soybeans
Farmers Can Now Learn How Much Aid They Will Get from the Trump Administration
Soybean farmers have been hit especially hard by Trump's trade war with China, which stopped buying any American crops after Trump announced his tariffs this spring. read more >
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Markets, Not Handouts (Editorial)
With the end of the year fast approaching, the aid package feels more like a band-aid on a bullet hole. read more >
Trump is Giving Farmers $12B In Aid. They’ve Been Hit Hard by His Trade War With China
The aid is the administration’s latest effort to defend Trump’s economic stewardship and answer voter angst about rising costs. read more >
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US and China Seek to Strike a Deal Over Rare Earths, Tariffs, Soybeans
The two countries sent out reassuring signals over the weekend that an agreement was drawing closer. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump Plans Aid Package for US Soybean Farmers While Seeking Trade Deal With China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said news of “substantial support for our farmers, especially the soybean farmers” could come as soon as Tuesday. read more >
Low Mississippi River Limits Barges as Farmers Prepare for Harvest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as Midwest farmers […] read more >
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Low Water on the Mississippi River Impacting Barge Traffic
The timing is bad. Corn and soybeans harvested in the early fall need to be moved, and barges are vital in getting the commodities from one place to another. read more >
by Associated Press -
AcreTrader Hits 100-Farm Milestone
The company has now funded more than 26,000 acres worth of farmland in 17 states and Australia. read more >
US Farmers Store Record Soybean Crop Amid China Dispute
American farmers still working to get out their remaining soybeans after a weather-plagued harvest season are struggling to figure out what to do with a record crop now their traditionally dominant export market is largely closed. read more >
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More Growers Breaking 100-Bushel Soybean Barrier
A farmer in far southeast Arkansas is the latest to have harvested more than 100 bushels-per-acre from a segment of his soybean crop. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas Researcher Explores Higher Soybean Yields
A researcher at the University of Arkansas is working to develop soybean yields that can significantly surpass the 2012 average yield of 41 bushels per acre. read more >
by Associated Press -
Arkansas Farmers Harvest Record Soybean, Corn, Rice Crops
Despite summer's punishing drought, Arkansas farmers produced record crops of soybean and bumper crops of corn, rice and cotton, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more >
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Talk Planned on Non-Genetically Modified Soybeans
Two University of Arkansas economists who researched the market potential of non-genetically modified soybeans are to conduct a day of workshops at the Arkansas Farm Bureau. read more >
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Soybean, Cotton Farmers Wind Down Arkansas Harvest
Arkansas farmers are harvesting the last of their cotton and soybeans, and the rice harvest is already complete. Sbout 90 percent of the cotton crop is in and 84 percent of soybeans have been harvested. read more >
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