Grain Futures Attracting Major Outside Investor Interest
Soybean prices are strong, but it’s not slowing investment interest in the grain as an asset class. As the market’s…
Row Crop Costs Make Forage Attractive on Marginal Acres — Specialist
Just about every farm has those marginal acres that just aren't quite capable of producing bumper corn and soybean yields.
Farmers Increasingly Selecting Revenue-based Crop Insurance Products
Farmers like their crop insurance specific to their own operations and not simply the county level, new research shows. A…
Beef Demand Sits at a Critical Juncture
The beef industry has done a remarkable job adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic and the change it created in consumer beef demand.
Why China is Buying More U.S. Soybeans
China’s increased buying pace for U.S. soybeans is contributing to higher cash and futures prices. But it’s fueling questions among…
Corn, Soybean Harvest, Winter Wheat Planting Near Finish Line
There remain outliers that are not quite up to the national pace, like Pennsylvania and Michigan for corn and North Carolina and Kentucky for soybeans, but on a national level, fall harvest is in the homestretch.
Dairy Groups Push for Expanded Export Efforts
Around 15% of U.S. dairy output went to the export market in 2019.
One More Fall Harvest, Fieldwork Window Opening
Thus far, high straight-line winds have been a major theme of the year's weather in much of the nation.
Soybean, Wheat Exports Plunge
What goes up must come down, and the grain export market is proof of that as the new week begins.
Post-pandemic Consumer Behaviors to Continue
Some consumer food-shopping behaviors changed dramatically once the COVID-19 pandemic blanketed the nation in March.