By Alena Maschke, The Current In the late summer heat, the hours move like molasses. Still, across the cane fields of South Louisiana, migrant workers from Mexico brave the sun and punishing humidity to plant sugarcane. They come from the mountains of Guanajuato and San Luís Potosí, or the tropical…

Spend enough time with farmers and you’ll soon learn that as different as they are, they all still seem to have some things in common. There are plenty of stereotypes about farmers (like all of them wearing overalls and a straw hat … really?) but it seems like some stereotypes…

Shortly past 9 a.m. CT, December corn was up 3¼¢ at $4.32 per bushel. January soybeans were up 12¢ at $10.97 per bushel. December CBOT wheat was up 5¾¢ at $5.31¾ per bushel. December KC wheat was up 6½¢ at $5.20¾ per bushel. December Minneapolis wheat was up 6¢ at…

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced trade pacts with Malaysia and Cambodia during a trip to southeast Asia. He also provided new details on potential Thailand and Vietnam deals. “These landmark deals demonstrate that America can maintain tariffs to shrink the goods trade deficit while opening new markets for…

By Cami Koons Temperatures across the state of Iowa were near the climatological normal, though precipitation was below average as parts of the state slid into dry conditions for the close of harvest season, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.  The IDALS weekly weather report also…

By Cami Koons Iowa lawmakers U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, along with U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, urged a “coordinated action” across the Trump administration to prioritize soybeans in a trade deal with China and to finalize renewable fuel guidelines.  The GOP lawmakers addressed a…