
UNDERSTANDING DATA: Continuum Ag’s TopSoil software helps farmers understand their crop’s carbon intensity and enables them to undergo a third-party audit of their data. PHOTO: CONTINUUM AG
March 7, 2025
BY Katie Schroeder
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A Quiet Shift Causes Major Implications
The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. on Aug. 25 announced it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2026, which runs from Oct. 1, 2026, to Sept. 30, 2027.
Iowa corn farmer members from across the state met with Department of Justice Associate Attorney General of the United States, Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. about the pressures U.S. farmers are facing due to continued fertilizer price increases.
The volume of corn consumed by U.S. fuel ethanol producers reached an estimated 467 million bushels in June, according to the August edition of the USDA’s Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report.
Sioux Metro Growth Alliance, Ecostrat and the BDO Zone Initiative issued a BDO Zone ‘A’ Rating for Canton, South Dakota. The BDO Zone is the first rating in the state of South Dakota, rated for 700,000 bone dry tons per year of low-risk corn stover.