GrainCorp First Half Profits Fall
Australia-based GrainCorp reports net profits for the first half of the year of $3.3 million in U.S. dollars. That's down 92 percent from one year ago. Company officials cite an oversupply of grain globally.
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Corteva Launches New Cercospora Control
The EPA has approved the registration of Corteva’s Verpixo fungicide with Adavelt to control Cercospora leaf spot in sugarbeets. This product has a new mode of action, which will strengthen the farmers’ resistance management strategy. Verpixo fungicide with Adavelt is…
FAPRI: A Corn-Soybean Trade-off
A study by the University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute offers a cautious message about the year-round E15 legislation. Automatic small refinery exemptions are also part of the E15 bill. FAPRI says ethanol demand would boost the…
NAWG Urges Action on Inputs, Farm Bill After USDA Report
Citing the dramatic wheat numbers in the USDA supply/demand report, the National Association of Wheat Growers said it is time for Congress to finalize the farm bill and address rising farm input costs. The USDA report cut wheat production by…
Smallest Wheat Crop Since ’72
Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm said wheat was the big story from the USDA supply/demand report. "The USDA for the new crop wheat came in at 1.561 billion bushels, down from 1.9 a year ago." That would…
Farm Bill Veteran Moves to BGR Group
A bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, BGR Group, has added Kellie Adesina to its staff as a vice president specializing in agriculture and food policy. Most recently, Adesina was the government affairs director for Kraft Heinz. Before that, she…
Mosaic: Phosphate Demand Outstrips Supply
There will not be enough phosphate fertilizer to meet global demand this year. That’s the headline coming out of Mosaic’s quarterly financial report. Mosaic CEO Bruce Bodine said the demand for sulfur, ammonia and urea goes beyond the supply. To…
Pioneer Agronomy Minute
In today's Pioneer Agronomy Minute, Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Lunder talks about the less-than ideal conditions for planting corn and soybeans this spring. "To date, we have not acquired enough GDUs to allow either corn and soybeans to emerge," said…
Administration Eyes Fuel Relief
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the Trump administration is considering additional measures to help lower fuel prices, including a possible suspension of the federal gas tax. Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Wright said the administration supports efforts to reduce…
WestBred Wheat Report
Sulfur may not get as much attention as nitrogen, but WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg says it is becoming increasingly important for wheat production across the Northern Plains. In this week’s WestBred Wheat Report, Berg explains why sulfur deficiencies…
