The president of the National Council of Ag Employers says he’s still optimistic an ag labor reform bill can pass by the end of the calendar year. “We’re up to 60 bipartisan co-sponsors,” says John Hollay. The Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA), sponsored by House Ag Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, hasn’t seen floor time yet. […]
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Sprouting corn and colorful soybeans are showing up in some fields as combines roll across South Dakota, Iowa and Missouri. Jeff
Soybean basis is weakening at crush plants across parts of the Corn Belt following several weeks of stronger bids driven by
The retiring CEO of Dairy Management Inc. says consumers have changed how they think about food since she joined the checkoff
Some farmers say crop quality concerns haven’t been a big issue in their respective areas. Lance Lillibridge, who raises a corn-on-corn
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Near-term harvest weather looks favorable, helping farmers catch up after recent delays,
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were lower on profit taking and the midday decline in beef,
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A fuel economist says he has some concerns about President Trump’s executive order on red dyed diesel. Patrick De Haan with
The chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board says finding ways to increase corn demand is vital to farmer profitability. Matt
