Corn enjoys hot weather, soybean growth more spotty
Heat has overtaken the Midwest from northern Michigan to southern Tennessee. Corn has taken advantage of the ideal conditions, looking healthy and deep green, while wheat is turning and soybeans are spotty.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) blasted U.S. Department of Justice antitrust regulators who gave conditional approval last week to the $130 billion merger between the Dow Chemical Company and E.I. DuPont.
June 1 came and went with Illinois lawmakers once again failing to enact a year-long budget in their third consecutive session, leaving ag leaders wondering just how significant the impact will be on agriculture throughout the state.
Marsh finds two buyers for 26 of its grocery locations
Marsh Supermarkets, headquartered in Fishers north of Indianapolis, has found two buyers for 26 of its 44 remaining stores – affiliates of The Kroger Co. and Fresh Encounter – according to a motion filed last week in Marsh’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
Labor, trade, production were hot topics for World Pork Expo
Amid the livestock exhibits, workshops and live music, the hot-button topics of labor, trade policy and production improvement were on the minds of U.S. and international producers at the 2017 World Pork Expo, June 7-9 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
Deadline extended for farms to meet FDA water standards
Following complaints from farmers and food producers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will delay establishing a timetable for farmers and others to meet the new critical agricultural water standards proposed under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
