Feed & Grain StaffFrom the Author - Page 120Biotech CropsChina approves GM corn, soy seeds to boost crop productionMove supports Xi Jinping’s push for food self-sufficiency and security.CommoditiesUSDA cuts production, yield forecasts in October WASDELatest report sets corn harvest at 15.065 billion bushels and soybean harvest at 4.104 billion bushels.Grain Facility Renovations & BuildsEpitome Energy $418M soybean crushing plant moves forwardConstruction on a new soybean crush plant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, will start in spring 2024.Grain Trade & ExportUkraine grain routes to receive German air defensesBerlin will provide IRIS-T systems, Gepard anti-aircraft guns to protect agricultural shipments.Grain Trade & ExportChina buys large amount of US wheatLarge U.S. wheat purchases by China have been rare, but not unprecdented.Grain Trade & ExportCargill faces criminal probe over Amazon port projectFederal prosecutors in Brazil found "irregularities" in the acquisition of disputed land where Cargill plans to build a massive river port.Agriculture TechnologyScientists create first complete corn genome mapHistoric breakthrough in understanding corn genetics, offering potential for sustainable crop advancements.Company NewsLDC reports 2023 half-year financial resultsLDC shows strong financials and strategic moves in turbulent markets.CommoditiesUS grain stocks report reveals shifts in crop inventoriesThe latest release from the USDA's NASS presents the Grain Stocks report for September 1, 2023.InitiativesSAI Platform gives USGC Protocol gold-level statusU.S. Grains Council's Corn Sustainability Protocol sets the bar for sustainable farming.Grain MillingDidion Milling to pay victims' estates over $10MCompany agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that they falsified records leading up to a 2017 grain dust explosion.Grain Facility EquipmentBadger State Ethanol selling equipment via online auctionMaas Companies Inc.Previous PagePage 120 of 167Next Page