TOP AG NEWS
Maryland reports record winter wheat yields despite less acres
Some Pennsylvania producers are reporting 100-bushel winter wheat yields. Maryland farmers are seeing a record winter wheat yield this year…
Livestock Industries Want USMCA Passage
House Ag Subcommittee Hears Stories of Lost Opportunity in Trade Representatives from a cross section of livestock industries told members…
Release of 2020 Crop Budgets, Revised 2019 Budgets, and Up-dated Revenues and Costs
Crop budgets for 2020 have been released and made available on farmdoc. In addition, 2019 budgets have been revised in light…
Got hemp? A handful of states still working on laws
From the Southeast to New England, the Pacific Northwest to the mid-Atlantic, and most places in between, states are embracing…
Midwest storm disaster assistance available
Farm Aid is partnering with National Farmers Union to distribute emergency relief grants. Farm and ranch families in Illinois, Kansas,…
When and how to deploy working capital now
Plan for farm profits even when margins are tight It almost feels like halftime in a locker room some days…
Why MFP 2019 Will Be A Disappointment For Some
The flow of meaningful information from USDA leadership about MFP 2019 payments has remained painfully slow. Yes, there was the…
Corn Prices Heating Up
Despite the USDA raising 2018-19 marketing year ending stocks for corn in last Thursday’s WASDE report, corn prices moved higher…
More Resilient Flood Control
Midwest Needs Long-Term Plan for Flood Management In the wake of flooding that has inundated the Midwest, people offer different…
The future of CRISPR technology in crops
Nature plants review explores the current state and future of CRISPR technology in crops CRISPR is often thought of as…