Trump’s Hailing of $50 Billion in Chinese farm Purchases Seen as ‘Meaningless’
China is still a long way from forking out $50 billion for farm goods from the United States, agriculture industry…
Here’s What’s on an Ag Lender’s Wish List
I was lecturing at one of the banking schools and the following question was posed by one of the participants,…
U.S., China Take Initial Step on Trade Deal
William Mauldin, Chao Deng and Vivian Salama reported in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal that, “The U.S. and China took an initial step to cement a…
Mission Aims to Tap Trade Opportunities in Vietnam
When Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney leads a U.S. Department of Agriculture trade mission to…
Farmers Stuck in Mud, then Snow As Historic October Blizzard Follows Wet September
The great blizzard of October 2019 has a stunning, perhaps long-lasting effect in central North Dakota. At a time when…
60 Countries Take Part in 1st Global Ethanol Summit
Industry and government officials from 60 countries are meeting with U.S. officials in the nation’s capital this week at the…
Feedback From The Field – Oct. 14, 2019
How are your crops faring this year? What are your hopes for yields? We’re asking growers about what’s really happening…
‘Flash Drought’ Brings Dust and Dread to Southern Farmers
A furnace-like “flash drought” is intensifying as it blasts away the little moisture left across a vast swath of the…
Hemp Appeal-Newly Legal Crop Attracts New Generation of Farmers
Artist, sound engineer and adventure traveler Blu Fortner is adding “farmer” to his resume with his first commercial crop of…
Harvest Freeze Challenges
The threat that has been building throughout the spring and summer is finally imminent. A major winter freeze and snowstorm…