Specialty soybeans should see growing market post pandemic
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Soybean producers will face a burgeoning market for non-GMO and other types of specialty soybeans in a post-pandemic America. This is according to Molly Stalker, specialty grains leader for Cargill, Inc., who told attendees of the virtual 2021 Illinois Soybean Summit that her company expects a return to pre-pandemic growth for both human-consumed and feed-grade specialty beans
OAK BROOK, Ill. – China was the focus of a recent Farm Foundation Forum on expectations for U.S. trade and negotiations. Current and former government officials, along with those in the private sector, participated in the Feb. 23 virtual event.
Belleville, Ill. – Tom Renner is a central Illinois farmer who started the Shiloh Valley Equipment farm dealership in 1969. “I bought out E.N. Pier and they had first started out as a blacksmith shop. I started out as a Deutch dealer, then in 1973 became a John Deere dealer.”
Drought-extended harvest last fall may aid Midwest farmers with 2021 spring planting
AMES, Iowa – The only upside of the severe drought that hit most of the Midwest in 2020 is it gave farmers more time for field work last fall, which may actually help them stay one step ahead as they prepare for the 2021 spring planting season, according to agronomists.
