mississippi river

Biz News, Iowa, Machinery, Missouri, Regional Roundup

CHS expands into St. Louis to strengthen center gulf supply chain

CHS Inc., a global agribusiness and the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, is significantly expanding its presence on the Mississippi River in Illinois. Read More

HPJ Talk, Interview Series, Video

HPJ Talk: Ken on what the WASDE is signaling for corn, soybeans, and what comes next

Mississippi River levels were lowering at the start of September. The US Coast Guard implemented draft restrictions on Sept. 2, 2025, as the river at Memphis, Tennessee, began hitting negative numbers. Photo taken Sept. 2, 2025, in Crittenden County. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Katrina Wallace)
Corn, Crops, Other Crops, Soybeans, Water

Basis sinking faster than the Mississippi at Memphis

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Moisture was a mixed bag across country

Soybeans (K-State Research & Extension photo.)

US soybean farmers  losing transportation edge

Corn

Corn basis following Mississippi River levels downward

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
(Journal stock photo.)

Canola may have brighter future 

Mississippi River water levels drop at harvest, rail still struggling

Grain Belt port district submits application

Soy farmers offer $1 million to help move lock and dam project forward

St. Louis Corps, Coast Guard detail flood-fighting measures