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Venturing Into Unknown, Bryan Harnish Takes Chance on Hemp
This growing season is an experiment for farmer Bryan Harnish. He’s trying hemp for the first time on his 600-acre…
Another Look at Late Planting of the 2019 Corn Crop
The lateness of planting the 2019 U.S. corn crop has been much discussed in recent weeks. We have highlighted this…
As the First Round of Planting Nears an End, Replanting Begins
The first round of #plant19 is finally over for Ashley Andersen and her farming family in eastern Nebraska. “We feel…
Some Details of Trade Aid 2.0 Revealed, First Payments in August
Lawmakers peppered USDA Undersecretary Ted McKinney with questions about the Trump administration’s new trade relief program for farmers bruised by…
Wet Weather Continues to Limit Planting in Eastern Midwest, More Rain Forecast
The latest crop progress report from USDA/NASS shows that corn and soybean planting remains well behind the normal pace across…
7 Considerations if Planting Cover Crops on Prevented Plant Acres
Excessive precipitation and persistently wet conditions have prevented the planting of corn and soybean in some fields and led to…
FEEDD Act Seeks Feed Emergency Flexibility
A proposal to give livestock farmers flexibility in dealing with weather-related feed emergencies has been introduced in the House of…
Prevent Plant Decisions in Early to Middle of June
Many unplanted acres remain across the Corn Belt and in Illinois. As of the week ending on June 9, only…
Yield Busters-USDA Report Sends Corn Futures Skyward
Coming into the June 11 USDA Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports, the focus was…
House Ag Subcommittee Agricultural Trade Hearing- USMCA Approval “Vital”
On Tuesday, the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing highlighting agricultural trade issues. Lawmakers discussed the USMCA, the…