Archive for the "ag economy" Tag

Grain markets in 2019 had a familiar feel – a late June rally that faded as concerns about the U.S. corn and […]

Volatility in Arkansas long-grain rice acreage places undue stress on industry infrastructure. And currently, near-term market indicators show slightly bullish prices, but […]

Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions […]

A majority of farms remain profitable. However, their profit margins are smaller than in recent years, and bankers are growing more concerned […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will continue to defer accrual of interest for 2019 […]

Feral hogs are one of the biggest nuisances U.S. agriculture faces with as many as 7 million wild hogs in 37 states […]

Farmers across the heartland are scrambling to finish this year’s fall harvest before winter descends. That is, if they were even able […]

For anyone in and around the Corn Belt in 2019, the lasting effects of this spring’s flooding are still front and center in everyone’s […]

It was a bad day for U.S.-China trade prospects yesterday as President Donald Trump threw a bit of cold water in a […]

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement on China’s decision to lift […]