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Sign Up for Crop Insurance Premium Reduction
The Iowa Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers of the Jan. 15 deadline to sign up for an innovative new…
IRS Eyes 2018 Payment on 2019 Farm Machinery Purchases
In February 2017, the IRS launched a program to audit Schedule F, which most farmers use to report farming income.…
The Geography of High Corn Yields
From 2013 to 2018, U.S. corn yields have been above trend yields an average of 8.2 bushels per year. Yield…
Researchers Find Fix to Photosynthetic Glitch, Could Boost Yields 40%
Plants convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis; however, most crops on the planet are plagued by a photosynthetic glitch, and…
Nuisance Lawsuits Are a Major Concern for All Agriculture
North Carolina’s recently appointed assistant commissioner of agriculture is ringing warning bells that the nuisance lawsuits facing the state’s hog…
Recent Updates from the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Minneapolis
An update this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, as well as a short paper last month from…
Anticipating the January USDA Reports
The ongoing partial government shutdown halted the release of many key USDA reports. If the USDA releases the reports as…
Iowa State Economist Issues 10 Predictions for 2019
1. More Corn, Fewer Beans About 3 million acres of crop production in the U.S. will shift to corn in…
Strong Pork Exports Could Mean Better Year
2018 didn’t turn out well for pork producers, as estimated losses were about $12 per head for farrow-to-finish operations. These…
Valley Freeze May Have Aided Citrus Quality
California citrus farmers may have been more helped than harmed by a short-lived freeze that recently struck orchards in two of…