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UNL Survey Shows Nebraska Land Values Up for First Time Since 2014
Nebraska agricultural land values increased by 3% over the last year, to a statewide average of $2,650 per acre, according…
EPA to Make Decision on Dicamba’s Future This Year, in Time for 2021 Planting Season
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to work with state pesticide regulators on its review of dicamba herbicides as the registration…
Crop Insurance Changes Favor Farmers Considering Prevent Plant in 2020
Farmers in North Dakota are furiously fighting Mother Nature this week, hurrying to harvest acres that never got harvested in…
Ag Markets Feel Pinch As Oil Prices Plunge
Oil’s nosedive is sending farmers a stark reminder: they also need to be energy traders. Growers have become more vulnerable…
USDA Announces Continued Progress on Implementation of China Phase One Agreement
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that China has continued its progress in implementing the U.S.-China Phase One…
Federal Reserve-Observations on the Ag Economy-February 2020
Last week, the Federal Reserve Board released its February 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions…
Profitability and Acreage Shifts between Corn and Soybeans in Illinois
At its recent Agricultural Outlook Forum, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released estimates of 2020 planted acres in the United…
March WASDE Held Few Surprises With Little Reaction
The March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, as expected, had zero changes in U.S. ending stocks, while…
Iowa Leaders, Farmers Tour Levee Repairs to Reassure Crop Insurance Officials
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig met with USDA officials from different agencies and local farmers Friday at the Silver…
The Pace of Soybean Use
USDA’s soybean ending stocks forecast of 425 million bushels for the marketing year may show little if any change in…