Agriculture News
More than a year later, we need to get back to normal because we need to start repairing 15 months of broken connections, writes Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel with Global Farmer Network.
Nearly half of rural bankers report their local economy grew in May to June.
The National Weather Service is calling for above-normal temperatures over most of the country during the July through September period.
Warm, dry conditions prevailed in northern and western areas of the Midwest the week ending June 15, resulting in the “widespread worsening of drought and dryness,” according to today’s National Drought Monitor.
Export sales of corn were light, as expected, but old-crop sales did manage to stay in positive territory. Wheat sales were also near the lower end of expectations. Total soybean sales fell short of 72,000 MT.
The Fed cited an improving economy and dropped its longstanding reference that the Covid-19 pandemic was weighing on the economy.
USDA to offer aid if the pork markets are impacted by line speed case.
USDA announced today it will expand the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30, from a pilot program to a nationwide program.
Members of the National Oilseed Processors Association crushed 163.52 million bu. of soybeans during May, marking the fourth month in a row processing has fallen short of expectations.