TOP AG NEWS
End your 4th of July with Fireworks, not Food Poisoning
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is urging everyone to be food safe as…
United States Hog Inventory Up 4 Percent
As of June 1, there were 75.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up 4 percent from June 2018,…
Farmer Sentiment Improves on Rise in Crop Prices and USDA Payment Announcements
The Ag Economy Barometer rebounded in June to a reading of 126, 25 points higher than a month earlier. The barometer is…
CoBank-Ethanol Outlook Weak Amid Sluggish Demand
Operating margins for ethanol producers will likely remain weak for the remainder of 2019 under the weight of abundant production.…
Perspectives on Corn Belt Farmland Values
Today’s update highlights recent news items that discuss the value of farmland in Iowa, Nebraska, and more broadly in the Corn Belt. Iowa…
Smaller Countries Making Up for Decline of Pork Exports to China
U.S. hog farmers lost hundreds of millions of dollars in export sales to China and Mexico after President Donald Trump…
June Acreage Report Heightens Uncertainty
On June 28, the USDA released the Acreage and Grain Stocks reports. While the Grain Stocks report provided support for both corn and soybeans, the Acreage…
Senators Want President to Keep Ag Secretary Out of EPA Small-Refinery Decisions
Republican senators from oil-producing states are pressing President Donald Trump to tell Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to effectively stay…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress
Corn and soybean conditions — for the portion of those crops that was planted and emerged — held steady last…
Farmers Expected to Receive $1 Billion in Prevented Planting Claims on 10 Million Acres
Agriculture Department officials expect farmers to file more than $1 billion in insurance claims for acreage they were unable to…