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2019 Crop Insurance Premiums and the Crop Insurance Decision Tool
The 2019 Crop Insurance Decision Tool is now available here in the FAST section of farmdoc. This Microsoft Excel spreadsheet contains seven tools that can…
Biodiesel Industry a 2018 Bright Spot
As difficult as 2018 was for the ethanol industry in the United States, the biodiesel sector turned in one of…
CoBank Releases 2019 Year Ahead Report-Forces that Will Shape the Rural Economy
The U.S. economy is still performing well by most key measures. However, consumers, investors, companies and other market participants have…
High-tech ‘Baker’ Offers New Opportunities
The scent of bread baking is powerful. Real estate agents sometimes recommend you bake bread in your home when you’re…
Farmers Mull More Corn, Fewer Soybeans
The government shutdown that postponed key January USDA reports has grain markets on hold. But farmers penciling plans for spring…
USDA to Reopen FSA Offices for Additional Services During Government Shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional…
A Trade Deal and Corn Prices
March corn futures prices maintain a range between $3.70 and $3.85 since the onset of the government shutdown. The range-bound…
Where the Farm Economy Slow Down Has Hit Hardest
After peaking in 2013, U.S. net farm income has trended lower over the last five years. While national-level data are important…
Where Might Soybean Acres Change?
The combination of several years of outstanding crops and the trade dispute with China have pushed U.S. soybean stocks to…
Low-oil Corn Finds New Market in Beer
The nation’s longest-running continuous breeding experiment in crops has focused on white corn in Urbana, Ill., for 118 years. Researchers…