Ag Business Articles
CHS 3Q Net Income Reflects Strong Global Demand
Published July 13, 2023
CHS is reporting quarterly net income of $547.5 million. That compares to nearly $577 million during last year’s record third quarter. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, CHS has net income of $1.6 billion and revenues of…Syngenta Announces Registration of New Corn Herbicide Innovation
Published July 13, 2023
The EPA has approved the registration of Syngenta's latest residual corn herbicide. Storen will be available for use in 2024, subject to state approvals. Storen is labeled for preemergence and post-emergence in field control and has partial control or control…Syngenta Brings Together Biologicals Business
Published July 13, 2023
Syngenta is bringing together the Valagro technology platform it acquired three years ago with its in-house biologicals business. In a statement, Syngenta said this one-team approach sets the stage for fast growth in the biologicals market. Syngenta Biologicals is the…Cargill-Deere Collaboration
Published July 12, 2023
Cargill and John Deere are working together to streamline the digital and in-field experience for farmers using John Deere technology and participating in the Cargill RegenConnect program. The Cargill program provides farmers a financial incentive for the adoption of regenerative…Simplot Settles With DOJ/EPA
Published July 12, 2023
J.R. Simplot has come to terms with the Justice Department and EPA over environmental issues with its Pocatello, Idaho facility. The company will pay $150 million to reduce the environmental impact of the fertilizer facility and pay a $1.5 million…Nutrien Cuts Potash Production
Published July 11, 2023
Nutrien has temporarily cut potash production at its Cory potash mine in Saskatchewan. The labor issues at the Port of Vancouver limits its export capability. So far, the strike has only impacted the Saskatoon mine but Nutrien officials said a…Sugar Business Threatened by Unfair Trade Practices
Published July 11, 2023
During the House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Minnesota, Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee stressed the need for an aggressive trade agenda. For Kildee, that includes protecting the sugarbeet industry. "Sugar growers support 144,000 jobs over the U.S.and these jobs are…Political Airs
Published July 10, 2023
Schiefelbein Farms is the largest seedstock cattle operation in Minnesota and one of the largest in the country. The site that is home to an annual bull sale hosted lawmakers from across the country for the House Ways and Means…Out of the Beltway
Published July 10, 2023
Nearly 20 members of Congress traveled to Schiefelbein Farms for the field hearing on agricultural trade and the supply chain. After the three-hour hearing, Chairman Jason Smith said it is a priority for the Ways and Means Committee to get…