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Soybean prices soared Tuesday while corn and wheat gained on dry South American weather and short covering following losses last week, according to analysts. Meanwhile, USDA reported a double-digit jump in yearly exports across the board. January soybeans soared 25 ¾ cents at $10.14 ¾ after dropping below $10 last week. March corn jumped 9 […]
President-elect Donald Trump and his team have created a new office in his administration to focus on the industrial sector. The newly created ‘White House National Trade Council’ will be responsible for policies to promote domestic manufacturing. The head of the office is Peter Navarro, a critic of China’s trade policies. In one book he […]
Agriculture secretary is a “very big deal” for President-elect Donald Trump, and, as with other cabinet positions, he wants to make sure he is “getting the right person” for USDA, says spokesperson Jason Miller. Agriculture is the last cabinet position other than Veterans Affairs that Trump hasn’t filled. Tom Vilsack was announced as President Obama’s […]
A strong start to the wheat complex this week quickly ran out of steam, and markets weakened into the end of the week. A sharply higher dollar, Southern Hemisphere harvest, bitter cold in the U.S., and record ethanol profits supporting corn are combining to keep wheat prices moving in a choppy, uncertain direction. Demand has […]
• Open the barn door for the public. It’s transparency to the max for visitors of Fair Oaks Farms in northwest Indiana. They see inside the day-to-day operations of large dairy and swine farms. Now a new feature, the WinField Crop Adventure, does the same for crops. Using interactive displays, medium-heavy science, and enough gadgets […]
A scientist with the University of Saskatchewan says the provision of environmental enrichment has the potential to improve both the health and productivity of the pig, writes Bruce Cochrane. Canada’s revised Pig Code of Practice requires producers to start to consider the provision of environmental enrichment. Dr Yolande Seddon, an Assistant Professor in Swine Behavior […]
Farming is still overwhelmingly a family operation according to a new report, “America’s Diverse Family Farms 2016,” released this week by the USDA Economic Research Service. Ninety-nine per cent of all US farms are family owned, accounting for 89 per cent of all farm production. The report divided all farms into one of four categories: […]
Seven of the 23 Democratic senators facing reelection in 2018 are members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, potentially adding to the pressure of drafting the next farm bill. Congress hasn’t completed a farm bill on time since 1990. Three other Democrats with expiring terms are also from farm or ranch states, so rural America will […]
Anti-GMO activists and consumer groups wrestled the farm lobby to a tie last summer and forced them to accept mandatory disclosure of GMO ingredients in food – reversing two decades of federal policy – in exchange for preemption of state GMO label laws, including one that took effect in Vermont on July 1. “Ultimately, it […]
…to produce one million tons of fertilizer next year An agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Morocco, anchored by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria, FEPSAN and a Moroccan company, OCP will yield one million tons of fertilizer through local production for next farming season. According to a statement by the senior special assistant […]
The zoo is home to several wild animals ranging from monkeys to wild cats and reptiles. Opened to the public four years ago, the Africano Tolba was born out of a family tradition of collecting wild animals. We are showing people that we are the number one caretakers of animals around the world. “I created […]
* Australia’s 2016/17 wheat crop seen at record 31-32 mln T * Spread between Australia-Ukraine wheat prices narrows * Weaker Australian dollar also making wheat exports competitive Australian wheat suppliers are poised to regain market share in Asia as the world’s No.4 exporter harvests what is likely to […]
* Soybeans lose ground on Brazil, Argentina weather outlook * Fall in China’s Dalian soybean futures adds pressure Chicago soybean futures lost more ground on Wednesday to fall further from 4-1/2 month highs, with improved weather for planting crops in Brazil and Argentina weighing on prices. Corn rose 0.9 percent, while wheat edged […]
— Palm oil production seen picking up later in 2017 — More biodiesel use in Indonesia, U.S. to tighten supply — China’s palm oil demand seen rising 1 mln T next year Lower output of palm oil into early next year and tight supplies […]
As Zimbabwe grapples with drought, the United Nations said that at least 5.2 million citizens will face food shortages during in the first quarter of next year. The UN described the drought as the worst drought in 25 years, Africa Review said on Thursday. The 2013 population census put Southern African country at 14.15 million […]