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First Winter Storm of year to Hit Montana, Idaho Today-Thunderstorms Expected in Iowa
A “major winter storm” is headed toward the northern Rockies this weekend. The first such storm of the year will…
ProAg Participates in Automatic Prevented Planting Top-Up Payments
Producers to Receive Automatic Prevented Planting ‘Top-Up’ Payments Approved Insurance Providers to Issue Payments Starting Mid-October WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019…
Ag Big Winner in Japan Deal
Japan will lower or eliminate tariffs on roughly half of all U.S. agricultural and food exports to Japan, according to…
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…