Fertilizer prices vary at the retail level, but are stabilizing in general
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After reaching unprecedented price levels last year, fertilizer markets are adjusting to a dramatically different economic situation, making it hard...
Korean free-trade agreement could open market for U.S. agriculture
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — American agriculture should benefit from a pending free-trade agreement between the United States and Korea, according to an expert in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
Ohio pounded by severe weather
COLUMBUS -- Violent storms that tore through the eastern United States late Friday, June 29, have left at least 12 people dead and more...
USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board revises projections
URBANA, Ill. -- In its February report, USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board revised projections of 2009-10 marketing year corn and soybean exports.Corn United States...
Tight U.S. crop supplies, strong demand continue
Tight supplies and strong demand mean prices for corn and soybeans are likely to remain high for the foreseeable future.
Researchers study heifer feeding techniques and meat quality
WASHINGTON -- To help satisfy consumers' growing appetite for beef, Agricultural Research Service scientists are looking at innovative ways to make cattle production more...
Green Ribbon Fairs program to showcase soybean products at 11 fairs
ST. LOUIS — The soybean checkoff's Green Ribbon Fairs program will introduce millions of fair attendees — from both rural and urban areas — to the benefits of soy-based consumer and industrial products.
Expert says unusual growing season could cause unusual aphid cycle
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension experts are working to determine how the soybean aphid might affect the 2012 crop.
Can wheat producers keep pace with growing global demand?
Farmers around the world have responded to growing demand by producing record crops recently. As a result, USDA forecasts that global ending stocks for 2009/10 (June-May) will be 196.8 million metric tons, up 60 percent from a recent low of 123.3 million metric tons in 2007/08.
Rising energy costs drive food prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Retail food prices at the supermarket increased during the second quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.
