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Rural Mainstreet Index Inches Up for August
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) increased slightly to a weak level from July’s frail reading. According to the…
“Fragile” Farm Economic Conditions Persist, as Ethanol Waiver Concerns Remain
Wall Street Journal writer Kirk Maltais reported on Saturday that, “Following a growing season last year filled with battering rainfall and bitter trade…
Tips for Salvaging Corn As Silage
With many fields suffering wind damage and corn yields also crippled by drought, more farmers than usual will be making…
Pro Farmer Estimates Corn and Soybean Yields Below USDA Forecasts
Pro Farmer, a division of Farm Journal, shared its much-anticipated production estimates today for the 2020 U.S. corn and soybean crops…
Evaluating Wind-Damaged Corn? Check Out These Resources
It’s been more than a week since a derecho tore across Iowa as far east as Ohio, whipping through some…
Heat, Wildfires Threaten California Crops
A blistering heat wave throughout California this week is causing damage to coastal crops while fueling dozens of wildfires that have…
Using Preliminary FSA Data to Project Final Prevented Plant Acreage for Corn and Soybeans
Prevented plant coverage under the Federal crop insurance program provides payments when farmers are unable to plant within a normal…
Farm Futures Study Reports How Farmers Plan to Spend CFAP Payments
Farmers aren’t the only ones hoping for another round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) direct payments. Bankers stand to…
View From the Cab
Reid Thompson’s eyes are on the skies. The Colfax, Illinois, farmer has a heck of a soybean crop in the…
USDA Works with Stakeholders to Improve Prevented Planting Coverage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will make several improvements to Federal crop…