U.S. DDGS exports to Korea jump
WASHINGTON -- Korea's imports of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have more than tripled during the first half of this year compared to...
Survey says consumers back farmers and biodiesel production
ST. LOUIS -- A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean...
U.S. farm expenses reached record $260 billion in 2007
WASHINGTON -- It's not the record most farmers want to set. The rising cost of fuel and other products drove U.S. farm production expenditures...
Good news for the cattle industry
URBANA, Ill. -- Better days are likely ahead for the cattle industry, according to a Purdue University Extension marketing specialist.
"As numbers keep dropping,...
USDA increases limits for direct loans
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has put into place a new farm bill provision, increasing the limits on loans to $300,000 — up...
Acreage report: Some Ohioans switched to soybeans
Ohio's farmland planted to corn is down 13 percent from 2007; soybeans up 11 percent.
Grain and oilseed prices continue to rise in June
Ohio's June corn price of $6.67 per bushel is up $1.13 from May, and the state's June soybean price of $13.90 per bushel is up $1.80 from May, and $6.18 above what was received at the same time last year.
Forecast favorable for Midwest corn pollination
Weather during the end of July can make or break the Midwest corn crop.
U.S. beef and pork riding export wave
May pork sales set yet another monthly record while beef exports reached their highest levels since December of 2003.
Corn stocks higher than expected
The USDA's July report shows a tight supply and demand situation for both corn and soybeans.
