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Jan 03
Lansing Trade Group now part of Andersons
The Andersons acquisition of the Lansing Trade Group, LLC is now official. Prior to the merger, The Andersons owned nearly a third of the Lansing Group which will now be combined with the Andersons Grain Group. CEO of The Andersons Pat Bowe says the acquisition creates a grain business of highly complementary assets which significantly …
Jan 03
USDA operations during shutdown
More than 60 percent of all USDA staff are still working during the government shutdown. The Natural Resource Conservation Service is the only USDA agency fully staffed. Nearly 90 percent of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and Ag Marketing Service are staffed. And, about 70 percent of employees for the Farm Service Agency, Forest …
Jan 03
Farmers for Free Trade pushing for trade progress in 2019
The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says he is hopeful farmers will see trade progress in the new year. Brian Kuehl says the recent trade truce with China is a start… “We’d like to see the trade war with China wrapped up,” he says. “We need to get back into the business of …
Jan 03
Farm succession planning
As the average age of farmers continues to rise, it’s becoming increasingly important for farm families to have a strategy in place for the next generation. A CPA who specializes in agriculture says a good succession plan begins with having all important documents in order. Ryan Swalwell, owner of Heartland Financial Resource Group based in …
Jan 02
Judge backs USDA in GIPSA rule withdrawal
A federal appeals judge in St. Louis has rejected a lawsuit that challenges the USDA’s withdrawal of GIPSA rules. The court denied the petition filed in late 2017 by OCM, the Organization for Competitive Markets. The GIPSA rule, proposed by the Obama administration, would have allowed producers to claim unfair prices and sue packers, feedlots …
Jan 02
Parson issues proclamation for Marshall FFA
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has recognized the Marshall High School FFA for winning the Model of Excellence award at last fall’s national convention for the second year in a row. Chapter advisor Tyler Burgin, “We are the first chapter to do this twice in a row. We’re the first chapter to be recognized as the …
Jan 02
Soybeans supported by Brazil’s weather concerns
Soybeans closed higher Wednesday resulting partly from Brazil’s hot, dry weather concerns. DTN says it’s causing doubts that Brazil will produce a record crop. There are also domestic demand uncertainties. Cash soybeans have an FOB price of $9.33 in New Orleans indicating some export demand. There’s encouragement from ongoing trade negotiations with China. Corn closed …
Jan 02
2018 was record-breaking year for Iowa biodiesel plants
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) reports that, after a slight decrease in 2017, Iowa’s 12 biodiesel plants rebounded with a record-breaking 365 million gallons of biodiesel production in 2018. IRFA Executive Director Monte Shaw said the increased production was largely due to the plummeting level of biodiesel imports following a verdict against Argentina and …
Jan 02
NemaStrike Technology proves high return on investment
NemaStrike Technology battles multiple types of nematodes for various crops with a high return on investment. NemaStirke is able to kill 2 to 3 life cycles of nematodes in the early stages of crop development, according to AJ Hohmann, US Marketing Manager for Acceleron for Bayer Crop Science. Data from 2014-2017 shows a 2.2 bushel …