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A Collaboration That Built a Farm Industry Powerhouse

Published February 28, 2026

It’s been 30 years since the very first Commodity Classic was held in Phoenix. Fairmount, North Dakota, farmer Wallie Hardie had an integral role in the creation of this huge event. "I was vice president of the National Corn Growers…

Rollins to Address Commodity Classic Crowd

Published February 23, 2026

A year ago, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made her first appearance at Commodity Classic. “The state of the ag economy, especially for row crop producers, is perhaps the worst its been in 100 years,” Rollins said at the time. Rollins…

30 Years of Memories

Published February 22, 2026

The National Corn Growers Association and American Soybean Association founded Commodity Classic 30 years ago with three representatives of each organization on the original steering committee. The first show as in 1996 in Phoenix. Orlando, Anaheim, New Orleans, Nashville and…

Classic Begins Wednesday

Published February 20, 2026

Commodity Classic is billed as ‘America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience.’ The National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and Association of Equipment Manufacturers partner on this show. The massive…

Region Well Represented Among Wheat Contest Winners

Published December 15, 2025

The 28 winners of the National Wheat Yield Contest have submitted their wheat for quality testing. Quality winners will be announced during a wheat quality webinar on January 21, and awards will be presented at the 2026 Commodity Classic in…

ECAP Program Announced at Commodity Classic

Published March 2, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made her first visit to Commodity Classic, beginning with a message from her boss, saying President Trump hears you and will never stop fighting for the farmers and ranchers. Rollins promised to be agriculture’s second greatest…

A Focus on the U.S.-China Trade Relationship

Published March 4, 2024

The American Soybean Association wants improvements made to the trade title in the new farm bill. With China's economy dealing with a slight downturn, ASA board member Ronnie Russell believes that efforts should be focused on increasing trade with the…

A Record-Breaker

Published March 3, 2024

Commodity Classic attendance topped 11,000, breaking the previous record set last year in Orlando. Houston hosted the annual meeting of the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Sorghum Producers and the Association of…

Overlapping Residuals

Published March 1, 2024

Weed resistance remains a constant threat to the bottom line. FMC agronomist Camille Lambert feels there are never too many tools for a farmer to deal with resistance. "We're still trying to kind of get growers to shift their mindset…

Vilsack: Farmers Need New Revenue Streams

Published March 12, 2023

The last two years were the best farm income years in the history of the United States. Despite those records, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Commodity Classic audience nearly 50 percent of farmers lost money. Another nearly 40 percent…

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A Collaboration That Built a Farm Industry Powerhouse

Rollins to Address Commodity Classic Crowd

30 Years of Memories

Classic Begins Wednesday

Region Well Represented Among Wheat Contest Winners

ECAP Program Announced at Commodity Classic

A Focus on the U.S.-China Trade Relationship

A Record-Breaker

Overlapping Residuals

Vilsack: Farmers Need New Revenue Streams

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