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USDA Extends Deadline to Report Spring-Seeded Crops for Twelve States
Producers in States Impacted by Floods and Heavy Moisture Must Report by July 22 WASHINGTON, July 10, 2019 – The…
The U.S. Crop Progress Report Has Just 8% of Corn Silking
The U.S. corn crop improved on its good/excellent rating vs. a week ago, but many states are way behind on…
Will Pork Producers Have a Profitable Year?
The pork outlook started this year on a downbeat, then in March and April markets recognized that African swine fever…
Farm Loan Delinquencies Higher in 2018, Remain Historically Low
After several years of persistently low net farm income, collapsing levels of working capital, and rising debt, there has been growing concern about…
Corn Basis Heats Up With No Sign of Cooling Off
Fireworks came early for the corn basis. The national average basis started to climb above the five-year average beginning in…
Ag Biotech Becoming Top Priority for Foreign Spies
The theft of intellectual property is a key component of our current trade dispute with China. In a special report,…
Impact of Higher Corn Prices on Feeding Cost of Gain for Cattle
Corn price futures for the December 2019 contract increased from $3.79 per bushel for the week ending May 10 to…
EPA Takes Heat for Proposed RFS Volumes
Overall biofuel volumes would remain virtually the same in 2020 as they were 2019 in EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard…
USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Prevent Plant Acres and Trade Aid
Bill Northey, the USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, was a guest on Friday’s “Adams on Agriculture” radio show with Mike…
Recent Rain Improves Georgia’s Dryland Corn
After suffering a three-week dry spell in May, Georgia corn crops benefitted from rains during the month of June. It’s…