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Tai Confirmed as Next U.S. Trade Representative
Leading up to this week’s trade meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials in Alaska — which could have implications for…
Senate Bill Would Ease Livestock Trucking Limitations
A group of farm-state senators introduced a bill this week to help truckers transporting livestock operate with more flexibility that’s…
Drought Ratchets Up in Northern Plains, Eases Further South
A large, slow-moving weather system that moved from the southwestern U.S. through the Plains and eastward delivered some much-needed precipitation,…
Signs the Cattle Market is Poised for a Spring Rally
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge the beef supply chain, namely in the seamless realignment between producers and processors, as…
China Grain Export Demand Could Get a Boost Soon
While drought remains a major story in much of the U.S. entering the 2021 crop year, the same conditions are…
Forecaster: A Windy Couple of Days Are Ahead
A major storm system moved through the Southeast, delivering heavy rains and tornados from east Texas to Alabama Wednesday, adding…
2021 Outlook Friendly for Crop Input Providers, Supply Cooperatives
Improving grain markets, last year’s federal payments to farmers and projections for massive corn and soybean crops this year have…
National 4-H Selling Historic Facility, Turning Attention to Growing Member Programs
Due largely to the COVID-19 pandemic and its limitations on group gatherings and in no reflection of the health of…
Forecaster: Recent Precipitation Likely Delivered Drought Improvements
While drought conditions are still common from the High Plains west, the system that moved through the country last week…
Planting Survey: 92.8 Million Corn Acres, 90.3 Million Soybean Acres in 2021
With USDA’s Prospective Plantings report coming in about two weeks, analysts are sharing their own estimates for this year’s corn…