The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says farmers are facing numerous headwinds as harvest progresses. Jerry Costello says low commodity prices and high input costs are financially squeezing producers. “The first three months of this year, there were more farm bankruptcies than all of last year.” He says, “Farm bankruptcies right now are […]
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Ethanol production hit a five-week high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.111 million barrels per day.
A forage specialist says he’s concerned about alfalfa weevil pressure across parts of the Midwest. “Alfalfa weevil is probably one of
The president of the Renewable Fuels Association is hopeful having E15 as a standalone bill in the Senate helps its chances
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The former chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says the farm bill is still broken and fixing it could require
