SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Finding any way to get the most out of a soybean or corn crop is important, and at Commodity Classic there was no shortage of companies looking to gain farmers’ business with new products.

One of those companies, Helena, introduced new herbicides for corn and soybeans. Its soybean product, Antares Complete, is a pre-emergence herbicide slated to be available for the 2020 growing season.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — No decision has been made yet on whether there will be a third year of Market Facilitation Program payments.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue addressed a tweet from President Trump that indicated another round of trade aid could be in the cards, during a press conference Feb. 28 at Commodity Classic here. He stressed it’s still a question of if it is needed and not when it will be coming.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — With a presidential election in November, Chandler Goule said it’s going to be a year of likely gridlock in Congress.

But Goule, the CEO for the National Association of Wheat Growers, said that isn’t stopping the group from focusing on the legislation they want to see implemented.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Whether in the cab of a tractor or the cockpit of a fighter jet, split second decisions are just a part of the life.

That was the message from Lt. Colonel Rob “Waldo” Waldman during the keynote address of the Commodity Classic general session Feb. 28 here. The fighter pilot and best-selling author spoke to farmers and other attendees about these decisions and the importance of having the right team.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Coronavirus has been spreading across the world, and the disease is drastically afflicting global markets.

As March began, the markets appeared to be calming down, but commodity prices had already taken big hits due to concerns about how the virus will be affecting global demand. Soybean futures were among the hardest hit, sinking to lows at the end of February not seen since May 2019.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Just like a year ago, trade is the headline grabbing the attention of American Soybean Association members at Commodity Classic.

ASA held its annual press conference at the event Feb. 27, and president Bill Gordon said the focus of the organization right now is to “revive profitability” for soybean farmers across the country. He said the signings of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and phase one trade deal with China were good steps.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Conservation was the top issue discussed by the National Corn Growers Association at Commodity Classic Feb. 27.

During a press conference at the annual event, the NCGA announced a partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund to start the Success in Stewardship program, which will promote the environmentally conscious practices now being used on U.S. farms and work to increase those efforts.