USDA reports provide some surprises
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – The USDA released a set of reports on Jan.12 containing information with implications for corn and soybean prices in...
Updating corn and soybean export pace
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – On Jan. 12 the USDA will release a flood of reports to provide some clarifying information for corn and soybean markets...
New study identifies genetic basis for western corn rootworm resistance in maize
Source: Martin Bohn, 217-244-2536, mbohn@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Farmers are stuck. Western corn rootworm can destroy cornfields – and profits – but populations of the "billion-dollar bug"...
Corn use for ethanol update
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – The recent strength in ethanol production has led to speculation about changes to USDA's estimate of corn used for...
ACES researchers among the world’s most influential scientists
Sources: Stephen P. Long, 217-244-0881, slong@illinois.edu; Lisa Ainsworth, 217-265-9887, ainswort@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Illinois – Of the five Illinois researchers recently recognized by...
Current corn price prospects
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – December corn futures closed the week ending Oct. 27 at $3.48 per bushel continuing a pattern over the last month of...
2017 a great year for pumpkins
Source: Mohammad Babadoost, babadoos@illinois.edu, 217-333-1523 News writer: Lauren Quinn, ldquinn@illinois.edu, 217-300-2435 URBANA, Ill. – Despite a scare in mid-August, the 2017 Illinois pumpkin crop is looking good. In fact, one expert says, "Don't...
Timing of fall nitrogen
Source: Emerson Nafziger, 217-333-9658, ednaf@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Harvest is back in full swing after a period of substantial rainthat fell over central and northern Illinois between Oct. 5 and 15...
Moving forward after October reports in corn and soybeans
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – The release of USDA's October reports created a rally in soybean prices that pushed November soybean futures prices to...
Are we at a tipping point with weed control?
Source: Adam Davis, 217-333-9654, asdavis1@illinois.edu News writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435, ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Imagine you're walking the cereal aisle at your favorite grocery store. Are you reading labels? Scanning prices? Thinking...
Pork industry’s sustainable expansion
Source: Chris Hurt, 765-494-4273, hurtc@purdue.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – The pork industry has been in expansion now for three years dating back to 2014 when the PED virus reduced pork supplies...
Where is fiber fermented in the pig digestive tract?
Source: Hans Stein, 217-333-0013, hstein@illinois.eduNews writer: Lauren Quinn, 217-300-2435,ldquinn@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Fiber is increasingly being added to pig diets, but digestion of fiber in pigs is inefficient and poorly understood. In a new study...
Sept. 1 grain stocks estimate provide muted support for prices
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.eduNews writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. Corn and soybean prices continue to be focused on the possibility of large United States production levels in 2017. The USDA's estimates of Sept. 1, 2017,...
Corn prices unlikely to find support from Sept. 1 Stocks Report
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – Corn prices continue to reflect the presence of a large, old-crop ending stock and higher-than-expected corn production...
Soybean consumption finishes strong in 2016-17
Source: Todd Hubbs, 217-300-4688, jhubbs3@illinois.edu News writer: Debra Levey Larson, 217-244-2880, dlarson@illinois.edu URBANA, Ill. – The 2016-17 marketing year for soybeans closed with strong consumption in soybean crush and export numbers. According...