Ethanol continues to have a positive impact on the economy. Scott Richman, chief economist of the Renewable Fuels Association says corn use for ethanol in 2024 was 5.5 billion bushels. But its impact goes well beyond the ag industry. “In 2024, the US ethanol industry contributed more than $50 billion to US GDP,” he says. […]
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A former USDA Under Secretary says the Trump administration should honor farmer contracts for conservation programs funded by the Inflation Reduction
A field agronomist with Pioneer says spring fieldwork could be underway for several farmers as soon as next week in eastern
Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says biosecurity is the most important part of the USDA’s 5-point plan to address Highly Pathogenic
Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says biosecurity is the most important part of the USDA’s 5-point plan to address Highly Pathogenic
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly lower, and feeder cattle were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct
May corn closed at $4.70 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.11 and 1/4, down 2 and
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. The USDA left U.S. ending stocks steady and made no changes to exports
Jeff Divan, Director of Agronomy at Sound Ag tells Brownfield products like Source and Blueprint will put your farm’s soil to
Cash dairy markets were mostly higher Tuesday. The USDA says cheese barrels at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were up $.04 at
