Ag in the News

08/04/2010

National and International

Hedge Lines for Futures Financing: A Smart Move for Banks, Dairies
Rice Dairy During the last few months, we have discussed the different hedging alternatives that dairy producers can use to help protect their bottom lines from adverse moves in their variable input and output prices. MORE!

The Rain Continues in Farm Country
AgWeb Staff Reporter While growing conditions get brighter for many areas around the U.S., the rain continues to fall in the Corn Belt as farmers try to salvage what crops they have left. MORE!

Dairy Doldrums Likely To Continue
Dairy Today editor When the Great Recession steamrolled over dairy country in January 2009, everyone braced for ugly times. With milk prices not even covering feed costs, you knew it was going to be bloody. MORE!

Supply Concerns Drive Crop Prices 8/3/2010 By Phyllis Picklesimer, University of Illinois Corn, soybean and wheat prices have experienced an impressive rally over the past month, but a price rally of this magnitude may be difficult to sustain, says a University of Illinois Extension agricultural economist. MORE!

Federation of State Beef Councils Vote to Stay with NCBA
The Federation of State Beef Councils passed a resolution July 31, 2010, during the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, Colo., to maintain its partnership with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. MORE!