April WASDE Shows Increased U.S. Ending Stocks, Mixed World Stocks

The April WASDE Report is generally a quite affair with few revisions, but there was some anticipation with COVID-19 and…

Creighton University Economist Expects Regional Economic Recovery To Be Slow

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a black swan event like few in history and it will have a long tail…

Court Turns Down Small Refiners Appeal Of 10th Circuit Court Decision

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided not to hold a re-hearing on a case alleging the EPA…

South Dakota Corn Growers President Says Biofuels Industry Needs Government Aid

South Dakota Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds are leading a delegation of Senators asking the USDA to provide additional…

Dairy Groups Asking USDA For Financial Help

The National Milk Producers Federation along with the International Dairy Foods Association are asking the USDA for financial assistance for…

R CALF Officials Want Competition Restored To The Cattle Markets

R-CALF members held a live facebook meeting this week to talk about the market challenges faced by independent cattle producers.…

NGFA Wants States To Harmonize Truck Weight Limits

The National Grain and Feed Association has joined over 60 agricultural groups asking states to increase their weight limits for…

Iowa Pork Producers President Concerned With Shutdown Of Tyson Pork Plant

Tyson Food’s pork processing facility in Columbus Junction Iowa has suspended its operations for a week following the discovery of…

POET Idling Ethanol Plants

POET announced it is idling ethanol plants in South Dakota and Iowa and delaying startup of a new plant in…

STC Executive Wants Congress To Pass Infrastructure Bills Following Pandemic Response

The Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says the federal government is rightly dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic…