On the heels of last week’s column titled “Low Prices Cure Low Prices” we see some large plus signs in the corn and wheat rows of our table. Wheat export business has picked up, and speculative funds are covering their huge shorts in the grains. Bad news failed to move soybeans lower, although they […]

With poor weather keeping farmers out of fields for so long, they’re facing difficult decisions. And with prevent plant dates for corn sneaking ever closer, some farmers are eyeing soybeans.

A fraud case that has already netted guilty pleas from a grain broker and three Nebraska farmers has also forced a Missouri farmer to plead guilty to involvement in fraudulently selling organic grain.

The hit television show and book series Game of Thrones has more connections to agriculture than one would think for a fantasy series that features dragons and ice zombies.

Corn prices fell on a forecast of more abundant supplies in the next marketing year and growing old-crop ending stocks, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Todd Hubbs.

U.S. corn growers are pressing President Donald Trump for better treatment in his $15 billion China trade aid plan.

A bill that would prevent local officials in Missouri from regulating industrial farms more strictly than the state does is heading to the desk of GOP Gov. Mike Parson.

JPMorgan analyst Ann Duignan sent a note to investors saying U.S. agriculture faces a three-pronged crisis that will impact farm income.

Trade uncertainty, ending stocks and other unknowns have upped the ante for marketers. Even with “typical” summer volatility, bears and bulls have potential to encounter major hurdles.