Ventilation tech key in design of newer swine barns
Across the nation and in Canada, swine farmers are beginning to turn their hog barns into mechanized facilities that are highly productive, more efficiently ventilated and healthier environments.
Approximately 500 people came to view the three-barn Sandy Creek Lane sow farm open house, located on five acres northwest of Wenona in central Illinois, on April 26.
Higher blends of ethanol touted at Indiana meeting
Since Congress first approved the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) a dozen years ago to promote biofuel, corn and ethanol interest groups have pushed to make blends higher than E10 available to drivers.
U.S. ethanol, South America play role in lower corn prices
The lower corn prices farmers see will play a significant role in mixed expectations regarding demand factors and the potential for large supplies coming out of South America, said Todd Hubbs, a University of Illinois agricultural economist.
Report: Soy second in Illinois exports, adds $7.5B to GSP
The value chain provided by Illinois soybeans and associated industries contributes $7.48 billion to gross state product (GSP) in the Land of Lincoln, according to an Informa Economics IEG report funded by the Illinois Soybean Assoc. (ISA) checkoff program.
Rising middle class likely to dictate more protein, soy
Demand for livestock, or animal protein, is growing around the world. While much of that growth has been in China, that is going to change as the country’s population ages and growth slows, said Tanner Ehmke, senior economist at CoBank.
