TOP AG NEWS
Iowa Land Values Rose 2.3% in 2019
Despite the ongoing downturn in the ag economy, Iowa farmland values rose 2.3% in 2019. The annual Iowa Land Value…
USDA to Make $550 Million in Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States…
USDA Extends Deadlines for Dairy Margin Coverage, Market Facilitation Programs
Due to the prolonged and extensive impacts of weather events this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today extended…
Is There a Millennial Farmer Wealth Deficit?
When we bought our first farm, I was pregnant with our second baby. It was an auction in November 2004,…
House Passes Labor Bill Along Party Lines-Fate Uncertain in the Senate
Major farm groups are welcoming House passage of a landmark ag labor bill that would expand the H-2A visa program…
New Partnership Addresses Farmer Stress
Repeated weather events delaying planting and harvest seasons, trade disputes disrupting commodity markets and continued lower commodity prices have created…
Texas Crop and Weather Report
After a record start to 2019, wool prices declined as uncertainty in the market made price speculation for buyers iffy,…
Deal Reached on USMCA
Reflecting the duality of American politics, House Democrats on Tuesday announced they had reached a deal with the Trump administration…
Dec. 10 USDA Reports Show China Boosting Production
The commodity markets are not all China all the time. It just seems that way sometimes because of the news…
U.S. Loses Top Pecan Production Spot to Mexico
Mexico has taken over the top spot as the world’s largest pecan producer, increasing production by as much as 20,000…