What are wheat pennies, and why are they sometimes worth thousands?
Today, wheat pennies are considered the most commonly collected U.S. coins, which makes them worth at least a few cents to a dealer. Certain factors can make them worth thousands of times more than ...
Planting a proposal: Farmer plants 'WILL U MARRY ME?' in grain crop
A small-town couple gets a big-time proposal. Ryan Dierckman proposed to his girlfriend, Annie Shane, inside a plane Wednesday. 1,000 feet below them were the words "WILL U MARRY ME?" engrained in ...
Grains mostly lower, livestock higher
CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn fell by 4 cents at $4.61 a bushel. May. wheat was down 1 cent at $5.62 a bushel. May.
Wisconsin Ag Connection1d
Early Spring Wheat Stand Checks - Key to Crop Success
Wisconsin's winter wheat faces potential winterkill due to prolonged cold and minimal snow cover. Assessing stands in early spring is crucial for farmers to determine crop viability. Without snow's ...
The Darien Times1d
Grains mixed, livestock mixed
CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn was unchanged at $4.64 a bushel. May. wheat gained 1 cent at $5.62 a bushel. May. oats was off 1.5 cents at $3 ...
AgWeb3d
Tech On the Farm: McArthur Ag Ventures Flips The Script On Traditional VRA
When his in-house variable-rate program was no longer effective enough, this farmer found a local program that went deeper on ...
Scientists find structural variation that boosts grain number in sorghum
Chinese scientists have uncovered two major genes responsible for sorghum's double-grain spikelet that dramatically enhance ...
Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed
CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn was down 8.5 cents at $4.62 a bushel. May. wheat was down 1.5 cents at $5.55 a bushel ...
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U.S. grains: Soybean futures end lower for third straight session; corn, wheat fall
Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures ended lower on Tuesday for a third straight session, coming under pressure from hefty South American supplies hitting the global market and uncertainty over how ...
Wheat Futures Higher on Fundamental Outlook -- Daily Grain Highlights
--Wheat for May delivery rose 2.1% to $5.62 3/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, with traders getting ready for Tuesday's Wasde report to potentially show a smaller world crop. --Corn ...
Investopedia7d
Corn vs. Soy vs. Wheat: What Investors Need To Know
Investing in corn, soybeans, and wheat can expand a portfolio and add potential gains from growth in global food demand. Each of these grains has risks and potential returns for investors, based on ...
Near-complete genome assembly of Chinese spring opens the door for future wheat breeding
In a new study published in Molecular Plant, researchers led by Fu Xiangdong and Lu Fei from the Institute of Genetics and ...