posted on October 7, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Noting the impact of a mid-September freeze in parts of the northern plains, Informa Economics cut its estimates this week on total U.S. corn production and yield.
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posted on October 7, 2011 at 3:20 PM
At the beginning of the week, President Obama submitted a trio of unilateral trade deals with Columbia, Panama, and South Korea to Congress for ratification.
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posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM
The current Renewable Fuels Standard, or RFS requires U.S. motorists to power their cars with 36 billion gallons of alternative fuels by 2022. Ethanol from corn would comprise nearly a third of the total with the rest being covered by biodiesel,...
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posted on September 30, 2011 at 8:25 PM
Full Program: Farm state lawmakers work to strengthen the agricultural safety net. Wildfires wreak havoc in Texas, thanks to the worst single-year drought in state history. Nebraskans offer their impressions of a proposed oil pipeline above the Ogallala...
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posted on September 30, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Analyst Alan Brugler discusses the volatile commodity markets with host Mark Pearson.
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posted on September 30, 2011 at 7:18 PM
Market Analyst Alan Brugler discusses the commodity markets with host Mark Pearson.
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posted on September 30, 2011 at 5:19 PM
The Keystone XL pipeline has become one of the nation’s most politically charged energy initiatives. The 1,661-mile oil pipeline would stretch from Canada through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas on to refineries in Oklahoma and...
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posted on September 30, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Texas wildfires damage estimates continue to climb.
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posted on September 30, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Cantaloupe illnesses and deaths expected to rise with recent listeria outbreak.
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posted on September 29, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Farm state lawmakers and National Farmers Union propose legislation to counter possible Obama Administration cuts to farm programs
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posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Full Program: Global economic conditions bring out the bears. The Obama Administration targets direct payments to farmers. An eighth generation farm family brings the taste of the wide-open countryside to the narrow canyons of the big city. Market analysis with...
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posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:24 PM
President Obama pressures lawmakers to move swiftly on his American Jobs Act.
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posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Market Analyst Darin Newsom discusses the commodity markets with host Mark Pearson.
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posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:02 PM
Analyst Darin Newsom discusses the volatile commodity markets with host Mark Pearson.
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posted on September 16, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Full Program: Government prognosticators predict a smaller crop and tighter ending stocks. Mother Nature continues her unrelenting assault on the South. A Midwestern cattle producer deploys innovative strategies to produce feed, food and fuel. Market...
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