TOP AG NEWS
USDA Expected to Announce Hemp Production, Processing Regulations Next Month
New rules for growing and testing hemp are coming this fall from the USDA, and that has farmers anxious about…
The Economic Importance of U.S. Animal Agriculture
Diversified grain and livestock farms were once the model of U.S. agriculture. Farms often had crop and animal enterprises to…
Trade Concerns at Farm Show
While farmers admire the latest agriculture machinery this week, leaders of national commodity groups at the Farm Progress Show are…
USDA-Crop Insurance Covers Irrigation Tunnel Collapse Loss
Farmers in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming left without a way to water crops following the collapse of a massive…
Corn, Soybean Condition Ratings Up-Development Still Behind Normal
Corn and soybean conditions improved slightly last week, but remain at a seven-year low, according to the latest USDA NASS…
Weather Deals Blow to Louisiana Rice Harvest
Farmers probably would like to forget the 2019 rice crop, which has been plagued by low yields. Bad weather from…
Docs Show EPA Ignored OMB on Waivers
The White House Office of Management and Budget showed EPA how to account for biofuel gallons lost to small-refinery waivers,…
Farmers Hope to Boost Acreage
Farmers plan to plant more corn, soybeans and wheat in the coming year after historic flooding in 2019 prevented planting…
More Chinese Tariffs Hit U.S. Ag
President Donald Trump late Friday afternoon tweeted that higher tariffs would be slapped on Chinese products, following similar action against…
CoBank-U.S. Farms Paying the Cost of Retaliatory Tariffs
U.S. farms are taking the brunt of retaliatory tariffs placed on their products, according to a Knowledge Exchange report released…