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Last MFP Payments Sent
Non-Specialty, Cover Crops Had to be Planted by Aug. 1, 2019, for MFP Eligibility Farmers should see the third and…
Rural Mainstreet Index Begins 2020 on Strong Footing: Bank Loans to Farms Lowest in Almost 7 Years
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) for January climbed to its highest level since June 2018. January’s reading marked…
Farm Capital Expenditures Stabilizing?
It’s no great secret that modern farming requires significant amounts of capital. Capital expenditures made by farm businesses can be…
2020 Cattle Inventory—Herd Expansion Comes to an End
The U.S. beef cattle herd is known to cycle through periods of expansion and contraction roughly every 10 years or…
USDA Issues Third Tranche of 2019 MFP Payments
At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final…
Cornell Study Shows Genetics, Not Environment, Determine Hemp’s THC
Hemp grown in Florida may not have different THC levels than hemp grown in Oregon simply due to their opposite…
After U.S., China Phase One Deal, Coronavirus Adds Additional Wrinkle
U.S., China Ag Trade- Recent Background Reuters writers Hallie Gu, Muyu Xu and Tony Munroe reported last week that, “China’s imports…
Kansas Ag-Gag Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Animal rights groups have asked a federal court to block the state of Kansas from enforcing its so-called “ag-gag” law…
Texas Crop and Weather Report
Drier than normal conditions this winter could be a harbinger for a hotter-than-normal summer if future weather patterns fail to…
More Farms Turn to Bankruptcy in 2019
Though the number of farms filing Chapter 12 bankruptcy increased in 2019 from the previous year, an American Farm Bureau…