USDA reports record crops in 2009
WASHINGTON -- U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary released Jan....
Food companies, farm industry helping Haiti earthquake victims
WOOSTER, Ohio -- As thousands of devastated people in Haiti continue to search for family members and friends, and cope with looting frenzies and...
2010: It’s still not ‘business as usual’ for agriculture
SALEM, Ohio -- Let's start the year as most prognosticators do: predicting what will happen in the next 12 months. But we needed help,...
Late corn harvest lifts prices, for now
URBANA, Ill. -- In the short run, another round of harvest delays has supported corn and soybean prices, and strong demand for corn for...
Futures market may be last hope for dying U.S. pork industry
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Bankruptcy is a terrible word, but one that indicates the pork industry is entering the "last leg down" in this...
Taiwan closes door to some U.S. beef
WASHINGTON -- Despite a recent agreement to allow a full reopening of the Taiwan market to U.S. beef, Taiwanese lawmakers announced Jan. 5 that...
Cattlemen challenge EPA greenhouse gas ruling in court
NCBA claims EPA will be able to tell farmers that they can only emit a certain level of greenhouse gases.
300-bushel corn? Yep, we can do that
ST. LOUIS -- Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers...
Nations agree to climate change accord in Denmark
SALEM, Ohio -- President Barack Obama committed the United States to cutting the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent by 2020, and by...
Colorado grain elevator fined for worker hazards after teen dies
Teen's death triggers OSHA investigation and $1.6 million in fines for Colorado grain elevator.
