Avocado Growers Expect Big Crop in 2020
Avocado growers in California expect to harvest a much bigger crop in 2020, according to a commodity group’s survey. More…
Crop and Livestock Price Prospects for 2020
This is a presentation summary from the 2019 Illinois Farm Economics Summit (IFES) which occurred December 16-20, 2019. A complete…
USMCA Moving Forward, Timeline Uncertain
William Mauldin reported in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal that, “A Senate committee approved a replacement for the North American Free Trade…
Yet Another WOTUS Lawsuit
States Want Significant Nexus in WOTUS Fourteen states, the city of New York and the District of Columbia have asked…
Ag Barometer Dips Slightly
Farmers Optimistic About the Future, Even as Their Perception of Current Economic Conditions Drops The Ag Economy Barometer drifted sideways in December,…
Ag Credit Survey-Fourth Quarter 2019
Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey for the Fourth Quarter of 2019. In part, the update…
ARC-IC in 2019
Release of a 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator Agricultural Risk Coverage at the Individual Level (ARC-IC) should be considered as a…
Senate Committee Advances USMCA
Taking another step to completing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Senate Finance Committee voted 25-3 on Tuesday to advance the trade…
2019 Tough Year for Wisconsin Dairies
10% of Wisconsin Dairy Operations Exited the Business in 2019 Wisconsin lost 10.7% of its licensed dairy farms in 2019.…
2020 Hogs-More Supply, Profitable Prices?
The USDA’s December Hogs and Pigs report indicates that producers continue to expand, with the December 1 inventory of all hogs and…