All Eyes on Western Drought in Winter Weather Outlook
While cold air has begun moving south from Canada and cooling temperatures, as is the seasonal tendency in the last month, conditions remain warm and dry in the western third of the U.S.
What It Will Take To Sustain Dairy Market Bullishness?
The dairy market's been strong in the last two months on export demand and government programs providing incentive for consumer dairy purchases.
Here’s a Post-harvest Financial To-do List
With much of the 2020 corn and soybean crops in the bin (how much depending on your location), it's time for farmers to start turning attention to post-harvest financial work to get informed and ready for the 2021 crop year.
Cash Grain Basis Bids Firm Up On Commercial Storage Shortages
When the derecho system moved through the Midwest in early August, one of the projected long-term implications was on the…
Crop Input Supply Chain ‘Stable and Reliable,’ Analysts Say
Though the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of worries about the sustainability of supply chains for things like fertilizer and chemical earlier this year, industry analysts say for the most part, farmers can be confident in availability through fall fieldwork and as they plan ahead for the 2021 crop.
Windy, Warm Weather Ahead as Long-term Dryness Concerns Abound
Warm temperatures and high winds in the western U.S. are fueling fire dangers in a few areas, and though southern winds blowing into the Midwest from the Gulf will sustain warm, dry conditions in that region, there are a few snowfall chances in the northern Plains in the long-term ag weather outlook for the next week or so.
Big Change Ahead for House, Senate Ag Committees After Election
One key congressional race this week signals some major change ahead on the farm policy front moving forward.
Turkey Prices Rising on Short Supplies
With Thanksgiving as the next holiday on the calendar, it's the time of year when turkey is on a lot of consumers' minds. But the market may not quite be ready for the holiday, with tight supplies and rising prices amid continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Questions Swirl Around Accounting for COVID Loan, Payment Expenses
Forgivable loans, like those from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), generate expenses for farmers, and how to handle those expenses at tax-time is creating a lot of questions among farmers, one farm CPA said this week.
Farmer Optimism Rallies on Commodity Prices, Government Payments
The November Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer report shows farmer sentiment at its highest levels since before the COVID-19…