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June Rural Mainstreet Index Climbs Above Growth Neutral
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) for June rose above growth neutral for the month. According to the monthly…
Wisconsin Cranberry Crop Rebounded in 2018
After voluntarily pulling back on production during the previous year, Wisconsin cranberry growers saw more output during the past harvest…
FEEDD Act Would Offer Relief to Livestock Producers
Mother Nature hasn’t been kind to farmers and ranchers in the Dakotas and the surrounding states. The year 2019 has…
USDA Confirms Silage Corn Can Be Planted On Prevent Plant Acres
This week, farmers in much of the eastern Corn Belt will be eligible to plant cover crops as the late-plant…
Farm Sector Working Capital at Critical Levels
Sector level working capital is one of the most straightforward and useful indicators of farm sector financial conditions. Sector level…
Cover Crops and Prevent Planting in 2019
Many farmers will soon be considering whether to plant cover crops on prevent plant acres. If prevent planting payments are…
Area in U.S. in Drought at Historic Low
Mother Nature always seems to have a trick or two up her sleeve. Typically, the prevalent weather-related problem for farmers…
Willis-Future Crop Insurance Needs ‘Unique’ Approaches
The issues farmers and policymakers hope crop insurance can address in the future will be more difficult than in the…
Agricultural Professionals Expect Lower Land Values and Stable Crop Prices
Over 270 agricultural professionals attended the 2019 ISU Soil Management Land Valuation (SMLV) Conference this past May. This is the…
At Tractor Ride, Ag Secretary Discusses Prevented Planting Coverage, Ethanol Policy
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Sunday told farmers gathered for an annual tractor ride that USDA plans to increase the…