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First Corn Planting Report of Season Shows 3% of Crop Planted Nationwide
In its first corn planting report of the season, USDA NASS estimated 3% of the nation’s crop had been planted…
Soybean and Corn Export Outlook
As the focus turns to the planting season and markets adjust to the new realities associated with the pandemic, export…
Farmers and Ranchers Ready to Meet Increased Food Bank Needs
As food banks struggle to keep up with dramatic increases in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers and ranchers…
USDA Reports Show Packing Plant Challenges Slowing Down Beef, Pork Processing
Packing plants continue to idle nationally due to coronavirus concerns. The latest is JBS USA, which on Monday announced operations…
New Corn Variety Copes Better with Cold
Corn is the third largest grain crop in Canada and the number one crop in Ontario in terms of production.…
CoBank-Ag Retailers Are Adequately Prepared to Ride Out the Storm
Last year, producers of corn, soybeans and wheat faced a complicated growing season, characterized by bad weather and excessive flooding,…
5 Macro-Economic Factors to Watch in 2020
In an earlier post, we outlined four key questions about COVID-19 and U.S. agriculture. A significant uncertainty noted was the U.S.…
Industry Leaders Confident Bird Flu Outbreak Has Been Contained
Turkey industry leaders believe USDA has contained an outbreak of high pathogenic bird flu in a South Carolina commercial turkey…
Packing Plant Closures Increase as Industry Struggles With Positive Cases
Smithfield Foods announced Sunday the company was closing its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, facility indefinitely after state officials reported the…
USDA Authorizes Other Flexibilities To Help Producers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
USDA Addresses Milk Dumping, Authorizes Other Flexibilities To Help Producers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is ensuring…