist Mike Hoffman is tracking what remains of Hurricane Ida.
Over the last couple of decades, leasing out hunting ground has become an ancillary opportunity for farmers to add some additional income.
White House Doubles Inflation Forecast as Inflation, Labor Already Pressures U.S. Dairy Herd Numbers
The Biden Administration is now projecting inflation to rise by 4.8% in the Q4 of 2021, up from the 2% forecasted in May, and inflation is already starting to slow growth in the U.S. dairy herd.
Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries.
Farmer beware: The future impact of herbicide-resistant weeds is a question within a greater Pandora’s Box.
Hurricane Ida hammered southeast Louisiana, as the Category 4 storm came with 150 mph winds. And as the system moves across the U.S., meteorologist Mike Hoffman says some areas could experience significant rainfall.