How the soy checkoff is impactful to farmers

The director of public policy at the Ohio Soybean Association says the soy checkoff program is increasing value opportunities for farmers. Brandon Kern says it’s all about expanding export markets.  “We’re kind of in this place right now where we’ve relied on China as an export market for a number of years and now they’re…… Continue Reading

Ethanol production up modestly on week, year

U.S. ethanol production bounced back a little last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.015 million barrels a day, up 21,000 on the week as some plants ended seasonal maintenance and 6,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says the estimating operating margins at the average…… Continue Reading

EPA updates chlorpyrifos label

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made changes to the chlorpyrifos insecticide label to better comply with the Endangered Species Act. Chlorpyrifos is used to control foliage and soil insect pests. Kyle Kunkler with the American Soybean Association says the changes were expected and seem reasonable. “They’ll require things like not applying chlorpyrifos products withing…… Continue Reading

Middle East tensions add to combustible urea market

The vice president of fertilizer for Stone X Group says increased tensions in the Middle East are concerning for farmers. “High tensions usually mean higher prices.” Josh Linville says Iran’s attack this week on Israel adds to an already volatile urea market that’s seen many countries severely reducing exports. “All of these add up to…… Continue Reading

Dryness limiting producer gains in Michigan

The President of the Michigan Farm Bureau says crops have been maturing at a hyper speed. Carl Bednarski tells Brownfield, “It’s dry and the commodities are dry.” “We’re seeing some beans coming into single digits for moisture, and the farmers are adding it up and it’s like, wow look how much money I’m losing just…… Continue Reading

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