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Texas Cattle Prices Well Below Five-year Average, Herd at Eight-year High
Texas cattle producers are seeing fewer dollars in their pockets as prices remain low, while the Texas beef herd has…
Assessing Market Facilitation Payments in Hindsight and Implications for Future Policy
This article examines payments by the 2018 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) in the context of its objective to compensate US…
USDA Agencies Moving to Kansas City Prompt Many Changes
The research agency has seen 88 employees quit rather than move to Kansas City by the end of September, along…
Hemp Insurance is Cropping Up as the Industry Awaits USDA Regulations
In early August, hemp farmers in central Oregon confronted a dilemma that every crop farmer fears. Severe thunderstorms – showering…
AgriLife Extension Lends Support in Imelda Aftermath
A total of 1,471 square bales of hay were airdropped to more than 4,500 cattle stranded by Tropical Storm Imelda.…
Here’s What’s Holding Up the Japanese Trade Agreement
Trump is hoping to sign a limited trade deal with Japan when he meets Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Today at…
Prevented Planting Won’t Impact 2020 Corn, Soybean Seed Supplies
With wet weather forcing 11 million acres to go unplanted in 2019, you might think there would be bigger-than-usual seed…
Fertilizer Prices Drop for Sixth Week in a Row
Average retail fertilizer prices were lower the third week of September 2019, marking the sixth consecutive week prices have declined,…
Corn Condition Up 2 Percentage Points-Soybean Condition Unchanged
The percentage of U.S. corn and soybeans that has reached maturity fell further behind the five-year average last week, according…
It’s a Wrap! 2019 Hard Red Winter Wheat Harvest Finally Ends
In their Sept. 6 weekly harvest report, the U.S. Wheat Association (USW) noted that the 2019 hard red winter (HRW)…