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1 week ago | 
agweek.com | Michael Johnson
Wheat ends lower and corn and soybeans hold on as markets come to a close on Friday, May 9. Bringing down wheat this week was improving conditions of the U.S. crop, sluggish exports, and better weather and production expected for Russia and the Black Sea region, according to Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management. He discussed the highs and lows of the market with Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday.
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1 week ago | 
winchesteragservice.com | Michael Johnson
Wheat ends lower and corn and soybeans hold on as markets come to a close on Friday, May 9.
Bringing down wheat this week was improving conditions of the U.S. crop, sluggish exports, and better weather and production expected for Russia and the Black Sea region, according to Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management. He discussed the highs and lows of the market with Randy Koenen of the Red River Farm Network during the Agweek Market Wrap on Friday.
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1 week ago | 
inforum.com | Michael Johnson |Michael Johnson
STAPLES, Minn. — Parker Witulski grew up in agriculture in southeast Nebraska and wanted to find a way to stay in agriculture in his career path. When he turned 16, he landed a job at a local meat locker and determined that meat processing was his path forward. He looked throughout the Midwest for meat processing training and found few options. Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minnesota, was on his short list.
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2 weeks ago | 
agweek.com | Michael Johnson
The agriculture markets firmed up Friday, May 2, trimming much of the losses seen earlier in the week. Part of the pressure on grain markets could be linked to May contracts coming due, month-end trading, and news of China and the U.S. potentially having some significant talks about tariffs.
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2 weeks ago | 
dglobe.com | Michael Johnson
With high pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks occurring regularly for more than three years in the upper Midwest, those involved in the day-to-day fight understand this is a long-term battle with no easy out. It's tiring to deal with as it jumps from avian to mammals and back again — each time kicking concerns up a notch. Across the country, the virus has affected 168 million birds since February 2022.
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3 weeks ago | 
agweek.com | Michael Johnson
Wheat and corn have struggled while soybeans made gains to end the week of Friday, April 25. Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management called it a methodical week where the market is focused on what’s going to happen next. Will there be further tariff news, shocks to trading and how is weather impacting planting as it takes off across the Corn Belt? He spoke on those subjects with Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network on Friday, during the Agweek Market Wrap.
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3 weeks ago | 
winchesteragservice.com | Michael Johnson
Wheat and corn have struggled while soybeans made gains to end the week of Friday, April 25.
Randy Martinson, president of Martinson Ag Risk Management called it a methodical week where the market is focused on what’s going to happen next. Will there be further tariff news, shocks to trading and how is weather impacting planting as it takes off across the Corn Belt?
He spoke on those subjects with Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network on Friday, during the Agweek Market Wrap.
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3 weeks ago | 
agweek.com | Michael Johnson
Since the the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement kicked off in 2007, agricultural export dollars to that region from the United States jumped 126% from about $1 billion in 2007 to more than $2 billion in 2024. The schedule called for the elimination of all tariffs on U.S. exports to the Dominican Republic as of Jan. 1, 2025. Dry beans are an important part of that overall trade.
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3 weeks ago | 
winchesteragservice.com | Michael Johnson
Since the the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement kicked off in 2007, agricultural export dollars to that region from the United States jumped 126% from about $1 billion in 2007 to more than $2 billion in 2024. The schedule called for the elimination of all tariffs on U.S. exports to the Dominican Republic as of Jan. 1, 2025. Dry beans are an important part of that overall trade.
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3 weeks ago | 
agweek.com | Michael Johnson
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands are central to Europe’s growing plant-based industry. U.S. dry bean growers are hopeful their beans can find a place in this region and play a crucial role in that movement. A group of U.S. dry bean industry members visited the United Kingdom and the Netherlands Feb. 8-14 to meet with key stakeholders.
