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Monday, May 14, 2012
How Iowa Corn Farmers Explain the Success of Steve Job's Apple ANALYSIS - Long before the iPod, iPhone and iPad were a glint in the eye of Steve Job's Apple Corp, a group of researchers at Iowa State University published a series of landmark papers - on...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Winners Emerging from the Global Economic Crisis ANALYSIS - While the US economic recovery is continuing, it is slowing. There has been increasing consumption and increasing residential investment, but with falling non-residential investment,...
Friday, April 27, 2012
How Does Global Grain Production Affect Feed Costs, Supply? ANALYSIS - Feed prices account for the highest cost in livestock production and have been volatile over the last year. With unpredictable weather, increased planting costs and competition elsewhere...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Vietnam's Middle Class Lifts Food, Feed Demand ANALYSIS - The growth in China has garnered a lot of attention lately, but China's neighbor - Vietnam - is another emerging market that is building our global middle class and increasing grain...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Global Soy Exports Affected by Looming Trade War? ANALYSIS - On April 16, Argentina nationalized the assets of Spanish oil company Repsol YPF. Spain has promised quick retaliatory action, including trade sanctions, which could halt Argentine...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
ASAJA Encourage Argentinian Import Restrictions SPAIN & ARGENTINA - The agricultural organisation ASAJA of Castile and Leon will support the Government of Spain if they pursue the right to impose severe restrictions on imports of food products...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Colombian Agricultural Industry Concerned About FTA ANALYSIS - May 15, 2012 is the date set for the start of the Colombia - US Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). While the US agribusiness sector is very pleased, the Colombian sector is less so, writes...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
EU Policy Shuts Off US Biodiesel Pumps, Costing US Farmers $1.1 Billion GLOBAL – A soy checkoff study shows a European Union renewable-energy policy would ultimately cost US soybean farmers money by lowering US soybean prices.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Food Versus Fuel - The Debate Continues ANALYSIS - Food versus fuel is the alliterative catchphrase we're hearing more often, and as the global population increases, the need for more sustainable sources of fuel rises, writes Gemma...
Dimmer Income Growth for Soybean-Importing Countries Likely To Slow Trade GLOBAL - International trade in soybeans may fade this year as rising costs and weaker outlooks for major economies of the world could ration use. Global soybean imports for 2011/12 are forecast...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CropWorld North America 2012 Kicks Off GLOBAL - CropWorld North America 2012 kicked off today in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, with speakers addressing policy challenges, new technologies, regulatory issues as well as sustainability...
Soybean Crops Worsen in Brazil, Paraguay BRAZIL & PARAGUAY - Global soybean production for 2011/12 is forecast down this month to 245.1 million metric tons from 251.5 million last month. It would be the largest year-to-year decline...
Friday, March 23, 2012
Trade Mission to Create Opportunities for Agriculture in China US & CHINA - Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead nearly 40 American businesses on a US Department of Agriculture trade mission to China March...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Signs of Water Stress in South African Maize Triangle SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa corn production for 2011/12 is forecast at 12.0 million tons, down 0.5 million from last month and up 1.1 million or 10 per cent from last year.
USSEC Promotes Soy in Poultry Diets in SE Asia SOUTH EAST ASIA - USSEC is collaborating with Novus International on animal science and nutrition activities in Southeast Asia focusing on improving diets for poultry. More than 40 nutritionists...
Monday, March 12, 2012
US Soybean Prices Rise Sharply GLOBAL - U.S. soybean prices have risen sharply, especially since mid-January, coinciding with a nearly 12 million ton drop in South American production over the past two months. However, prices...
Friday, March 09, 2012
Don't "Roll the Dice" with Soybean Cyst Nematode in 2012 ANALYSIS - Greg Tylka, nematologist with Iowa State University, says 2012 isn't the year to take chances with your soybean crop in regard to soybean cyst nematode and recommends growers plant...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Global Beef Consumption - US Convincing Others to Eat Beef? ANALYSIS - With a modest 2 to 7 per cent increase expected in beef consumption in developing countries, will the US need to convince countries like China and Japan to eat more beef, writes Sarah...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Bayer's Ag Issues Forum Offers Sustainability, Economic Insights ANALYSIS - Bayer CropScience hosted the 2012 Ag Issues Forum today in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with topics covering sustainability, global economic trends and global food security, writes Sarah...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
South Korea, US FTA Implemented in March US & SOUTH KOREA - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced earlier this week, that the free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea (KORUS FTA) will be implemented...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Biotech Crop Adoption Rising; Brazil Leads Growth GLOBAL - Global adoption of biotech crop technology continues at unprecedented rates. During 2011, an additional 12 million hectares were planted representing an annual growth rate of 8 per cent...
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
African Biofuels Sector Urge More Efficient Use of Crops AFRICA - Tongaat Hulett CEO Peter Staude says small-scale farmers would have a better chance of succeeding if the government finalised the regulatory framework enabling independent players to...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Expert Presents 2012 Global Weather Outlook ANALYSIS - Drew Lerner, president and senior agricultural meteorologist of World Weather, recently presented global weather expectations for 2012 to US grain farmers and livestock producers at...
Maize Futures Slide on Rain Forecasts SOUTH AFRICA - South African maize futures slid on Tuesday, weighed down by good rains forecasts, which will potentially result in an above average crop yield for the 2011-12 season.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Signing Ceremony Launches New Afghan Association for Food and Feed US & AFGHANISTAN - The American Soybean Association's (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials joined Afghanistan's Ambassador...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Drought and Floods Hitting Agricultural Production GLOBAL - A strange mixture of drought and foods appears to be affecting agricultural and livestock production across the Americas - both North and South, writes Chris Harris, TheCropSite Edi...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Green Activists 'Won't Win Ban' on Soybean Imports EUROPE - Green activists in Europe, who have notched up two victories in the last week, are unlikely to win a battle against soybean imports, which protesters in Germany are attempting to ban,...
Monday, January 16, 2012
McDonald's Works to Mainstream Sustainability GLOBAL - McDonald's Corporation has released its 2011 Sustainability Scorecard and reinforced its commitment to mainstreaming sustainability for customers through the company's actions and collaboration...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
US Soy to Feed Fish in Pakistan Aquaculture Programme US and PAKISTAN - The American Soybean Association's (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) programme and the Pakistan Fisheries Development Board have started the "FEEDing Pakistan"...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
An Idea: Perennial Grains GENERAL - Annual grains feed the world, but they create problems. Perennials are thrifty. Their long roots hold on to soil, water, and fertilizer, which means less pollution, writes Robert Kunzig...
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