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Commodity Classic Corn and Soybean Outlook

Commodity Classic Update News Reporter With your Southeast Regional Ag Report, Im Trevor Williams. Commodity Classic kicked off on Tuesday of this week. The highly popular conference, which focuses mainly on soybean related info, also covers other row crops like cotton and corn. While Soybean production might not be a primary focus of the southern states, like cotton and peanuts, soybeans still play a major role in the economic impact agriculture has across Alabama, Georiga, and Fl...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Mar 5, 2021 10:17 AM The Commodity Classic trade show in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasting has produced a program called “Mental Health on the Farm.” Mental health practitioner Ted Matthews says stress is normal for farmers. “ Every farmer has stress. It’s just a matter of how they handle it. And, how much can you handle, well, you don’t want to find out at the end how much you can handle, you want to you want to accept the fact t...

OMAHA (DTN) — How to respond to pressure for agriculture to sequester carbon and reduce emissions is a theme running through discussions during the online Commodity Classic this week. During the opening session of Commodity Classic, leaders of the major commodity groups offered their takes on agriculture’s moves to focus more on climate change, as well as the Biden administration’s drive to lower greenhouse-gas emissions across the economy. Commodity Classic, which is virtual this year, i...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke Friday in the closing general session to participants in the virtual Commodity Classic event. At least some aid programs for producers were frozen for review when President Joe Biden took office. Vilsack, who was confirmed last week, said the department continues looking at those programs while also waiting for Congress to pass the latest national aid package being debated now.

The deal follows a similar arrangement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom and marks one of the first steps back from transatlantic trade tensions.

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Mar 4, 2021 6:30 AM U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will provide the keynote address during the Closing General Session of the 2021 Special Edition of Commodity Classic, which is being delivered digitally March 2-5, 2021. The Secretary’s remarks will take place tomorrow (March 5) from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central. “We’re thrilled to welcome Secretary Vilsack back to Commodity Classic,” said John Linder, an Ohio farmer and president of the National...

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AJ TaylorMarch 1, 2021Last Updated: March 2, 2021 Iowa Corn farmer-leaders participated in the virtual 2021 Commodity Classic. The online delegation from Iowa consisted of both Iowa Corn Growers Association® (ICGA) and Iowa Corn Promotion Board® (ICPB) directors, and Iowa Corn farmer members serving as voting delegates and alternates. A key task for ICGA at Commodity Classic is speaking in support of policies and actions for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) to implement and establ...

Commodity Classic, in partnership with the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, has produced a powerful podcast program dealing with farm stress and mental health. The program entitled “Mental Health on the Farm” features four panelists, each with a unique and personal perspective on the issue. The podcast is now available at CommodityClassic.com. The program is available as a full-length podcast for download (49 minutes) or in four individual episodes ranging in length from 11 to 13...