Feb 12
The 23rd International Marketing Conference (IMC) and 66th Annual Membership Meeting welcomed U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) members in Panama City, Panama to plan for the upcoming year and hear from Council experts about new market opportunities. IMC provides members with an overview of the Council’s strategy for the coming year and includes several …
Feb 12
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the below statement following a vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada, which House Republicans have for months blocked in their support of the president’s trade war which has increased costs on hardworking Americans and family farmers. Last month, Ranking Member Craig and fellow Democrats introduced the Farm and Family …
Feb 12
In 1920, Daniel Chapman’s great-grandpa Ritchie started farming the land using horses. Since then, each generation of the family has worked to leave a legacy for the next. As Chapman Farms continues to build a strong future for the farm, Daniel and his father, J.B., use a suite of products from Meristem Crop Performance®. One …
Feb 12
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Feb 11
ASA, USSEC & WISHH Welcome USDA Allocation of Foreign Market Development and Market Access Program Funding– The American Soybean Association (ASA), the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) announced today that the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) has allocated $16,845,357 in Market Access Program (MAP) and …
Feb 11
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announced it is awarding more than $212 million through the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural products. The MAP and FMD programs are longstanding cost-share partnerships that help producers build and maintain a competitive presence in the global marketplace. “USDA’s market …
Feb 11
The fed cattle market has been steadily stronger since the first of the year, gaining $10/cwt. from the opening week’s $231/cwt. value through last week’s $241/cwt. average. This closely matches the early 2025 trend but has extended the pattern a week longer than that of a year ago with last week’s continuation higher. The drastically …
Feb 11
How much fresh water is in the United States? It’s a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at varying depths. In previous decades, it’s been answered indirectly from data on rainfall and evaporation. Knowing how much groundwater is available at specific locations is critical to meeting the challenges of water scarcity …
