Crop Progress Report Shows it’s Not a Normal September for Upper Midwest Farmers
Category: USDA
(Agweek) - Normally in the middle of September, Upper Midwest farmers have finished, or nearly finished... Full Story
Wheat Quality Council Tour Happy with Region’s Outlook
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - Despite a cold, wet spring that delayed planting, this year’s... Full Story
2019 Challenges Nearly All Agricultural Producers Thus Far
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - The 2019 crop year is forcing many agricultural producers... Full Story
Acreage Shift Expected for 2019. The Question is, How Much?
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - Farmers regionally and nationally are talking about... Full Story
Appreciating the New ‘Evolutionary’ Farm Bill
Category: Commentary, Farm Bill
(AGWeek) - A very short list of changes. The new farm bill has many changes... Full Story
Area Harvest Surges in Week, but Still Behind
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - It's an axiom — an established, self-evident fact — that modern... Full Story
Rising U.S. dollar negatively affecting exports
(AgWeek) - Reports out of the Black Sea Region were all... Full Story
Corn Yields Pushing to New Record
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - The monthly supply and demand forecasts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were... Full Story
Wheat is Leading the Recovery
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - World production cuts continued this week sending Matif wheat futures to highs last seen in 2014. Ukraine's wheat production is estimated at 24.1 million metric tons... Full Story
Why does the farm bill matter to you?
Category: Farm Bill
(AgWeek) - To talk about the importance of the farm bill for people across... Full Story
Trade tensions dominate markets
(AgWeek) - The wheat market continued... Full Story
ND Dairy Installs North America’s Fourth, World’s 15th Robotic, Rotary Dairy Parlor
Category: Commentary, Dairy, Miscellaneous
(AGWeek) - You may have seen robotic dairies where cows approach.... Full Story
Soil Health Minute: A Look at Cover Crops Interseeded Into Corn Last Summer
Category: Commentary, Grains, Miscellaneous
(AGWeek) - Farmers are taking interseeding corn to the.... Full Story
Grains Eyeing 2018 Highs
Category: Commentary, Grains, Miscellaneous
(AGWeek) -Wheat- The wheat market experienced very choppy trade.... Full Story
Farmers Concerned About Trade War With China
Category: Policy
(AgWeek) - Uncertainty about trade under the Trump Administration continues with recent tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, leaving U.S. agriculture concerned about a possible trade war, especially with China. President Donald Trump on March 1 announced plans for import tariffs... Full Story
Testing Times: Drought Means Watching Forage, Water
Category: Drought
(Ag Week) - They're far from the drought, but North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory chemists on the Fargo campus are in the middle of... Full Story
Drought impact grows on crops, USDA says
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous
(AG Week) - Drought is taking a growing toll on... Full Story
Wheat Rising on Weather Woes
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous
(AGWeek) - After the last few growing seasons, many... Full Story
Spring Wheat Leads The Way
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(AG Week) - Wheat We thought this could happen and we've... Full Story
Farm Futures Rely On Strong Crop Insurance
Category: Food Safety, Grains, Miscellaneous, Policy, Sugar
(AG Week) - In parts of Agweek country, conditions have... Full Story
Minneapolis Wheat Prices Firming
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(AGWeek) - A look at wheat futures prices for Chicago and Kansas... Full Story
Midwest Weather Turning Drier
Category: Commentary, Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds, Sugar, Weather
(AGweek) - Wheat The wheat markets went different directions this... Full Story
Dairy Industry Moves on From Grasslands Announcement
Category: Commentary, Dairy, Miscellaneous
(AG Week) - When Maurie Young found out.... Full Story
Grains Pressured Ahead of March 31 USDA Report
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Organic
(AG Week) - Wheat Trade reacted to short term forecasts.... Full Story
GMOs, Drone Rules Featured at Beet Institute
Category: Sugar, Technology
(AgWeek) - Robert Fraley, the executive vice president and chief technology officer for Monsanto Company, is the... Full Story
Mexico Cancels Sugar Shipments
Category: Commentary, Miscellaneous, Sugar
(AGWeek) - Mexican cancellations of certain shipments.... Full Story
Minnesota Farmer Talks AG Climate At Commodity Classic
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous
(AG Week) - Bill Gordon, a rural Worthington, Minn... Full Story
Blue Dasher Farm Embraces ‘Regenerative’ Research
Category: Food Safety, Grains, Miscellaneous, Oilseeds
(AGweek) - You can see it from the road: the year-old Blue... Full Story
Farm Bill Process Starts Again: What Could Go Wrong?
Category: Farm Bill, Miscellaneous
(Agweek) - Journalists like me haven't had much time to "recover".... Full Story
Corn Consumption Update
Category: Grains, Miscellaneous, Organic
(AGWeek) - URBANA, Ill. – Since early October, the March 2017 corn futures prices.... Full Story
Vilsack to Take helm of U.S. Dairy Export Council
(Ag Week) - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) announced that former U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join... Full Story
Merrigan: Pence is Unreliable Trump Adviser on Farm Bill
Category: Policy
(AgWeek) - Kathleen Merrigan, the first Agriculture deputy secretary in the Obama administration and now... Full Story
Corn could be culprit for low prices
(AgWeek) Every year since 2012, the price per bushel of corn and soybeans has dropped, and 2016 will likely... Full Story
Major focus on corn and soybean yields, acreage questions surface
(AgWeek) – Corn and soybean markets are focused on the USDA’s August 12 Crop Production report that forecasts record U.S. yields and record production for both crops this year. University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good provides the following analysis. Full Story
Prices Down, Attention on Big Approaching U.S. Soybean Crop
(AgWeek) - Prices dropped in Europe's animal feed meal market on Thursday as attention returned to expectations of a huge soybean harvest in the Full Story
Soybeans Extend Rebound on Robust Export Demand
U.S. Grain Handlers Boost Storage Ahead of Massive Harvest
(AgWeek) - U.S. grain handlers are scrambling to find space for mountains of corn and soybeans that is expected to overwhelm their already jammed Full Story
EU Wheat Steadies After Pullback, Harvest Progress Watched
(AgWeek) - European wheat futures were higher on Thursday, with prices finding technical support after falling back this week from a six-month high
Full StoryDrought and Heat Effects on Corn Production
(AgWeek) - Hot, dry weather occurring during corn pollination and fertilization may decrease yields by as much as 8 percent per day, explained Full Story
U.S. Lawmaker Urges Openness in Sugar Trade Deal With Mexico
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy, Sugar
(AgWeek) - A U.S. senator who advocates sugar reform is pressing the Department of Commerce to seek public feedback on any sugar trade deal it negotiates Full Story
U.S. Corn Extends Losing Streak On Weak Exports, Good Weather; Soy Firms
U.S. Wheat Falls On Profit-Taking; Corn, Soy Traders Eye Weather
Soybeans up again on worry hot weather may hurt U.S. crop
Soybean prices dominated by supply uncertainty
(AgWeek) - November 2016 soybean futures traded to a high of $11.86 per bushel on June 13, $3.22 above the low Full Story
U.S. corn prices to reflect summer weather and demand strength
(AgWeek) - With the start of the critical three-month growing season, the potential size of the 2016 U.S. corn crop will Full Story
Corn glut in China set to pressure U.S. wheat market
(AgWeek) - China's efforts to cut its domestic corn stocks by shunning imports and alternatives have already roiled Full Story
Soybeans bounce with soymeal, buoyed by fresh sales
(AgWeek) - Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, shaking off earlier losses, on support from higher soymeal
Full StoryNo hang-ups for Brazilian soybean exports
(AgWeek) - Brazil's soybean export season is off to a stellar start, and there are no signs of a slowdown anytime soon. Full Story
U.S. sugar beet farmers to grow record crop, unfazed by non-GMO trend
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - U.S. sugar beet farmers are expected to reap a record harvest next year, undeterred by a trend among some Full Story
U.S. wheat drops on fundamentals; corn, soy pressured by profit-taking
(AgWeek) - U.S. wheat futures slid 1.8 percent on Thursday to their lowest since mid-April as bearish Full Story
U.S. soy, wheat firm on bargain buying, technical support
(AgWeek) - U.S. wheat and soybeans firmed on Wednesday, reversing overnight losses, on technical buying Full Story
USDA hikes outlook for sugar supplies
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday hiked its forecast for sugar supplies in the 2015/16 marketing year on a higher Full Story
Corn hits near three-week high on USDA export report
(AgWeek) - U.S. corn rose on Monday to hit a near three-week high, drawing support from the U.S. Department Full Story
USDA says domestic cane refiners to import more sugar in 2015/16
(AgWeek) - The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Tuesday hiked its forecast for sugar imports Full Story
U.S. soybeans hit one-month low on export woes
(AgWeek) - U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday, with the most-active March contract down 1.6 percent, the largest drop for soybeans in more than a month, after exporters Full Story
China to cut domestic corn prices to spur demand, cut imports
(AgWeek) - China, the world's second-largest corn consumer, will cut domestic prices to Full Story
Russia to consider wheat export tax cut; may slap fees on barley, corn
(AgWeb) - Russia will consider removing or cutting an export tax on wheat and imposing one Full Story
Bird flu to cut French corn demand by 100,000 tons
(AgWeek) - France's decision to suspend duck and geese output until the end of the first half in a bid to contain Full Story
Speculators cut bullish cocoa positions for 3rd week
Category: Cocoa
(AgWeek) - Speculators reduced their net long positions in cocoa contracts on ICE Futures U.S. for Full Story
Wheat futures sag as conditions improve; corn, soy firm
(AgWeek) - U.S. wheat futures shed 1.3 percent on Tuesday, their third straight day of declines, after Full Story
Lower U.S. corn, soy planting estimates deliver harvest surprise
(AgWeek) - U.S. farmers are deep into harvests of what will be bumper corn and soybean crops, but adjustments Full Story
China importers in deals to buy 13.18 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans
(AgWeek) - Importers from China, the world's top soybean buyer, signed agreements to buy a total of Full Story
Wheat eases from recent peak on supply glut, corn also weak
(AgWeek) - U.S. wheat futures eased from a one-month top on Thursday on a mild round of profit taking, with plentiful global Full Story
Corn and soybean exports finish strong
(AgWeek) - The 2014 to ’15 marketing year for corn and soybeans ended on Aug. 31. Final estimates of Full Story
Brazil grain ship lineup signals strong export demand
(AgWeek) - The lineup of ships arriving at Brazilian ports to load soybeans and corn is expected to surpass last Full Story
Wheat tour shows ‘good-looking crop,’ record yield predicted
(AgWeek) - Brian Walker stood in a field of amber wheat and plucked a head from one of the knee-high plants. Full Story
El Nino might hasten rebound in sugar prices
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - An El Nino weather pattern damaging sugar crops may mean global demand will outstrip production to a Full Story
U.S. wheat at 2-week low on lack of demand, harvest progress
(AgWeek) - Chicago wheat dropped to a two-week low on Wednesday, easing for a fourth straight session Full Story
Raw sugar rebounds from 6-1/2-year low, cocoa eases
(AgWeek) - Raw sugar futures on ICE bounced higher on Wednesday, after failing to make a new 6-1/2-year Full Story
Cash-strapped Ivorian farmers struggle to ready next cocoa crop
Category: Cocoa
(AgWeek) - Poor weather has resulted in a small, low-quality cocoa crop in several of Ivory Coast's Full Story
U.S. wheat jumps on weak crop tour results, short covering
(AgWeek) - U.S. wheat futures surged 2.7 percent on Wednesday, bouncing back from near five-year lows Full Story
Price swings good for alternative crops
(AgWeek) - With prospects for lack-luster returns for corn and soybeans in 2015, some farmers in the region are Full Story
Upper Midwest harvest continues to cruise
(AgWeek) - Upper Midwest farmers have caught up on their harvest of soybeans and nearly caught up on corn and Full Story
USDA says it will protect sugar in trade negotiations
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - The uncertainty surrounding sugar imports from Mexico has made it harder to manage the U.S. sugar program, but the Obama administration is committed to reducing Full Story
Predicted global sugar supply deficit might not affect sugar beet prices
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - The possibility of stronger down-the-line sugar prices sounds good, but it’s too early to take Full Story
Industrial beet group delays start
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - A group promoting the idea of growing and processing industrial beets into ethanol and other Full Story
Berg to testify in sugar trade action
(AgWeek) - The U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission are about to make their first steps in determining merits of a pair of trade cases filed Full Story
Secretary says sugar producers’ legal issues ‘ill timed’
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on April 3 he fears the legal case U.S. sugar producers Full Story
Beet growers brace for tough years
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - The specter of minimal profits or losses from the 2013 sugar beet crop — on the tail of a phenomenally profitable Full Story
USDA swapping sugar again
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - The federal government, still working to bolster low sugar prices, is again offering to swap surplus Full Story
WASDE: Corn Production Raised to 13.8 Billion Bushels
(AgWeb) - U.S. feed grain supplies for 2013/14 are projected higher this month as forecast increases in corn Full Story
Farm Bill Torn Asunder – Politics halt legislative progress yet again
Category: Policy
(AgWeek) - It’s a different year but basically the same story. While farm policy is typically one of the most bipartisan pieces of Full Story
House Ag Committee approves farm bill
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(AgWeek) - The House Agriculture Committee on May 15 approved a new farm bill that would make most Full Story
Diving sugar prices dampen share values
Category: Sugar
(AgWeek) - Sugar prices have plummeted from a year ago, and that is already having its effect on sugar beet cooperative stock prices and stock joint venture Full Story
Soybeans continue to lead grains
Category: Oilseeds
(AgWeek) - Wheat traded lower in every session except for one last week, and that one was enough to give Full Story
Halfway through harvest
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Sugar
(AgWeek) - John Bollingberg remembers a few other years when the area’s wheat crop was harvested this early. Full Story
Area wheat harvest fares well
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - Farmers in the Upper Midwest were pleased this spring when good weather allowed them to plant Full Story
Wheat fields with stripe rust increasing in N.D
Category: Grains
(AgWeek) - Stripe rust has increased substantially during the past in some areas of North Dakota. Full Story
Farm bill markup will proceed
Category: Policy
(AgWeek) - The decision to proceed gave credence to the view of Senate sources and lobbyists that the postponement occurred not because southern farm groups Full Story
USDA deflates bulls
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Sugar
(AgWeek) - Corn/Corn started last week trading with strength due to Full Story
Sweet outlook for sugar
Category: Sugar
North American sugar producers have a very bright future, according to a Mexican sugar official, speaking recently at the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association annual meeting in Fargo, N.D. Full Story
