TOP AG NEWS
MFP 2.0 Makes Prevent Plant Decisions Even More Difficult
On Thursday USDA announced a few details of the 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP). While the program has been expanded…
The Implications of Late Planting for the 2019/20 Corn Balance Sheet
USDA’s release of the Crop Progress report on May 20 showed corn planting at 49 percent nationally. The planting progress in numerous…
Congress, President Agree on $19 Billion Package Covering Hurricanes, Floods
Congress provided $3 billion in disaster aid for farmers under a disaster package overwhelmingly approved Thursday by the U.S. Senate.…
Should You Replant that Ragged Corn Stand?
In a year of uneven crop emergence, University of Missouri Extension agronomists say don’t underestimate late-emerging runts. “A late-emerging corn…
Groups Support Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bills
A broad-based coalition of 219 farm, food, rural, faith and consumer advocacy organizations recently delivered a letter to Congress endorsing food and…
Prevented Planting Options in 2019 for Kansas Corn Growers
Some crop insurance deadlines are looming for Kansas farmers who have Revenue Protection, RP with the harvest price option, or Yield Protection…
Mapping Out the Good, Bad and Ugly of #Plant19
Monday’s USDA Crop Progress Report brought more discouraging news to farmers across the Midwest. Cool, wet weather made for another…
Scout the Corn You Have-Cold, Wet Soils Take Their Toll
With so much of the planting season left ahead of farmers this spring, it can be hard to focus on…
View From the Cab
There’s an adrenaline rush that comes with finally getting in the field. At least Scott Wallis is fairly certain it…
USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Unjustified Retaliation and Trade Disruption
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to…