Corn
Monsanto releases Warrant Ultra.
Dow sells first Enlist Duo herbicide in U.S.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that Houston Wall pleaded guilty to the federal misdemeanor of misbranding products in interstate commerce for claiming in 2010 that crops of corn were organic
Insect resistance is a serious threat,and scientists are hard at work on the next solutions.
Bird flu worries began to infect the commodity markets Tuesday after the news spread that an Iowa egg-laying operation would need to destroy millions of hens due to the virus.
Black Sea crops are enjoying near-perfect conditions and Europe is holding its breath for a decision from Russia regarding its export taxes. Odds increasingly favor their removal.
A flock of 175,000 chickens in Minnesota, the first in the state, was confirmed to have the highly contagious variety of avian influenza. USDA also confirmed additional cases for turkey flocks in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin.
South Africa is aggressively seeking new markets for its grains in the Middle East and Asia. This year’s corn crop shrank due to drought and transportation infrastructure needs improvement but the nation places high value on trade as a route to for food security.
With so many potential deals in the works, now is a good time for producers to review the opportunities and challenges posed by agricultural cooperation on a worldwide scale.
A nationally televised show recreates the near-tragedy of a farmer trapped in a silo of corn.
This past Saturday while much of the nation was tuning into the epic Final Four matchup between Wisconsin and Kentucky, there was another nail biter on television playing out in an Iowa grain bin.
The Longleys have been in the farming business for four generations, and they’ve never had a woman running their operation. Until now.
Everything ended the week down hard as traders took a risk-off attitude toward market positions. Part of the reason was the dollar’s rally, which made even French corn competitive for importers.
Japan Cuts Feed-Wheat Purchasing Plan as Demand Shifts to Corn
Corn, beans and wheat all fell, as did lean hogs and feeder cattle, while live cattle eked out some gains.
Spring planting will not be business as usual in Ukraine. The loss of acreage there may well open the door to more U.S. exports. This is a first-hand account from a Ukrainian ag journalist.
The Longleys have been in the farming business for four generations, and they’ve never had a woman running their operation. Until now.
Syngenta plans to close an eastern Illinois seed-corn plant and distribution site and cut its 24 jobs.
An academic colloquium at Yale University is not someplace where farmers tend to hang out.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is paying dozens of Iowa farmers to leave rows of corn that can create snow barriers along highways.
With corn, wheat, and soybean prices all significantly higher than their October lows, Jerry Gulke says farmers should enjoy the market’s Christmas gift--and prepare for a blockbuster USDA report in January.
The country has rejected over 1.2 million tons of U.S. corn cargoes since last year because they contain MIR 162.
With the holiday trading season soon to begin, it’s probably time for farmers to sit tight in terms of grain selling until the new year begins.
Don’t wait too long to book fall fertilizer needs, experts say, because good deals won’t last.
The bank cut its estimate for corn to $3.90 a bushel in 2014-2015 from $4.35 in October and for soybeans to $9 a bushel from $10.10.
Corn fell from the highest price since August as demand dropped for shipments from the U.S. and an industry group raised its global production forecast.
More production creates storage shortage, which widens basis and causes $1.73 corn
A nearly extinct corn crop of the Pawnee Nation has sprouted once again thanks to a gardener’s work in south-central Nebraska.
The corn has grown to only half its normal height on Yan Shuqin’s ranch in the hills of Inner Mongolia this year, as a swath of northern China suffers its worst drought in 60 years.