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2020 Outlook-3 Milk Market Factors To Watch
The factors that drive milk prices are often complex. Dairy farmers recently walked through a three-year cycle of low prices,…
2019 Just Won’t Go Away
This year will go down in history as one of the most challenging for Midwest producers. Thanks to a persistent…
African Swine Fever-An “Unprecedented Impact” in the Year of the Pig
News articles continue to point to various market disruptions caused by the ongoing African Swine Fever [ASF] outbreak in Asia and beyond.…
Harvest Share of Planted Acres-Trends and Variability
The difficult 2019 growing season shined a spotlight on issues normally of secondary interest. This article probes one of them: …
Record Year for Hops
Craft beer makers, and drinkers, can celebrate the 2019 hop harvest knowing that there will be plenty of product for…
Biodiesel Win in Funding Bill
A multi-year extension of the Biodiesel Tax Credit was among the major provisions for agriculture in a massive federal spending…
Decisions Concerning the 2018 Farm Bill and SCO
Decision deadlines are approaching under the 2018 Farm Bill. This article covers deadlines and lists considerations when choosing between the…
Comment Period for Hemp Program Extended
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the comment period for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program interim final rule until…
Trade Deals Level the Playing Field for West’s Farms
Recently announced trade deals with China, Japan, Mexico and Canada will level the playing field for growers in the West,…
Feral Pigs Roam the South. Now Even Northern States Aren’t Safe
Ranchers and government officials here are keeping watch on an enemy army gathering to the north, along the border with…