Author: Membership

A NEW WINDOW FOR USMCA MOVEMENT

House lawmakers’ return to Washington on Tuesday will kick off a two-week work period before members take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday — a sizable window that could see … Read More

CORN BELT FARMERS FACE PROPANE CRUNCH

Farmers across the Corn Belt are running into supply bottlenecks at a time when they can ill afford to wait. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration declared a regional emergency … Read More

COLD WEATHER CUTS INTO CORN CROP

After a year of record planting delays due to heavy rain and flooding, Midwestern farmers have been dealing with additional weather challenges during the harvest season. USDA on Friday lowered … Read More

FALL FERTILIZER APPLICATION SEASON COMPRESSED AGAIN

Harvest delays and a warm start to October didn’t give farmers many opportunities to apply fall fertilizer. But it appears applicators still have time to catch up this month, weather … Read More

SURVEY: AGRICULTURAL WOMEN SEEK MORE LEADERSHIP ROLES –

Women serve as active advocates for agriculture and successful business owners interested in filling leadership roles, according to a new American Farm Bureau Federation survey. A majority of those surveyed, … Read More

RURAL POWER SYSTEMS PLUG INTO RENEWABLES, WHILE KEEPING COSTS DOWN –

With solar and wind power systems getting cheaper and coal prices steadily rising, America’s rural areas are, often with the help of grants, loans, and tax breaks, getting in step … Read More

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN FARMERS AND CONSUMERS –

“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” It has been 63 years since President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered … Read More

ETHANOL SECTOR LOOKS SOUTH FOR SALES BOOST –

Ethanol producers burned by President Donald Trump’s biofuel policies might have found a fix for their demand problems: Ramping up sales to Mexico. (Politico)

CANADA PM CITES ‘POSITIVE MOMENTUM’ ON USMCA DEAL AS TOP U.S. OFFICIAL VISITS –

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday cited “positive momentum” in the U.S. process to ratify a new continental trade deal, which has been in limbo for months amid concerns … Read More

COLDER TEMPS TO CONTINUE –

“We’re looking at a real chilly pattern that’s going to be with us for a while.” Those words from DTN Chief Agriculture Meteorologist Bryce Anderson sum up the 10-day weather … Read More

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