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‘Hardest Year Ever’-Minnesota Farmers Air Stresses, Fears to State Ag Chief
Bevan Beck set down his mug of coffee Saturday morning and listed out to Minnesota’s agriculture commissioner the setbacks that…
USDA Agricultural Trade Outlook- FY20 Export Forecast Increased
On Monday, the USDA released its Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report from the Department’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)…
16% of Corn, 6% of Soybeans Left to Harvest
When farm families gather around the table for Thanksgiving later this week and say what they’re thankful for, one thing…
Weekly Outlook-Acreage in 2020
The 2019 crop year will live long in the memory. A record amount of prevent plant acres, delayed harvest, and…
Citrus Disease Continues its Spread Across Southern California
The fatal citrus disease responsible for Florida’s significant production declines continues its spread across southern California as nearly 1,700 trees…
Ag Economy Finds New Plateau
Jason Henderson, director of Purdue University Extension and former Federal Reserve economist, is tired of talking about the 1980s. “Where…
Farmers Devastated by Latest Romaine Outbreak
The recent announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of expanding illnesses in the E.…
African Swine Fever Continuing to Impact U.S. Pork Exports and World Protein Markets
Earlier this month, in its monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) explained that, “U.S. trade data…
Opinion-DFA Has 173 Million Reasons to Acquire Dean Foods Assets
When Dean Foods announced it was filling for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, the news was couched with indications that…
Carbon Credits, Water Quality Markets Rebuild for Farmers
When Ohio farmer Fred Yoder testified last month before the House Select Committee on Climate Change, the long-time no-till farmer…