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Frost Chances Rise As Rainfall Slows Fieldwork, Harvest Progress
Much cooler air is common to start the week in much of the central third of the U.S. while the…
Hog Prices Being Pulled in Two Directions
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, hog producers have been paring down the U.S. herd in an effort to sustain market prices,…
Milk Pricing System Targeted as Dairy PPDs Surge — Economist
The summer of 2020 saw three months of negative producer price differentials taken from dairy farmers’ milk checks, and while…
Farmland Cash Rents Stabilize on Expected Farm Income Rise
Farmland values and cash rents are normally key indicators of the health of the crop sector in general, and recent…
Proposed Rule Would Bump Recordkeeping Needs for Dairy, Other Ag Products
As a way to provide more comprehensive traceability in the food supply chain, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug…
Congress Getting Into the Cattle Business
A farm state lawmaker introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2020 on Wednesday, calling for restored transparency and accountability…
Long-term Forecast Shows La Niña, Dry Harvest Weather Ahead
A distinct La Niña system building in the Pacific and pattern of troughs and ridges in northern North America translates…
Reflecting on Beef Industry Resilience, Risk Moving Into 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of a few “black swans” to hit the beef industry in the last year, a…
Store Corn or Soybeans This Fall? Traders Weigh In
Both corn and soybeans have upside pricing potential heading into the bulk of fall harvest in the Midwest, but there’s…
Spring Wheat Yields a Mixed Bag as Harvest Wraps
Spring wheat producers in the northern Plains are wrapping up harvest this week, with widely ranging yield reports coming in…