Author: Membership

DEALING WITH THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHORTAGE –

It’s Christmas tree season, but in 2021, you might find it harder to get your hands on a real or artificial tree than in previous years. One of the reasons … Read More

FARMWEEK FEATURE: DAIRY FARMERS EXPECT PRICE HIKES IN 2022

USDA’s current price projections for 2022 surpass the $20-mark (at $20.25 per hundredweight) for all milk, with Class IV and Class III average price estimates close behind at $18.70 and … Read More

STOCKS TURN CHOPPY IN MORNING TRADE

Stocks wobbled between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday as losses for some big technology stocks blunted gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 … Read More

BIDEN EASES BIOFUEL QUOTA BLOW TO FARMERS WITH FUTURE GROWTH

The Biden administration sought to thread the needle between oil and agriculture interests by proposing modest quotas for the use of biofuels while seeking to block exemptions for dozens of … Read More

IL FARM BUREAU GEARS UP FOR FIGHT OVER BIDEN WOTUS RULES

The Illinois Farm Bureau is telling its members to get ready for a fight with the new Waters of the United States rules coming from the Biden Administration. Director of … Read More

HOW FOOD INFLUENCERS AFFECT WHAT WE EAT –

Scroll through social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and you will be confronted with picture after picture of perfectly presented and utterly delicious-looking meals. While the smell … Read More

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL PANTRY FIGHTS STUDENT FOOD INSECURITY –

So far this semester the School Street Food Pantry has served a total of around 375 students. Around 95% of the students the pantry serves are from Illinois State University. … Read More

U.S. BOOSTED OIL AND FOOD EXPORTS IN OCTOBER, AS THE TRADE DEFICIT NARROWED –

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in October as an increase in exports of U.S. energy and agricultural commodities outpaced growth in imports, which were restrained by a backlog at … Read More

WEEKLY AGRICULTURE: BIDEN’S MISSING USDA APPOINTEES –

The Biden administration has only appointed 22 state directors for the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency and Rural Development branch, out of more than 100 open spots — a major … Read More

BRAZIL EYES $1.17 TRILLION HALAL FOOD MARKET, KEEN TO BOOST FARM TRADE WITH ISLAMIC WORLD –

Brazil, the world’s largest exporter of foodstuffs like coffee and soybeans, is keen to increase farm product exports to Islamic countries, said Flavio Bettarello, deputy trade secretary at the Agriculture … Read More

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