Results show farmers are more likely to adopt conservation practices if assistance is readily available. Eighth-generation central Illinois farmer Derek Martin says he’s seen the environmental and economic benefits of decades of regenerative agricultural practices, such as no-tilling and cover crops. “We’ve been able to cut back on certain inputs.”  He says, “We’ve been able…… Continue Reading

A market analyst says he’s concerned China still hasn’t purchased any U.S. soybeans for the new crop marketing year. Arlan Suderman is with StoneX Group says the country usually has 150 to 200 million bushels of new crop U.S. soybeans booked by now. Instead “they’ve been very aggressively booking South American soybeans, mostly Brazil.” Suderman…… Continue Reading