Anna-Lisa Laca

When she’s not helping on the dairy, accomplished agriculture journalist Anna-Lisa Laca reports about all things agriculture—online, in social media and in print as the Online and Business Editor for Dairy Today and Top Producer. Laca, who served as Social Media Editor for Farm Journal early in her career, owns and runs a dairy with her husband, Scott, and grew up on a West Coast cow-calf operation. Follow @AnnaLaca1 Friend Anna-Lisa Laca

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Is Valero Rallying Support Against Ethanol?
Recently, the regulations which mandate mixing corn-based ethanol into gasoline are drawing some criticism.
November 16, 2020 09:05 PM
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Grain Markets ‘Virtually Collapse’ This Week
After experiencing a strong rally over the past month, the grain markets came crashing down this week. “You could call it a virtual collapse of the markets,” says Jerry Gulke of the Gulke Group.
November 16, 2020 09:05 PM
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La Nina or La Nada? A Changing Weather Pattern Could Boost Prices
Weather challenges in the Southern Hemisphere could send U.S. soybean prices higher, says DuWayne Bosse, a producer and market analyst with Bolt Marketing.
November 16, 2020 09:03 PM
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Declining U.S. corn acres, a slow start to corn planting and stable domestic consumption are all creating a bullish story for corn.
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History Calling: Repeat of 1995 Corn?
USDA is currently projecting near-record yields for the 2018 corn and soybean crops, but whether or not that actually comes to fruition will depend on nighttime temperatures here on out.
November 16, 2020 08:24 PM
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California Producer Embraces Technology Early and Often
Blake Harlan grew up in a culture of innovation and it’s paid off for his farming business.
November 15, 2020 03:29 PM
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Help Drought Stricken Farmers in North Dakota
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture looking for trucking donations to move hay for their hay lottery.
November 15, 2020 03:29 PM
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Krone Launches New Big X Forage Harvester Models
Krone announced Wednesday night that it would begin selling four lower horsepower models of their BigX Forage Harvesters in North America.
November 15, 2020 03:28 PM
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Senators Launch Probe Into Conservation Easement Tax Fraud
Following several years of IRS investigation, Wednesday Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) launched their own probe into the potential abuse of syndicated conservation easement transactions.
November 15, 2020 02:59 PM
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5 Retirement Investment Tips For Farmers
There are steps you should take to ensure you’re able to live the life you desire once it’s time to pass the management reins to the next generation.
November 15, 2020 02:59 PM
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Will Congress Ratify The U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement?
This week Gregg Doud said it could be the toughest congressional trade vote since 2005 when Congress narrowly passed the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement.
November 15, 2020 02:59 PM
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