Agriculture
Soybeans fall as corn finishes modestly lower
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, managing to finish just above the session lows. U.S. export sales were a marketing year low at [Read More]
Month: February 2024
Agriculture
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 1, 2024
Mar. corn closed at $4.47 and 1/4, down 1 centMar. soybeans closed at $12.03 and 1/4, down 19 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $361.70, down [Read More]
Agriculture
Five-month FMMO hearing testimony under review
The National Milk Producers Federation expects its proposals for Federal Milk Marketing Order reform to be the foundation of conversations moving forward. Alan Bjerga tells [Read More]
Agriculture
Record soybean crush, good corn for ethanol use in December
More soybeans were crushed during December 2023 than any other month on record. The USDA says that crush was 204 million bushels, up 4 million [Read More]
Agriculture
Mild end to winter expected with lack of Great Lakes ice
An ag meteorologist says arctic air in mid-January was enough to cause ice formation across the Great Lakes, but it will be short-lived. Michigan state [Read More]
Neighbor to Neighbor Help Zone
Back to back meetings for Muscatine City Council Thursday
A challenging budget season for the City of Muscatine will begin Thursday night during the second of two Muscatine City Council meetings. The City Council [Read More]
Agriculture
Skor: Biofuels must play big role in Biden admin’s climate goals
The CEO of Growth Energy says the Biden administration’s push for electric vehicles could threaten low-carbon fuel options. Speaking at the organization’s executive leadership conference [Read More]
Agriculture
Economist says widespread herd expansion is likely still several years out
A livestock economist says the cattle industry continues to contract and drought is one of the forces behind it. Oklahoma State University’s Derrell Peel [Read More]
Agriculture
Global production uncertainties support corn market
Uncertainty about overall production in 2024 is helping support the corn market. Angie Setzer with Consus Ag Consulting says there are three crops to be [Read More]
Agriculture
Family Farm Preservation Act would protect future generations
Bipartisan legislation introduced in both chambers of the Illinois State Assembly Wednesday would reduce estate tax burdens for family farmers. During a news conference, House [Read More]