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Layoffs for Deere & Company
Published September 21, 2023
John Deere plans to lay off 225 production workers at its Harvester Works factory in East Moline, Illinois on October 16. This plant has over 2,300 employees with 2,000 working in production.Wheat Groups Support Food for Peace Concept
Published September 21, 2023
The National Association of Wheat Growers and U.S. Wheat Associates are praising a bipartisan group of lawmakers for the introduction of the American Farmers Feed the World Act. This proposal would restore the intent of the Food for Peace program…Climate Change Seen as an Issue Worldwide
Published September 21, 2023
More than 70 percent of farmers worldwide believe climate change has already had a large impact on their farm. Bayer commissioned this research by interviewing 800 farmers from the U.S., China, Brazil and five other countries. Seventy-three percent of these…Cargill Income Down From One Year Ago
Published September 21, 2023
Cargill is reporting net income of $3.8 billion for the year ending May 31. That’s down from a record $6.7 billion in the previous year. Profits were hurt by losses in Cargill’s beef and chicken business.SD Soybeans Better Than Expected
Published September 20, 2023
Roy E. Abbott Futures President Roy Abbott is hearing reports of decent soybean yields in South Dakota. "We've got some people that were disappointed earlier with 35-to-40 (bushel per acre) yielding beans, but the later fields are yielding in the…Grain Elevators Ready for Fall Season
Published September 20, 2023
Logistics at North Dakota grain elevators has not been a big issue so far. North Dakota Grain Dealers Association Executive Vice President Stu Letcher says that could change. "It's an interesting situation. It sounds like the wheat has not been…Grass Cattle Keep Coming
Published September 20, 2023
Herreid Livestock Auction owner Kent Fjeldheim is seeing the rush of grass cattle move through the sale barn. "We've been having about 3,000 a week since August, but this week we saw 5,000 head move through." Fjeldheim says with buyers…MFU Minute
Published September 20, 2023
Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish joins us to talk about the MFU fly-in and a recent trade trip. Hear more in this week's MFU Minute.Soybeans Starting to Turn
Published September 20, 2023
Carrington, North Dakota farmer Caylor Rosenau expects the soybean harvest to be going full throttle in a week-to-ten days. The corn crop perked up after August rains. "I picked a few ears and it's got about a quarter to milkline…