What to Expect from Congress in 2017
Ag priorities on the line with a Republican-held House of Representatives and Senate
The Run up to a New Farm Bill
Congressional hearings to begin in 2017, with many challenges ahead
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Providing an Upside in a Down Market
Legal considerations for incorporating upfront premiums and contingent delivery
obligations into grain origination programs
Issues and Trends for Food and Agriculture 2016
U.S.-Cuba relations, TPP approval and GMO labelling are set to take center stage this year
Grains See Gains from TPP
But the outlook remains murky as key Congress members oppose it
Buyers Beware: Fall Payment Terms and Secured Creditors
How to avoid risks from procuring grain from debt-saddled producers
Key Factors For Reaching Final Agreement On The Trans-Pacific Partnership
The massive TPP trade agreement talks have been ongoing since 2012.
Commodity Contract Confirmations: ‘To Sign or Not to Sign’
In comparison to many transactions in the business world, grain and feed ingredient purchase and sale transactions are fairly informal. In many respects, grain and ingredient trades remain relatively straightforward and largely result from casual telephone conversations followed by a short written confirmation.
New Interim Guidance Regarding Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
Patentable subject matter has increasingly become a contentious topic in the USPTO as well as all levels of courts, including the Supreme Court of United States. All industries relying on patent protection to further their commercial interests ...
Don’t Let Workers’ Comp Stunt Bottom-line Growth
How pre-employment screening, transitional duty planning saves on insurance premiums
Agriculture and Technology: Is Privacy Really an Issue?
As populations have grown and spread throughout the world, so has the demand for better food production and distribution, faster communication methods, and easier access to and analysis of information. In just a few short years, technology has substantially changed the face of both agriculture and privacy.
Avoiding a Bumper Harvest Train Wreck
A primer on demands for adequate assurance of performance in the grain trade.
Confined Spaces: More to Consider Than You Think
Instruct employees to first assess temperature, atmosphere and operator’s skill set.
Winter Checkup — Affordable Care Act Readiness
Employers have an opportunity to use the additional time created by the one-year delay in the employer shared responsibility (also referred to as the play or pay) mandate to gauge ACA compliance readiness.
A Moving Target: The Food Transportation Rule
The last of seven major proposed rules mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the sanitary transportation rule is a real straggler in more ways than one.
Familiar Feeling of Well-guarded Optimism with Farm Bill Prospects
The last few weeks of November saw great promise on Farm Bill passage fade into familiar skepticism, as issues related to both policy and politics continued to impede progress of the conference committee. House Republican leadership had set a deadline of Dec. 13 for Farm Bill conferees to bring a conference- negotiated bill to the House floor, a deadline that seemed all but out of reach when conference committee leaders halted their negotiations before the Thanksgiving break without agreement on a framework for final legislation.
Trade Partners, Industry Not Warm to COOL
Multiple consumer and industry groups have sought to intervene in the suit in favor of the revised rules. The Plaintiffs have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, seeking to halt the implementation of the rule before it causes further damage to the industry. The motion was denied on Sept. 11, 2013. In denying the Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, the Court held that the Plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits or irreparable harm. The case will proceed as to the merits, but as of this writing no trial date has been established.
Recently Added to Buyer's Guide
JaHam JT03, JT10 and JT20 Truck Probes
- Core-style truck probe sampling system
- Use with all whole grain
GMS Mixers
- New, efficient drive, based on permanent magnet motor, designed for batch mixers that start and stop frequently
- Compact design, quiet operation
Marketwatch: Oct, 04
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 6.6051
high: 6.6399
low: 6.4884
close: 6.5873
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 13.162
high: 13.2623
low: 13.1144
close: 13.2414
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 9.6161
high: 9.6774
low: 9.4319
close: 9.4834
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 8.9118
high: 8.949
low: 8.3891
close: 8.4178
