Tennessee’s Helena Chemical to buy Illinois’ Hintzsche Fertilizer
Helena Chemical Co., based in Collierville, has reached an agreement to acquire the Illinois firm of Hintzsche Fertilizer and its subsidiaries, Burroughs Ag Services and Walter Seed and Fertilizer.
Korean buyers make stops in Indiana to learn more about U.S. soy
A delegation of South Korean soybean buyers and other officials visited the United States with the goal of learning more about American soybeans and how they’re produced and processed.
Report: Adult obesity up in more states, but kids’ now leveling off
Adult obesity rates went up in six states last year but declined in none – while obesity rates among children started to level off for the first time since tracking began about 20 years ago.
Some cheese export orders being returned to domestic sales
Cash dairy markets set new records last week on block and barrel cheese and butter as traders awaited the August Milk Production report Friday, Sept. 19.
Some parts of Illinois received three times as much rainfall last week compared to the same periods in previous years, and if precipitation remains heavy in the coming weeks, it could complicate the timing of corn harvest.
