USB Checkoff Chats Interview | Todd Hanton
Todd Hanten, in his fifth year on the United Soybean Board, sits down with Brownfield for an interview. Learn more as he discusses expanding new markets for soybean farmers, trade […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 30, 2025
Sep. corn closed at $3.91 and 3/4, up 2 and 1/2 centsAug. soybeans closed at $9.67 and 3/4, down 14 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $260.70, down $1.00Aug. soybean oil […]
Where Have All the Thank-Yous Gone?
Commentary. Summer’s end is in sight and across rural America, county fairgrounds are quieting. The livestock trailers have rolled out, the ribbons have been packed away, and families are returning […]
Corn manages steady to firm finish
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The trade is watching development conditions, which generally look favorable in much of the region, boosting ideas of a big crop. There […]
Kansas farmer says tassel wrap issue not widespread on his farm
A farmer in central Kansas says he’s identified some pollination issues in his corn crop. Paul Penner says tassel wrap appeared earlier this month – a condition where leaves fail […]
Ricketts says trade tactics could get China to an agreement
A U.S. Senator says he remains optimistic that the President’s trade negotiating tactics will allow more exports of American ag goods. Republican Pete Rickets of Nebraska says current negotiations with […]
NCFC: Congress has renewed interest in ag labor
The new president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says there’s a renewed interest on Capitol Hill to address ag labor challenges. Duane Simpson says politics previously […]
Most Illinois crops look good despite varied conditions
A representative of Gowan USA says he’s seeing a variety of growing conditions as he travels across the state of Illinois. Jon Sherwin says some areas have been dry. “In […]
Increased costs for managing herbicide resistant weeds
A weed scientist at the University of Missouri says herbicide resistance has made managing weeds more expensive. “In just a 20-year period, we’re spending like $20/acre more on weed management […]
Iowa A.G. reaches settlement over 5th largest fish kill recorded in Iowa
Iowa’s attorney general has reached a settlement with a southwest Iowa business for a fertilizer spill that killed hundreds of thousands of fish. The spill originated at NEW Cooperative in […]
