Author: Membership

SOYBEANS AT RISK? WHY INDIANA AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS WORRY ABOUT MYSTERY SEEDS FROM CHINA –

There’s a reason Indiana agriculture officials don’t see the humor in the mysterious seed packets that are showing up in more than 300 Hoosier mailboxes. Soybeans. (IndyStar)

REPORT PROVIDES NEW FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE RISKS, IMPACTS TO US AGRICULTURE –

A new report focuses on how agricultural systems are impacted by climate change and offers a list of 20 indicators that provide a broad look at what’s happening across the … Read More

LEADERS FROM EU AND U.S. DEBATE FARM TO FORK STRATEGY AND FUTURE OF GLOBAL TRADE –

In the latest installment of the European Conservatives and Reformist Party’s “Europe Debates” series, agricultural leaders from the European Union and United States discussed the EU’s new Farm to Fork … Read More

IFB COVID-19 RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT:

Earlier this month, the USDA announced additional commodities are eligible for CFAP, expanded eligibility for certain crops and corrected payment rates for others. Additional details can be found on our … Read More

WALMART, KROGER BOTTLE THEIR OWN MILK AND SHAKE UP AMERICAN DAIRY INDUSTRY –

Americans’ thirst for cheap milk – and grocers’ rush to provide it – are remaking the centuries-old dairy industry. When supermarket shoppers reach for white gallon jugs these days, most … Read More

CHINA NEEDS ‘EXPLOSIVE’ BUYING TO MEET U.S. FARM IMPORT TARGET –

With nearly seven months gone, an ambitious $36.5 billion target for Chinese imports of U.S. farm goods this year may not be quite out of reach, but it’s looking like … Read More

BIG-MONEY INVESTORS GEAR UP FOR A TRILLION-DOLLAR BET ON FARMLAND –

Farmland has become steadily more expensive, and the pool of farmers and their heirs who can afford to buy it is shrinking. Yet there’s a growing appetite for it among … Read More

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS ABOARD FISHING SHIPS –

Seafood vessels and processing plants have become hotspots for the virus in coastal states like Alaska where fishing is a critical industry – similar to the spate of outbreaks at … Read More

CHINA’S CORN-MARKET POP COULD LIFT AMERICAN FARMERS –

Corn prices in China are soaring, which could be good news for American farmers. As China’s formerly bloated stockpiles shrink, prices have climbed to a five-year high. (Wall Street Journal)

3 BIG THINGS TODAY –

Soybean futures lower in overnight trading; ethanol production surges to highest level in four months; flood warnings, watches in effect for parts of several midwestern states. (Successful Farming)

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