A southeastern Illinois farmer says he hopes to start planting around the first of April. Jeff Scates, chair of the Illinois Corn Marketing Council, says weather and commodity prices will be the driving force as his farm considers any last-minute changes to their planting intentions. “We’ll look at numbers again,” he says. “And figure that […]
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The USDA is expected to roll out the first round of Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) funds starting next week. Brooke
A new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows the ethanol and co-products industry is contributing billions of dollars to the
A Wisconsin crop farmer says transportation issues have been one of his biggest concerns this year. “Living in west-central Wisconsin, we’re
The CEO of Growth Energy says there’s been some positive signals in Congress for a federal E15 solution. Emily Skor tells
May corn closed at $4.60 and 3/4, down 9 and 1/2 centsMay soybeans closed at $10.00 and 1/2, down 10 and
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U.S. turkey hatchery numbers were down in February. Those declines came as poultry producers continue to get hit hard by the
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The U.S. Dairy Export Council says export values hit a new monthly high with nearly all major product categories seeing increased
