North Dakota Soybean Leaders Sound Alarm Over China Trade Stalemate, Storage Shortages

As harvest season begins across the Northern Plains, soybean growers in North Dakota face mounting challenges tied to the lack of trade with China. Basis levels have dropped sharply in recent weeks, and the Pacific Northwest export
Grains try to push green
Grain markets found strength today, pushing green back on the screen after a stretch of choppy trade. Concerns over disease pressure are adding to the tone as harvest draws closer. Farmers and traders alike are monitoring the
North Dakota Confirms Bird Flu In Dickey County Turkey Flock

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture received confirmation of the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Dickey County from the South Dakota State University Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic
Scouting for Nutrient Deficiencies Ahead of Harvest

As we enter into harvest season, it’s not too early for farmers to be thinking about next year’s crop. In fact, now is an important time for farmers to collect data that can be used to inform
Update on PepsiCo’s Regenerative Agriculture Program

PepsiCo’s newly released 2024 ESG Summary, highlights significant strides in climate action, regenerative agriculture, and nutrition for the company. We get an update on their progress, their goals and talk with Margaret Henry who is VP of
Discussing Right to Repair and Food Security

Farmers are being squeezed like never before; corporate repair restrictions cost farmers over $3 billion a year. When farmers can’t affordably fix their machinery, they lose crops, waste fuel, and face devastating financial strain and the ripple
Mixed to Lower Action in Thursday Market Trade

Grains and oilseeds are mixed to lower again on Thursday while the outside markets are also quiet. Livestock trade is showing more pressure in cattle futures as well today. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us to discuss
Chicken Producers Applaud EPA Decision

The Environmental Protection Agency determined that more restrictive federal wastewater regulations and new cost burdens would be harmful for U.S. meat and poultry processing operations. The agency also concluded that the current system of federal, state, and
Soybean Basis Crumbles Amid Weak Demand and Storage Issues

(FARGO, ND) – As China remains absent from buying U.S. soybeans, many producers in the Northern Plains and northwestern Corn Belt are facing a growing problem as we get into harvest season. Cash basis for soybeans in
Growth Energy Welcomes Passage of California E15 Bill

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, applauded the California State Senate today after the legislature unanimously approved AB 30, a bill that would finally allow California fuel retailers to sell E15, a fuel option