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Author: Debra Ferguson
I am a partner of AgFax Media, LLC with Owen Taylor, plus owner of Southern Images Photography. I am Content Managing Editor of the website, agfax.com and Editor of AgFax Updates, a subscriber only, year round weekly round-up of agricultural news. I specialize in agriculturally related photography.
DTN Livestock Midday: Hog Futures Surge Higher
Aggressive market support has quickly developed in front-month lean hog futures, drawing attention away from cattle markets Tuesday morning. GENERAL COMMENTS: Trade in livestock futures is dominated by aggressive market […]
South Texas Risk Management Workshop, Sinton, Oct. 3
Agricultural producers looking for answers related to today’s commodity prices should plan to attend the South Texas Risk Management Workshop Oct. 3 in Sinton, said program coordinators. The workshop, presented […]
DTN Grain Midday: Row Crops Score Fresh Lows, Wheat Flat
Midday sees row crops at fresh lows while wheat is flat to 2 cents higher. CORN Corn trade is 4 to 5 cents lower with trade falling to fresh lows […]
USDA Crop Progress: Grain Harvest Moving At Faster Pace – DTN
In its first soybean harvest report of the season, USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service estimated that 6% of the U.S. crop was harvested as of Sunday, Sept. 16, 3 percentage […]
DTN Cotton Open: Lower on Tariffs, Technicals
December cotton is lower this morning as the Trump Administration announced another $200 billion of tariffs on imported Chinese goods. This move is coming after another several increments of the […]
Virginia Cotton: Defoliation to Begin Mid-Week
After missing the majority of the negative impact of Hurricane Florence for our region, we are now making plans to get back going with our normal agricultural activities. As we […]
Nebraska Corn: Stalk Rot Diseases Hard to Diagnose
Various stalk rot diseases have been confirmed in samples from corn fields across Nebraska. Stalk rot diseases and the pathogens that cause them are common in corn fields. They can […]
Corn Market: USDA Record Yield Forecast Weakens Prices – Video
The USDA crop production report released last Wednesday led to a drop in corn prices as a record yield forecast surprised the market. The December corn futures price dropped to […]
Biofuel: Mississippi Ethanol Plant Closing in Vicksburg
Ergon BioFuels, LLC, a subsidiary of Ergon, Inc., announced on Friday, September 14 that it will close its ethanol plant in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in December 2018. The 56.5 million gallon […]
Biofuel: Facing Challenges – Midwest, California, Mississippi – DTN
Just a few blocks from the commotion and crowds at the Global Climate Action Summit, biofuel advocates gathered Thursday to champion more low-carbon fuel standards that could take the country’s […]
