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With his pending return to the position of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack may also be returning to Commodity Classic as the keynote speaker during o

Commentary: Agriculture must meet with new members of Congress to move industry forward.

Dale Busch inducted into the National Corn Growers Association Walter Goeppinger Recruiter Hall of Fame St. James Plaindealer Local farmer and former St. James agriculture teacher Dale Busch was inducted into the National Corn Growers Association Walter Goeppinger Recruiter Hall of Fame for his work in recruiting for various corn growers associations. "Im very honored to receive this, I dont do membership for the plaque or whatever Ill get, I do it because its the thing to do," said Busch....

The tentative schedule for the 2021 Special Edition of Commodity Classic has been announced. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s event is being presented digitally on March 2-5, 2021. The 2021 Commodity Classic, originally scheduled for San Antonio, Texas, in early March, is the Silver Anniversary of America’s largest farmer-owned, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience. Registration is now open at CommodityClassic.com. Thanks to the generous support of sponsors, the f...

BY Commodity Classic News Release | January 27, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Registration for the 2021 Special Edition of Commodity Classic is now open at CommodityClassic.com. The 2021 Commodity Classic will be delivered digitally March 2-5, 2021. The registration fee is waived for the first 5,000 farmers, thanks to the generous support of sponsors.  All other registrants and farmers after the firs...

Registration for first 5,000 people is free for the March 2-5 digital event; all other registrants pay $20.

Photo credit: Gil Gullickson Two years ago, Bruce Stripling sat in FMC’s booth at the Commodity Classic trade show, viewing companies pitching the latest agricultural technology.  “All this technology, and here we are, still pulling pigweeds,” says the regional technical service manager for FMC.  Stripling hails from Georgia, where Palmer amaranth started to devastate soybean and cotton fields in the mid-2000s. At that time, glyphosate-tolerant Roundup Ready technology still wo...

Photo credit: Getty Images It has been nearly one year since the first COVID-19 case was detected in the United States. Here’s a timeline of the evolving situation as the coronavirus pandemic shaped life for farmers and consumers in 2020. January On January 20, 2020 a patient in Washington state was the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with this virus. February National Farm Machinery Show and Commodity Classic were among the last national industry events to be held in perso...

December 30, 2020 IARN — Like a lot of other agricultural events, the Commodity Classic will be going virtual in 2021. Due to the restrictions brought on by COVID-19, America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience will be coming right to farms across the country in a digital format March 2-5, 2021. Commodity Classic organizers say, “While we’re all disappointed that we won’t be together in San Antonio this year, the 2021 Special Edition will cont...

You know it’s been a rough one when people start talking about turning to a new year while it’s still September. Those souls, tempest-tossed and woebegone, are a few days from getting their wish and being rid of 2020. But changing the calendar won’t magically wave away the changes of the past year. 2021 will begin with high unemployment, muted demand from restaurants, a nationwide vaccination program that is just getting started, and a handsome U.S. sovereign debt. Here are some ...