Kentucky is famous for its whiskey, producing 95% of the world’s bourbon and using locally sourced grain.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYADM in Decatur, Illinois, is home to the largest corn wet mill in the world, which the Irish Farmers Journal visited.
"Corn is a sunshine crop and we have very little sunshine in this country" - Maurice Fitzgerald, Shanbally, Co Cork
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The first official harvest prices were announced this week for feed grain. Quinns of Baltinglass was first out of the blocks.
The Irish Farmers Journal visited ADM in the US and learned about an impressive sustainability programme.
Good old spring barley, I thought to myself from the combine seat, it’s an unlikely saviour, but it will be the crop of the harvest, writes Gerald Potterton.
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Grain prices looked a bit more positive this week, with a rise from some of the lowest prices of the year.
Brief news snippets from France, New Zealand, Argentina and the United States.
Grain prices were at March levels this week. At that time, prices were increasing. At present, they are falling.
Wheat prices hit another low this week, as the outlook for maize looks good and those expected supplies weigh on the market.