TOP AG NEWS
Tough Sugarbeet Season Challenges Minnesota Growers
Corn may be king for many farmers, but in the Red River Valley sugarbeets are typically the most profitable for…
State Ag Departments-Flexibility for the States Is Key to Hemp’s Future
Today, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) submitted final comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing…
U.S.-EU Trade Discussion Continues, Hang Up Is How U.S. Processes Chicken
The USDA chief is in Europe this week, including visits to Rome and the Netherlands. On Monday, Perdue met with…
Southern Entomologists Concerned with VIP Vulnerability
Extension entomologists from across the Cotton Belt expressed concern that using the three-gene Bt trait in corn could lead to…
Court Strikes Down Three RFS Waivers
A federal court ruled EPA didn’t have the authority to issue small-refinery exemption extensions to three companies that were not…
Costs of Corn and Soybean Production
In a recent update from Iowa State University (ISU) Extension (“Estimating costs of crop production vital for 2020 farm businesses“), Alejandro Plastina explained…
Trade Trends to Watch
Trade and the Farm Economy: Two Charts to Watch in 2020 Before the ink dried on the newly signed Phase…
Soybeans Need Good News
Soybean futures prices fell again last week on reports of a coronavirus outbreak rattling the Chinese economy and the prospects…
Roundup Settlement May Be Near
Dow Jones: Bayer May Settle Roundup Lawsuit for $10 Billion As Bayer continues its mitigation to reach a settlement, Dow…
U.S. Agricultural Trade Developments
Background A recent Congressional Research Service report explained that, “U.S. agricultural exports have been a major contributor to farm income, especially since…