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Senate, House Members Try to Find Indemnity Aid for Depopulating Herds
Members of Congress are turning different directions to try to provide some indemnity for pork producers forced to depopulate their…
WASDE Report Set to Frame Corn Expectations
Corn prices came off recent lows last week on glimmers of hope that the worst of the coronavirus impacts on…
A Price Paradigm Shift for Corn Is Coming, Analyst Says
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to be felt around the world, prices for commodities, and perhaps more so for…
A Planting Season Unlike Any Other
Planting has raced ahead in the past two weeks, setting records in some parts of the country, but it hasn’t…
USDA Approves $1.2 Billion in Food Purchases to Help America’s Needy
The USDA approved $1.2 billion in contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program designed to connect excess meat,…
Impact of COVID-19 on Cattle Finishing Net Returns
COVID-19 has resulted in a dramatic decline in fed cattle prices putting a damper on net return prospects for 2020. …
Assess Frost Damage on Corn
FROST DAMAGE: Note that injured corn leaves are beginning to regrow from the whorl. This photo was taken two and…
U.S., China Trade Talks Remain “On Track,” Phase One Obligations Expected To Be Met
Bloomberg News reported today that, “The top trade negotiators for China and the U.S. pledged to create favorable conditions for implementation of the…
USDA to Modify Payment Limits for COVID-19 Payments
The Trump administration has bowed to concerns from livestock producers and fruit and vegetable growers and will modify the payment…
Ask the Administrator-Understanding LGM
We are all working under challenging circumstances now. Livestock industries are under great strain in the wake of the coronavirus,…