agribusiness

Coffee prices ease a touch from 12 year highs reached after a warning from the International Coffee Organisation of "tight" supplies

Scouts on the Spring Wheat and Durum Tour turned in their yardsticks and scales Thursday after estimating yields very close to last year, at 46 bushels per acre.

By Jillian Very few college students look forward to waking up early on the weekends. Even fewer look forward to waking up to a day of manual labor in the humidity and in nearly 100 degree weather. My fiancé, Jared Etress,doesn’t mind waking up early—or working. Born and raised in Southeast Alabama, farming has always [...]

Farmers are seeing off soaring interest from investors to win farmland auctions. But they are having to pay up for victory, Savills says

ABN Amro cuts its estimate for world cocoa output by one-third, blaming "weather uncertainties" in Ivory Coast, the biggest producer

Yet another big advance in wheat futures carried cash bids higher again on Thursday.

Wheat prices set fresh highs in Chicago and Paris as Toepfer data keeps pressure on EU crop hopes, and concerns mount for Russia and Ukraine

The Australian grain handlers agree a Aus$2bn merger, to create a business they say is capable of taking on foreign giants entering the country

California Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, wants U.S.-grown ag products to bear an image of the American flag. He introduced a resolution this week urging domestic producers and packagers to print the flag on all labels.“Given our ongoing work to pull back from the recession, I believe it is extremely important that we raise awareness and consciousness about products produced in the greatest

North America proves the weakest market for both BASF and Bayer agrichemicals divisions. Bayer's cuts profits and sales targets

Whoa - ran an Aerway vertical tillage tool and quickly decided I needed a bigger tractor.

Broker Rye, Man and Gor warns that Uralkali, Russia's second biggest potash group, will overpay to secure control of top-ranked Silvinit

It's been a whirlwind week so far here.  The end of last week found us in Montgomery, AL speaking to their Young Farmers Summer Conference.  As always, the young farmer groups that we get to speak to are a lot of fun. The passion for raising food and families in Alabama was very strong in that group and there's no doubt in my mind that we have some great new advocates telling the story of agriculture down there. 

From there I got to present at the Agricultural Media Summit on my use of social media in telling my story.  Getting to meet so many of the people behind the articles I regularly read was certainly a treat.  There were lots of fans of Advocates for Ag there.  It was humbling to hear that so many of these professionals in ag communication were appreciative of our work. 

This morning I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to our local Kiwanis club.  It's always a treat when you get to speak to the hometown folks.  I shared some of my story with them as well as highlight the agenda of anti-agriculture groups like the HSUS and others.  I'm glad to know that everytime I get the chance to do this that there are a few less people in the world that will ever donate to them. 

I have to quickly pack a bag and then head for Mitchell, SD.  This evening we are presenting at a beef production workshop.  It will be great to see some good friends of ours in the cattle business there. 
After this week is over though the real work will start.  Spring wheat harvest should get rolling next week and that will be the priority for me.  Food production should be a priority for every human being but unfortunately that's not the case.  That's why it is so important that those of us in agriculture are not only growing food but also telling people where it comes from. 

The intergovernmental group notes "significantly reduced yield prospects" in Black Sea wheat producers, and trims estimates for corn too

The International Grains Council said it lowered its estimate of world wheat production for 2010/11 by 13 million metric tons, to 651 MMT -- but that's still the third largest crop on record.

The agribusiness giant maintains its record of earnings cautions after a second quarter marred by a tighter-than-expected soybean market

Merchandisers hiked bids again Wednesday, taking the DTN cash indexes up 11 to 19 cents, following big futures rallies in all three commodities.

An estimate that the French wheat crop will not fall as far as some observers believe helps depress prices below early highs

In this edition of The Ethanol Report, Renewable Fuels Association Director of Communications Matt Hartwig discusses how they are using social media tools to communicate with reporters, policy makers and the general public.  He also talks about an upcoming meeting they are co-sponsoring with the U.S. Grains Council to increase exports of the ethanol co-product distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS).   This interview was conducted at the Ag Media Summit held this past week in St. Paul, MN.

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