TOP AG NEWS
After an Unprecedented Spring, Planting Decisions Unfold for Corn Belt Farmers
Washington Post writers Andrew Van Dam, Laris Karklis and Tim Meko reported on Tuesday that, “Corn Belt farmers are used to…
The Advisability of Planting Corn Declines Rapidly with Later Planting Dates
June 5 is the final planting date for corn in most of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. After that date, farmers…
As Arkansas Floodwaters Rise, Some Farmers Coping with Dry Fields
While farmers in southeastern Arkansas prepare for the rising Arkansas River, some of their colleagues are coping with the opposite…
Ag Retailers Say Disaster Aid Could Leave Them Holding the Seed Bag
The Agricultural Retailers Association wants Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to extend the late-planting season for crop insurance to avoid the…
Farms Exempt From Emissions Reporting
Farms are now exempt from reporting air emissions from animal waste after the EPA on Tuesday finalized a new rule…
Farmer Sentiment Collapsing As Financial Conditions Continue to Decline
The Ag Economy Barometer, an agricultural producer sentiment measure based upon a nationwide mid-month survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, dropped…
Disaster Aid Package Approved
Iowa Governor Says Disaster Funding is Critical to Flood Recovery Efforts Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds toured flooded areas of the…
Illinois Corn Planting is Not Even Halfway Finished, USDA Says
U.S. PLANTINGS ARE ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA. U.S. corn farmers are still trying to get to the three-quarters…
More Than a Third of Farmers to Take Prevent Plant
Unrelenting rains have kept corn growers from their fields this spring. With millions of acres left to be planted, an…
Reviewing the Trade War Consequences and Impacts
As the bitter reality of a seemingly never-ending (and possibly expanding) trade war crashes down on the farm sector it’s…