It's been more than a year and a half since MF Global's collapse froze the funds of more than 30,000 customers. Most commodities customers have received nearly 90% of what was in their accounts, but the structural flaws MF Global and later Peregrine Financial Group exposed are just now being taken up by Congress. (And you thought the claims process was slow!) [Read and Comment on Full Blog]
As members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees seek to repeal mandatory country-of-origin labeling, backers tout a new survey from the Consumer F...
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Wisconsin state legislators have blocked an effort by Gov. Scott Walker to lift the state's long-time limits on foreign ownership of farmland, legislative s...
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I actually said "70 percent" for corn planting this week on Monday morning. I was on a weather call with Michelle Rook, farm director at WNAX...
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U.S. spot ethanol prices were lower in New York, Chicago and along the West Coast in early trade Monday, declining on the back of a retreat by Chicago Board...
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DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- My family is great for sayings. One of my grandmother's favorites is: "The difference between a flower and a weed is judgment.&q...
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Anyone who's been around the cattle block more than once can tell you that when it comes to keeping the bullish faith, traders of June live cattle futures t...
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