Category: Agriculture News

News about food, farming, business, politics and policy that impacts central Illinois farmers.

BAYER TO CUT MORE COSTS AS FARM BUSINESS HURTS –

Bayer AG unveiled on Wednesday billions in new costs cut to offset falling demand in agricultural products—the market on which it had made a huge bet with its acquisition of … Read More

MANY MARKET READY HOGS WITH INDUSTRY CONTRACTION TO FOLLOW –

USDA has released the September hogs and pigs report. It shows a record number of animals on hand in the United States. (KMA)

STATE GIVING $5M TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, MEAT PROCESSORS –

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) on Thursday announced $5 million will be available for livestock producers and small meat and poultry plants suffering interruptions as a result of the … Read More

IOWA PIG FARMER: ‘WE’RE STILL IN SURVIVAL MODE’ –

An Iowa pig farmer shares how the coronavirus has reshaped the pork market and radically altered his family’s farm. (Wall Street Journal)  

TRUMP SIGNS STOPGAP FUNDING BILL TO AVERT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN –

President Donald Trump signed stopgap spending legislation early Thursday to avert a government shutdown weeks before the presidential election, the White House said. (Bloomberg)  

ILLINOIS PORK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION ASKS COMMUNITY TO HELP FIND STOLEN GRILL –

Leaders of the Illinois Pork Producers Association said employees were shocked Monday morning when they came into work and found the organization’s grill missing from the property. (WAND)

SOARING AMAZON DEFORESTATION SPLITS BRAZIL’S AGRICULTURE LOBBY –

Brazil’s biggest lobby group for soy farmers Aprosoja has broken ties with the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) over its support for an initiative calling on the Brazilian government to rein … Read More

DRY WEATHER HEADLINES USDA CROP REPORT

Warm, dry weather marked last week for Illinois farmers. (WJBC)

AGRICULTURE OUTLOOK CONFERENCE: UNITED STATES SCORES WINS IN TRADE –

The state of US-China relations was a hot topic during the Ag Outlook Forum presented by the Kansas City Agricultural Business Council and AgriPulse on Sept. 28. (Meat + Poultry)

FROM AD HOC TO GREEN PAYMENTS –

Agriculture could face a significant financial cliff going into 2021 if the ad hoc government programs come to an end and there’s no new revenue stream to boost prices and … Read More

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