2019 Commodity Title Payments–Updates for Corn and Soybeans with Lower MYA Prices
Expectations for 2019 commodity title payments continue to increase as projections for 2019 market year average prices decline. Herein we…
Texas Crop and Weather Report
Texas wheat producers could see an opportunity as food grains show steadiness amid calamity for other commodities, said a Texas A&M…
U.S. Corn Planting Passes Halfway Mark
USDA NASS’ Crop Progress report on Monday was a tale of two planting situations, with row-crop planting jumping ahead of…
Tariff Revival and Soybean Exports
Recent soybean price weakness reflects the new tariff threats against China that emerged as an option for retaliation against Chinese…
USDA Announces $100 Million for American Biofuels Infrastructure
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to make available up to $100 million…
SBA Opens Up Loans for Farmers
Farmers who have been waiting for the Small Business Administration to open up more loan funding need to take action…
Will Off-Farm Income Weigh on Fragile Farm Economy?
Several weeks ago, we wrote about five macroeconomic factors to monitor in 2020. As one reader pointed out, surging unemployment claims…
Organic Certification Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
USDA Allows Flexibilities for Organic Certification Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) may allow organic producers to report acreage…
Does the Corn/Wheat Ratio Offer a Clue?
I know grains are still a long way from being described as anything close to bullish, but I have to…
USDA Announces Improvements to Forage Seeding and Forage Production Crop Insurance Provisions for the 2021 Crop Year
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced changes to the Forage Seeding and Forage Production crop insurance programs starting with…