The executive director of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board says growing ethanol exports helps increase corn demand. Rodney Weinzerl says their group is focused on several emerging ethanol markets. “We think the Japanese market is going to continue to grow.” He says, “The Philippines is in the process of moving to an E20 blend, as…… Continue Reading
Corn grind, soybean crush both solid during July
Corn demand for ethanol use continues to be strong, while crush demand remains a bright spot for soybeans. The USDA says 473.504 million bushels of corn were used for fuel alcohol production in July 2024, up 6% from June and 4% from July 2023, with demand driven by supportive processing margins and demand expectations. Production…… Continue Reading
Spring wheat crop insurance usage up
The crop agency manager with Country Financial says the number of farmers protecting their spring wheat acres with crop insurance is increasing. Doug Yoder tells Brownfield nearly 80% of Illinois wheat acres are protected. “Roughly about the southern third of Illinois, those counties automatically are able to grow wheat, and then harvest the wheat, and…… Continue Reading
‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Amy Slaton Arrested at a Tennessee Zoo
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Jelly Roll’s New Necklace Has a Deep Meaning Behind It
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Grassley critical of EPA draft Insecticide Strategy
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is echoing concerns of ag stakeholders that have submitted public comments critical of EPA’s draft Insecticide Strategy. The Iowa Republican says those groups are urging EPA to redo its practice for pesticides. “They also asserted the EPA was overregulating by setting policies based on worst-case scenarios rather than real world data.…… Continue Reading
Meristem launches free carbon intensity estimator
Farmers now have a no cost way to learn their carbon intensity (CI) score. Peter Rousonelos, senior vice president of business development with Meristem Crop Performance, says the CI Estimator is a service to better educate farmers. “There are people that are charging saying that they’ll get you a carbon intensity store and what we…… Continue Reading
Solid week for export inspections
The USDA says that as of the week ending August 29th, U.S. corn, sorghum, soybean, and wheat export inspections were ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the current respective marketing years. The 2024/25 marketing year kicked off June 1st for wheat, while 2023/24 got underway September 1st for beans, corn, and sorghum. The…… Continue Reading
Sticking to the Profitability Playbook
Illinois corn farmers are feeling the pinch of lower commodity prices. That’s why the Illinois Corn Marketing Board is focused on expanding corn demand. Farmers have seen commodity prices decline rapidly over the past year. Rodney Weinzerl, executive director of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, says near term projections aren’t promising. The post Sticking to…… Continue Reading
Pork producers to urge Congress to pass a farm bill
Minnesota pig farmers are heading to Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to pass a farm bill. Lauren Servick with the Minnesota Pork Producers Association says this is a critical time. “Between now and the election there’s only about two work weeks out in D.C., so we’ve had a good August recess of connecting with our…… Continue Reading
