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Preceding the world’s largest marketing roundtable taping, Pro Farmer’s Chip Flory polled the Marketing Rally attendees on their corn crop.
President Donald Trump is considering visiting an ethanol refinery in Iowa in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
Michigan farmer Michael Stamp is facing time behind bars. Both Michael Stamp, and his wife Melissa Stamp, entered separate plea agreements with U.S. attorneys this week in a bankruptcy case dating back to 2012.
Economists from the Ohio State University looked at the trends in Chapter 12 filings each year, evaluating whether the recent downturn in commodity prices is impacting the number of bankruptcies agriculture is seeing.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa is more than Iowa’s second largest city. It’s also a processing powerhouse, home to major names like Cargill and ADM.
The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced a plan meant to expand the U.S. market for corn-based ethanol and place trading restrictions on credits that refiners use to prove they are using biofuel.
Ethanol use in the United States last year fell for the first time since 1998, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.
A month after the Super Bowl, MillerCoors is gaining marketshare. Instead of bashing farmers and ingredients, the company is opting for a different route—toasting farmers who help make the beer they brew possible.