TOP AG NEWS
Harvest, Trade Woes Weigh on Attitudes
Anyone wondering how long, wet and miserable the 2018 fall harvest was only has to peer at the results of…
EPA Reports it Is Committed to Higher Ethanol Blends in Summer
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it would complete a rule to boost sales of higher-ethanol blends of…
Roberts Continues to Chair Senate Ag Committee
Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts will retain his gavel as he leads the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, during…
China Purchases U.S. Soybeans, and U.S.-China Trade Talks Conclude
As trade talks between the U.S. and China kicked off this week in Beijing, news reports pointed out that China “made their…
USDA to Extend MFP Enrollment
Farmers who had waited to enroll in the Market Facilitation Program will get a deadline extension once USDA Farm Service…
President Trump, Fed Chairman Powell and Marketing Outlook
Does friction really exist between President Trump and Fed Chairman Powell? Not really, but media noise has been intense. Given global…
Multi-County Enterprise Unit-A New Unit for Insuring Single Crops
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced the availability of a multi-county enterprise unit beginning with the 2019 cropping year.…
Ag Barometer Weakened in December
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined moderately in December to 127, which was 7 points below the index’s value one…
Series of West Coast Storms to Continue
The next in a series of winter storms aimed at the West Coast was gathering strength in the coastal Pacific…
China Gives Long-awaited GM Crop Approvals Amid U.S. Trade Talks
China approved five genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a move…