North America
Global Shrimp Production On Track for Positive Growth
Shrimp production globally is on the rise in most regions and is expected to increase 4.8 percent from 2016 to 2019, according to Professor James…
Middle East and North Africa Customers Rely on U.S. Soy Industry to Demonstrate Technical Advantages
The U.S. soy industry provides its customers with advanced technical support. Such support helps customers to realize the intrinsic advantages and superior composition of U.S.…
The Value of Soybean Oil in the Soybean Crush
This academic article explores the correlation between the boom in biodiesel and soybean prices, based on soybeans being the main feedstock used in biodiesel. U.S.…
Hartke Farms, Teutopolis, Illinois
Included among the 1,547 people who live in tiny Teutopolis, Illinois, are farmer David Hartke, his wife, Korrine, and their four children. Not included in…
More Meat, More Meal
5 Questions for Erin Borror, economist, U.S. Meat and Export Federation (USMEF) Q: Meat and poultry demand show strong growth ahead. Can you tell me…
Weather has been hot and wet
August 22, 2016 Weather has been hot and wet, which is a bad combination for beans in Iowa. Sudden death syndrome (SDS) has started to…
Growing season Timeline: Miller Farm, Belden, Nebraska
Jim Miller - Belden, Nebraska November 30, 2015 Over the past couple of weeks, we have been trying to finish up our fall field work before…
Growing Season Timeline: Moore Farm, Roseville, Illinois
Ron Moore - Roseville, Illinois December 7, 2015 This week, we are doing some repair work on the grain table for next year’s harvest. We’re…
growing season timeline: Godwin Farm, Pelham, Georgia
Walter Godwin - Pelham, Georgia December 20, 2015 I received my Crop Quality Survey results from the University of Minnesota, and they were about in…
Growing season timeline: Burrier Farm, Union Bridge, Maryland
Belinda Burrier - Union Bridge, Maryland December 7, 2015 I have been busy traveling the last couple of weeks. Last week, I was at the Executive…