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Election-Year Dynamics and the Farm Bill
Published January 17, 2024
Combest Sell and Associates Managing Partner Tom Sell believes election-year politics could be good for the farm bill process. "People want to get something done," said Sell. "That plays well for their constituencies, particularly throughout Rural America." The presidential campaign…Deere Takes on Rural Connectivity Concern
Published January 17, 2024
John Deere equipment will soon have satellite internet service for its farmer/customers in the United States and Brazil. With a new strategic partnership with SpaceX, Deere hopes to solve the problem of connectivity in rural areas. Deere Senior Product Manager…Administration Considers Removal of Snake River Dams
Published January 16, 2024
The export business has been complicated by transportation issues, ranging from the conflicts on the Red Sea and Black Sea to low water levels at the Panama Canal. Bismarck lawyer David Barrett, who previously served as general counsel for the…AgCountry Announces Special $125 Million Patronage Dividend
Published January 15, 2024
AgCountry Farm Credit Services will distribute a record $125 million patronage dividend to its member-owners. The AgCountry board has issued a one percent patronage dividend for the past five years. Due to the success of this past year, the board…Congress to Consider Another Stopgap Spending Package
Published January 15, 2024
Congressional leaders took steps over the weekend to avoid a government shutdown. This deal calls for another continuing resolution to fund parts of the government, including USDA, until March 1. The rest of the agencies would have enough money to…CHS, GROWMARK Explore Further Collaboration
Published January 14, 2024
Two of the largest farm cooperatives are considering ways to work together. CHS and GROWMARK now collaborate on projects. CHS President and CEO Jay Debertin says the plan is to consider new opportunities to join forces. In an interview, the…A Record Corn Crop
Published January 12, 2024
U.S. corn production is record large. "We really did see a stout increase in the yields of corn and beans compared to what they were in November." said Brian Basting, Advance Trading. "If we look at corn for example, the last…Bearish Numbers
Published January 12, 2024
USDA dumped a mountain of data on the marketplace Friday. U.S. corn production is estimated at 15.3 billion bushels. That’s up 108 million bushels from the last report. The average corn yield is 177.3 bushels per acre. That’s well above…CHS and GROWMARK to Consider Further Collaboration
Published January 12, 2024
Two of the largest farm cooperatives are looking for ways to work together. The board of directors for CHS and GROWMARK have agreed to explore opportunities for the two cooperatives to collaborate further. The two co-ops created a venture capital…