EPA Bans Use of Chlorpyrifos on Food Crops August 23, 2021 4:32 pm|The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that chlorpyrifos can no longer be used on food crops. The…
Concerns Remain Despite High Beef and Pork Exports August 23, 2021 4:30 pm|Beef and Pork exports are going great right now, but Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S.…
Farmland Values Soar in Chicago Fed District Despite COVID-19 August 15, 2021 9:59 pm|Strong commodity prices and continued government assistance are pushing farmland values up by 14 percent in the Central…
Corn Export Sales Jump While Wheat Sales Decline August 15, 2021 9:58 pm|The USDA says corn sales for the 2020-2021 marketing year that ends on August 31 jumped while wheat…
Ag Reacts to Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill August 10, 2021 6:41 pm|The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan infrastructure package that contains several important investments for agriculture. Several U.S. agricultural…
New Lumiderm® Soybean Insecticide Seed Treatment From Pioneer Doubles Spectrum of Insect Control August 8, 2021 1:45 pm|Beginning in 2022, soybean growers will be able to protect the genetic potential of their seed investment against…
Corteva Reveals New Corn Herbicide, Resicore® XL, for 2022 August 5, 2021 3:40 pm|Corteva Agriscience has revealed a new corn herbicide planned for the 2022 season. Resicore® XL herbicide is a…
As Producer Sentiment Holds Steady, Farmers Weigh in on Rising Input Prices and Farmland Values August 3, 2021 10:13 am|The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer leveled off after two months of sharp declines, down just 3…
OPEC to Raise Oil Production to Pre-COVID Levels July 19, 2021 9:30 pm|The nation’s average gas price increased 1.3 cents per gallon from a week ago to $3.16 per gallon.…
Changing Inheritance Taxes Would be Devastating for Farmers June 21, 2021 6:36 pm|The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University developed a study showing the impact of potential…