Legislation for Cash Cattle
As packing plants and livestock markets have been put under a microscope, some senators are introducing legislation to mandate large…
Pandemic Relief Update-Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program
The most recent legislation enacted by Congress for relief during the Covid-19 pandemic has clarified that farmers are eligible for…
What Red Ink?
First, let’s stipulate that most of Farm Futures readers are men, and that most of them grew up in the…
USDA Estimates Whopping Stocks-to-Use Ratio for Corn
USDA released its first detailed forecast of the 2020-21 crop projections with a 15.99 billion-bushel (bb) corn crop that would…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
U.S. corn planting slowed somewhat last week but still ended the week well ahead of last year and the five-year…
As Americans Get Back Behind the Wheel, Better News for Ethanol
Bloomberg writer Isis Almeida reported last week that, “There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the battered American ethanol…
Harvesters Struggle to Recruit Foreign Crews
Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine…
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…











