by Mark Magnuson | Dec 26, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Crop Science division of Bayer announced a new strategy midway through 2023 bringing together 10 regional seed brands under the umbrella of the new enhanced Channel® seed brand. Chris Smith is an area business manager for the new Channel® seed brand and he says...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 25, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Congressional lawmakers will try again to pass a new five-year farm bill in 2024, and some have already made out their New Year’s wish list of what to include. Conservative Republicans Chip Roy of Texas and Iowa’s Chuck Grassley stressed in a recent letter to House...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 22, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Low water levels have not just been a problem for shipping grain on the Mississippi river this year. The Panama Canal has also had its issues as the man-made Lake Gatun which feeds the canal and powers shipping has also dipped to low levels. Lake Gatun is a man-made...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 21, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The biofuels industry could be headed for its next big growth boom with a major early step now complete. Renewable Fuels Association head Geoff Cooper says the Treasury has accepted a modeling tool to measure carbon intensity and eligibility for tax credits for...
by Mark Magnuson | Dec 20, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The one-year extension of the farm bill in 2023 did leave a bit of a sour taste in the mouth of legislators and ag groups that pushed hard for a new five-year farm bill. However, the one-year extension does serve a vital purpose says Mike Stranz, vice president of...