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Today’s commodity market news. Featuring expert analysis from Michelle Rook, Jerry Gulke and Pro Farmer Editors.
Trump officially picked | GOP’s party platform | Clinton VP watch
Focus on corn, wheat and rice
Procedural vote signals eventual GMO food labeling bill passage
After lingering Senate process, the end zone may come faster than most think
Lawmakers return to lingering issues, including Senate vote on GMO food labeling bill
By Joanna Lidback: Barton, Vermont “What a long, strange trip it’s been.” For the past 25 months, Congress has been considering the role that biotechnology plays in agriculture and society a
By Terry Wanzek: Jamestown, North Dakota Two weeks ago, my brother, my wife and I, and our farm crew loaded five boxcars with pinto beans grown on our family farm in North Dakota. Bound for Mexico, these boxcars
Wheat sales, old-crop bean sales under expectations
Seven-week recess ahead | GMO food labeling bill up for House vote | USDA WASDE
By Carol Keiser: Belleair, Florida Americans can’t act fast enough to defend themselves against the Zika virus—and for me, it’s about to get personal. My daughter is coming to visit me in Fl
Testimony echoes themes from post-FOMC remarks
FOMC | Spending bills | GMO food labeling | Barriers to ag exports
Changes take effect for 2017 crop year
House out, Senate in | GMO bill in Senate | Brexit developments | USDA reports
No widespread US drought | No extreme heat in heart of Corn Belt | La Niña is coming, but winter impacts more reliable | Key South America areas could swing to drought
Sanders’ threat to put hold on measure ‘meaningless’ due to parliamentary procedure
FOMC | Spending bills | GMO food labeling | Barriers to ag exports
This week I had the opportunity to testify at a public hearing in Kansas City regarding proposed renewable fuel standards. Following is what I had to say on the topic: I’m a fourth generation family farmer and pur
By Paul M. Temple: Driffield, E. Yorkshire, United Kingdom History shows the unique nature of the UK as an island, separated from mainland Europe by a mere 22 miles, that has kept the same borders and was last i
Roberts: Congress ‘running out of time’ for GMO labeling solution
GMO Food Labeling Supporters Push for Compromise This Week in Senate Randy Russell: ‘No more time, compromise must be at hand’
Yellen outlines risks to US economy | May jobs data ‘disappointing’ | Data still will drive decisions
Congress returns | Spending bills | SNAP | USDA reports Friday