Jamie Sears Rawlings

Jan 7, 2025 | agweb.com | Jim Wiesemeyer |Tyne Morgan |Jennifer Shike |Jamie Sears Rawlings

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) suspended imports of live cattle and bison from Mexico on Nov. 22, 2024, following the detection of New World screwworm (NWS) along Mexico’s southern border. With an unassuming pursuit of excellence, 2024 Top Producer of the Year Christine Hamilton leads her team driven by the pursuit of doing things in a better way but not for the sake of being the best.

Dec 11, 2024 | agweb.com | Margy Eckelkamp |Michelle Rook |Jack Heffron |Jamie Sears Rawlings

Dec 10, 2024 | agweb.com | Michelle Rook |Margy Eckelkamp |Jack Heffron |Jamie Sears Rawlings

Grains close higher Tuesday led by corn. Cattle also rally, with hogs lower. Darren Frye, Water Street Solutions, says the corn market got a bullish surprise from the December WASDE as USDA cut corn ending stocks by 200 million bu. USDA raised corn exports by 150 million bu. and corn for ethanol use by 50 million bu. “This was a bigger increase in corn demand than I expected, I thought USDA would spread it out. This was a pretty big cut for one report especially the December report.

Dec 10, 2024 | agweb.com | Michelle Rook |Jack Heffron |Jamie Sears Rawlings |Chris Bennett

As the ag industry prepares for a new administration in Washington, hosts Tyne and Clinton have plenty of questions for their guest, Arlan Suderman chief commodities economist for StoneX. From tariffs to trade, ag recession to positive indicators, Suderman offers expert insights on what to expect in the coming year — and how quickly to expect it.

Dec 10, 2024 | agweb.com | Chris Bennett |Jamie Sears Rawlings |Michelle Rook |Jon Scheve

When an ear of corn slammed against Donald Faivre’s head, the Illinois farm boy stormed away from harvest and tumbled 6,400 miles from his grain fields along a surreal chain of firing squads, peg legs, Tojo, Tokyo Rose, cannibalism, and a curious set of prison sketches penciled by a Japanese doctor caught in the dragnet of World War ll’s most heinous acts. Two years later, Faivre returned to his Midwest corn and soybeans, carrying home the poignant sketches.