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MFP Eligibility Changes a Boon to Speciality Crop Growers
Specialty crop groups in California are alerting their members about eligibility changes that could boost grower participation in the next…
USDA Opens Enrollment for ARC, PLC Programs
Agricultural producers now can enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs – two U.S. Department…
California Pesticide Ban Will Hit Alfalfa Growers, Scientists Say
Integrated pest management of alfalfa in California will be “profoundly” impacted by the loss of the pesticide chlorpyrifos next year,…
Nitrogen Leads Fall 2019 Fertilizer Prices Lower
Fertilizer prices dramatically increased last Spring. After anhydrous ammonia spent most of 2018 around $500 per ton, prices jumped to…
Crop Insurance Payments Likely in Many Areas
It is likely that a significant number of corn and soybean producers in many areas of southern and western Minnesota,…
Corn and Soybeans Move Higher on Supply and Trade
Strong price rallies in both corn and soybeans closed out the week after a mixed reaction on Thursday. Corn prices…
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…