Volatility Challenges Rice Industry Infrastructure
Volatility in Arkansas long-grain rice acreage places undue stress on industry infrastructure. And currently, near-term market indicators show slightly bullish…
Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys-2019 Third Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural…
Bankers Worry About Liquidity as Farmers Adjust to Lean Times
A majority of farms remain profitable. However, their profit margins are smaller than in recent years, and bankers are growing…
Propane Availability Issues Continue, Halt Harvest in Some Areas
As if the 2019 growing season didn’t have enough weather challenges, corn harvest has come to a complete halt for…
Marijuana, Hemp Cross-pollination a Budding Conflict
Outdoor marijuana growers are reporting an increase in cross-pollination from hemp farms, a development that could mean marijuana cultivators might…
Feedback From The Field – Nov. 18, 2019
Use the interactive map below to see all this year’s reports just by clicking the flagged locations. Click the box…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers…
USDA to Extend Flexibility on Crop Insurance Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will continue to defer accrual of interest…
Stopping Invasive Animals
Feral hogs are one of the biggest nuisances U.S. agriculture faces with as many as 7 million wild hogs in…
Alarming Trends in Rural America as Farmers Try to Hold On
Farmers across the heartland are scrambling to finish this year’s fall harvest before winter descends. That is, if they were…