16 m. ago Meet the Illinois farmer sowing the seeds of the world’s biggest IPOs of 2026

Jeff Rowe grinned with satisfaction when the dashboard of his John Deere combine harvester showed the yield of the first run on his family’s farm during this year’s harvest: 253 bushels per acre, equivalent to 13.8 tonnes of corn per hectare. The yield on the 100-acre Schubert parcel was the highest in many years, said Rowe, the CEO of Syngenta Group and the son of the owners of Rowe Farm, Dean and Carol. Located in the corn belt of Illinois state in the US Midwest, the farm used Syngenta’s...

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9 d. ago Grains Rally on News of China Buys, As Farmer Selling Eases: Cattle Soar

Grains Rally on News of China Buys, As Farmer Selling Eases: Cattle Soar  AgWeb

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9 d. ago Escalating Trade Tensions with China Fuel Farmer Bankruptcies and Suicides

Escalating Trade Tensions with China Fuel Farmer Bankruptcies and Suicides  AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

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1 week ago $12B in farmer aid, China soybean deal expected before Christmas

$12B in farmer aid, China soybean deal expected before Christmas  NewsNation

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1 week ago China soybean pledge lifts prices, but South Dakota farmers still nervous

China soybean pledge lifts prices, but South Dakota farmers still nervous  South Dakota Searchlight

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1 week ago China buys 1 million tons of soybeans, but farmers say prices still unprofitable

China buys 1 million tons of soybeans, but farmers say prices still unprofitable  KWQC

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2 w. ago 'We want to trust what we’ve heard': Farmers remain unsettled on trade, even after China’s biggest U.S. soybean purchase in two years

'We want to trust what we’ve heard': Farmers remain unsettled on trade, even after China’s biggest U.S. soybean purchase in two years  Fortune

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2 w. ago How will West Texas farmers be affected by China buying soybeans from the U.S. once again?

How will West Texas farmers be affected by China buying soybeans from the U.S. once again?  KLBK

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2 w. ago Drier Weather Pattern Helps Boost China Wheat Seeding Progress

Drier Weather Pattern Helps Boost China Wheat Seeding Progress  DTN Progressive Farmer

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2 w. ago China snaps up U.S. soybeans, reviving hope for Iowa farmers

China snaps up U.S. soybeans, reviving hope for Iowa farmers  Axios

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2 w. ago Bankruptcies, suicides: US farmers detail cost of trade tensions

Randal Shelby planned carefully and waited years to ditch a career spent in hospitals and medical centres to chase a dream in which he traded antiseptic hallways full of sick patients for the great outdoors. His new life started six years ago, after he secured about US$1.3 million in financing for a Case combine and other equipment, fertilisers, seed and labour needed to produce soybeans and rice, staples that enjoyed strong demand overseas, primarily from China. High fuel costs, rising interest...

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariff war is leaving Ohio farmers in the red and China in driver's seat| Opinion

Trump’s tariff war is leaving Ohio farmers in the red and China in driver's seat| Opinion  The Columbus Dispatch

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2 w. ago Policy Updates: USDA data dump shows China far behind on U.S. soybean buys

Policy Updates: USDA data dump shows China far behind on U.S. soybean buys  Pro Farmer

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2 w. ago Illinois farmers see no sign of promised China soybean sales

Illinois farmers see no sign of promised China soybean sales  Axios

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3 w. ago Farmers cautious about China following through on soy commitments

Farmers cautious about China following through on soy commitments  Brownfield Ag News

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3 w. ago Trump’s trade deal will allow soybean sales to flow back to China, but farmers are still left in an unworkable economy

Trump’s trade deal will allow soybean sales to flow back to China, but farmers are still left in an unworkable economy  Arkansas Times

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3 w. ago American farmers push to boost soybean sales in China as Trump's trade war rumbles on

American farmers push to boost soybean sales in China as Trump's trade war rumbles on  CNBC

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3 w. ago Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war

Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war  Fortune

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3 w. ago Artistic farmers paint a clear picture of rural China's progress

Artistic farmers paint a clear picture of rural China's progress  China Daily - Global Edition

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3 w. ago For some hurting U.S. soybean farmers, a trade deal with China may not be enough to save the farm

For some hurting U.S. soybean farmers, a trade deal with China may not be enough to save the farm  CBS News

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