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February corn-for-ethanol use well above last year

The March 31 reports from USDA provided the markets with a few surprises. Did they reset the tone for prices moving forward?

Commodity prices won’t grow less volatile over the next several months. So, what’s a potential game plan for locking in feed prices? Friday’s market action may be one example of what producers can do to manage risk.

Gear your control efforts toward weeds that emerge when air temperatures are between 40 and 70 degrees °F. These include ragweed species, common lambsquarters, burcucumber, kochia, common sunflower and marestail.

Ukrainian farmers had sown about 400,000 hectares (988,000 acres) with various spring crops by Thursday, or a tenth more than by the same date last year, despite the Russian invasion, said deputy ag minister.

Easter egg supplies could be at risk due to the expanding outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

There is no precise model when slicing the estate pie. Attorney Polly Dobbs and CPA Paul Neiffer will dissect these complex decisions.

Efforts to feed hungry people were pursued as part of FDR’s New Deal, with programs feeding people in schools and homes with surplus food. Full authority came later--School Lunch program in 1946, food stamps in 1964.

Colorado farmer Brian Brooks thinks 80% of the dryland winter wheat in his area may not survive, as some acres didn’t even sprout. Prevent plant for spring may be his only option without moisture in the coming weeks.

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the U.S. must shift the focus of its trade policy to rebuilding its domestic manufacturing industries and lessening ties to unfriendly economies.