Author: Membership

DESUTTER: YOUNG LEADERS ARE THE FUTURE OF FARM BUREAU –

After just 10 years of farming, Young Leader Chairman Drew DeSutter (Knox County), like most farmers, has experienced many highs and lows. During his address at the Illinois Farm Bureau … Read More

DICAMBA TRAINING TO BE HELD FEB. 17 –

Farmers planning to use dicamba on soybeans in 2020 must attend dicamba label training annually and soon, they’ll get their chance. (Daily Chronicle)

USDA ISSUES LAST BATCH OF AID TO FARMERS IMPACTED BY TRADE WAR –

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Monday that farmers enrolled in a temporary program aimed at helping offset the damage they may have incurred from foreign retaliatory tariffs will … Read More

MANY IMPACTS ON ILLINOIS FARMERS –

Illinois farmers have faced the uncertainties of weather, tariffs, international trade agreements, competition from other countries, but while some things are out of their hand, what happens in Springfield doesn’t … Read More

CAUCUS FLOP COULD DENT ETHANOL’S POLITICAL MIGHT –

The #IowaCaucusDisaster on Monday night could be bad news for ethanol. The biofuel sector has long held outsized sway in presidential politics, but that power could be in jeopardy now … Read More

KUDLOW: CORONAVIRUS WILL DELAY ‘EXPORT BOOM’ TO CHINA – U.S. farmers and ranchers will have to wait longer for the expected surge of Chinese purchases agreed to under the “phase one” trade deal as the country grapples with trying to stop the spread of the coronavirus, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Tuesday. (Agri-Pulse)

U.S. farmers and ranchers will have to wait longer for the expected surge of Chinese purchases agreed to under the “phase one” trade deal as the country grapples with trying … Read More

STUDY REVEALS MIDWEST FARMERS’ TOP CONCERNS, STRESSORS –

Researchers at the University of Iowa College of Public Health asked farmers to identify their own perspectives regarding hazards and stressors associated with their work. Nearly half of the 540 … Read More

EVEN WITH TRADE DISPUTES, GLOBAL COMPETITION, STATE POLICIES ALSO AFFECT ILLINOIS FARMERS –

Illinois farmers have faced the uncertainties of weather, tariffs, international trade agreements, competition from other countries, but while some things are out of their hand, what happens in Springfield doesn’t … Read More

LIGHTHIZER SAYS HE HAS NOT HEARD FROM CHINESE ON CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS –

The top trade official in the United States says he is aware of reports about the impact of the coronavirus on China’s ability to fulfill commitments made during recent trade … Read More

FINAL 2019 MARKET FACILITATION PROGRAM PAYMENTS GOING OUT THIS WEEK –

Farmers can expect the third and final round of 2019 “trade aid” payments to hit their bank accounts by the end of this week. (Agri-Pulse)

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