Pictured above in the courtesy photo is the U.S. Grains Council's 65th Annual Board of Delegates meeting at the historic Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Aug. 1, including a slate of expert speakers and opportunities for members to contribute to the Council's global marketing strategies. In the picture, USGC Deputy Regional Director for Southeast Asia and Oceania Chris Markey (right most) updates members of the Council's Asia Advisory Team about trade policy developments in the region.

U.S. Grains Council board adds BioProducts to name

The USDA is investing $2.3 billion into international commodity trade markets and providing global food aid. (Photo courtesy Valeriy Evtushenko via Unsplash.)

U.S. trade pacts announced with two Pacific Rim countries

Kansas State University agriculture economist Elizabeth Yeager says double-cropped soybeans increase profits, and cropping systems agronomist Kraig Roozeboom says they positively influence soil characteristics, though not to the same degree as some cover crops. (Kansas State University Research and Extension)

Daily Cash Bids July 28

Short season wheat—a solution for late planting 

Oklahoma State University’s Brett Carver is working to bring added value to the wheat industry. (Photo credit to Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture.)

OX wheat offers opportunity to add value

Grain Report July 29 2025

Tractor spraying soybean field. (iStock │ #506164764 - fotokostic)

Heat stress sets back weed control efforts

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service

Janel: Time to move north