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USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced today that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)…
Examining USDA 2019 Acreage and Yield Estimates
2019 has been a turbulent year. Unprecedented rains during spring, which led to heavy flooding and disrupted corn planting in…
Digital Network Established for Carbon Payments to Farmers
Farmers who want to be paid for sequestering carbon now have a company that can connect them to carbon buyers.…
Biofuels Blending Agreement at Hand
Bloomberg writers Jennifer A Dlouhy, Mario Parker, and Jennifer Jacobs reported yesterday that, “The Trump administration has agreed to a new…
Through the Weather Wringer
Drought conditions have prompted several of the southwestern Indiana counties where Scott Wallis farms to enact orders against burning. Meanwhile,…
U.S. to Impose 25% Tariff on EU Goods-Retaliation Expected
The Trump administration will soon be hitting a wide range of European farm products with a new 25% tariff when…
Impact of Recent Changes in Corn and Fed Cattle Prices on Cattle Finishing Net Returns
Variability in corn and fed cattle prices has certainly been the norm in the last few months. Corn futures prices…
Arkansas Rice Harvest Heads Toward Final Leg
The “store and hold” strategy employed by many rice growers in 2018 has finally paid off, as rice prices rallied…
Farmer Sentiment Regarding Current Conditions Slips in September
The Ag Economy Barometer dipped slightly in September to a reading of 121, down just 3 points from August, when the index…
Choosing Between ARC-CO and PLC
This article discusses four key elements to consider when choosing between Agricultural Risk Coverage at the County Level (ARC-CO) and…