Nov 6, 2009 10:40 AM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
China reopened imports of pork from the United States, increasing domestic demand for soy meal and feed grain. ...
Nov 4, 2009 12:40 PM
Electronic trading of Minneapolis Grain Exchange futures and options reached 10,592 contracts yesterday, marking the second highest electronic trading volume in Exchange history....
Oct 30, 2009 10:12 AM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
Open cotton is vulnerable to rain damage. Harvest is only 20 percent complete. ...
Oct 28, 2009 11:01 AM, By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas
Arkansas farmers are planting winter wheat, though with continued rain, expectations for the crop are iffy, say extension agents and economists for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
Oct 28, 2009 10:52 AM, By Elton Robinson, Farm Press Editorial Staff
USDA hit U.S. wheat with a major surprise in its Oct. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, increasing projected U.S. ending stocks for wheat to 864 million bushels....
Oct 23, 2009 2:37 PM, By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Near constant rain has caused between 25 percent and 80 percent damage in some Arkansas cotton, rice and soybean fields as growers struggle to harvest what’s left during brief periods of dry weather, according Extension agents, agronomist and economists with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
Oct 23, 2009 10:39 AM, By Ray Nabors, Heartland Ag Network
There is some speculation that some crop acres in the United States may not get harvested until next year. ...
News from the Farm BillFinal rule on country of origin labelingUSDA has announced details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program required by the 2002 and 2008 farm bills. ... NCC: Congress did not make changes in actively-engaged rulesDespite claims by some lawmakers to the contrary, Congress did not mandate any changes in the “actively engaged” language in the new farm bill’s payment limit reforms, National Cotton Council leaders are saying.... MU Breimyer Seminar unpacks farm bill, Sept. 3Farmers must make a choice on government program participation before the next crop year. ... |
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