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…
Propane Problems Make a Long Harvest Even Longer
Arlen Bonde has a lot of corn to combine, but he was moving at about half speed in mid-November. On…
Consider Soil in Fall-applied Ammonia Rates
Fall-applied anhydrous ammonia may not fulfill as much of corn’s nitrogen needs as previously assumed. According to a new study…