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Farmers Harvesting Corn in North Dakota Happy with Stand, Yield
Source: article by Mikkel Pates, (Grand Forks (ND) Herald HORACE, N.D. – Larry Richard remembers when he used to listen…
Deterioration of Working Capital
Introduction Working capital represents the liquid funds that a business has available to meet short-term financial obligations. The amount of…
Case Study-Farm Program Value Over Two Years
Agricultural Risk Coverage at the Individual Level (ARC-IC) will make payments in 2019 for farms that are entirely prevented plant…
Senators Unite to Protect Against Future Flooding
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley joined Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt to introduce legislation today to overhaul the U.S. Army Corps of…
Change of Direction, Administration Plans to Appeal 10th Circuit Court Decision on RFS Waivers
Background Last week, Bloomberg writers Jennifer A Dlouhy and Jennifer Jacobs reported that, “Trump administration officials have decided to pare the number…
How Coronavirus Could Affect NPK Prices
China’s coronavirus scare has rattled more than a few markets so far. Financial markets were on the front line, with…
Watch For These Agricultural Pests After a Warm Winter
It’s been an unusually mild winter — just ask Bob Kemerait’s dog. “I’ve only broken the ice in the dog…
Passing the Gavel
The February 2020 NCIS board of directors meeting brought a change of leadership to the chairman’s position. Kendall Jones, ProAg,…
USDA-Acres Planted with Industrial Hemp Expanded Rapidly in 2019
After a hiatus of almost 45 years, the Agricultural Act of 2014, Public Law 113-79 (the 2014 Farm Bill) reintroduced…
Secretary Perdue Discusses MFP at House Ag Committee Hearing
Bloomberg writer Mike Dorning reported on Wednesday that, “U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue sees a ‘less than 10%’ chance that U.S. farmers will…