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Texas Crop and Weather Report
Don’t let the dog days of summer lead to declines in cattle herd performance, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Joe…
Farming, Biofuels, Health Groups Challenge EPA on SAFER
A broad coalition of ethanol, agriculture, and public interest groups today challenged the Trump administration’s recent fuel efficiency rulemaking, on…
Corn Planted Acreage Up 3% from 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 92.0 million acres of corn planted in the United…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Corn and soybean conditions rose slightly last week and remain among the highest of the past decade, USDA NASS said…
U.S. Peanut Acreage Up in 2020, Early Planting Delayed
The U.S. planting projection has increased 2020 peanut acreage estimates, according to Scott Monfort, Extension peanut agronomist at the University…
A Bearish Hogs & Pigs Report with Few Bright Spots on the Horizon
Another all-time record hog inventory amidst the COVID-19 pandemic extends further downward pressure on prices. The USDA’s June Hogs and Pigs report…
Argentina Combats Locust Cloud, as Brazil Stays on Alert
Last week, the advance of a locust cloud put the Brazil and Argentine authorities on alert. According to a bulletin released…
China’s Restrictions on Food Imports Meet Resistance from Exporters
Last week, Bloomberg’s Mike Dorning reported that, “U.S. health and agricultural authorities issued thinly veiled criticism of new demands from China for food-exporting companies to sign…
Milk Price Rebounds 100% Between April and July
Milk prices have always been volatile, but it looks like volatility will set a record in 2020. In January, the…
Insects Pressure Rises
As June starts to melt into July, summer insects’ favorite buffets are in season: fields of growing crops. Soybean fields…