TOP AG NEWS
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…
Direct Payments Set to Soar in 2019
While producers wait for the USDA to release meaningful information about how MFP 2.0 might impact their farm’s financial projections,…
USDA Adds Flexibility for Cover Crop Management in Crop Year 2020
The 2018 Farm Bill mandated changes to the treatment of cover crops for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, which…
What Was USDA Thinking?
USDA told us in the June 28 Grain Stocks and Acreage reports on Friday that producers had planted, or still…