Markets plagued by volatility
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Calf prices will be highly influenced by volatile feed prices as well as bullish finished cattle prices, said a Purdue...
Export boom creating box shortage
WASHINGTON — While the declining value of the U.S. dollar is good news for U.S. exports in general, the weaker dollar is making U.S....
Wild market prompts Farm Bureau to offer stability suggestions
WASHINGTON — Highly volatile conditions have affected the cash and futures markets where farmers and ranchers sell their grains, oilseeds, cotton and livestock.
Federal...
Syngenta to build a new research center in China
BASEL, Switzerland — Syngenta recently said it will build a new biotech research and technology center in Beijing, China.
Its focus will be on...
Don’t rush to switch to early corn
Full-season corn hybrids are the best choice, even if planting is delayed.
Three surefire ways to tackle the grain market
Best advice: Diversify and don’t bet all of your crop on one strategy.
Brazil’s oil independence, ethanol use not a good model for U.S. economy
DALLAS — U.S. policy makers should make oil production a priority, according to a brief analysis released by the National Center for Policy Analysis....
CHS Inc. reporting record earnings
ST. PAUL, Minn. — CHS Inc., an energy, grains and foods company, has reported record earnings for the first half of its 2008 fiscal...
Corn fundamentals still strong
URBANA, Ill. -- As some producers consider planting more rather than less corn in 2008, the issue may be whether lingering cold, wet conditions...
Farmers wrestle with planting decisions
COLUMBUS — High soybean prices and low input costs won out over the demand for ethanol production in U.S. farmers’ decisions to plant more...
