Pigs saved per litter surge
Livestock Outlook: Slaughter uptick prompts USDA to revise hog inventory estimates. Even with rising corn prices, pork producers remain optimistic…
USDA now making payments for dairy program
Income-over-feed margin for May triggers fifth payment for 2019 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened enrollment…
Committee passes Family Farmer Relief Act
Would ease the process of reorganizing debt through Chapter 12 bankruptcy rules The House Judiciary Committee recently passed Rep. Antonio…
Dicamba Injury Study
Reproductive Stage Soybeans More Sensitive to Dicamba University of Missouri (Mizzou) research has shown that soybeans entering the reproductive phase…
Bill would protect U.S. domestic food supply
Bipartisan bill would strengthen security by hiring additional ag inspectors at ports of entry U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking…
2019 fall cover crop considerations
By Clint Nester We are quickly approaching the time to start thinking about fall cover crop options. In our business,…
The Dual Use Option: Annual Forage Rainfall Insurance and Traditional MPCI
The Dual Use Option: Annual Forage Rainfall Insurance and Traditional Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Can Both Be Used For Grazed Wheat Later Harvested For Grain With the…
Compromised Corn Ahead
Rather like the old Bible verse, some cornfields are starting to suffer for the sins of their planters. “As you…
Big Banks Exiting Farm Loan Business
In the wake of the U.S. housing meltdown of the late 2000s, JPMorgan Chase & Co hunted for new ways…
Fed Leader Signals Interest Rate Cut Likely
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is signaling the Fed is likely to cut interest rates later this month, for the…











