TOP AG NEWS
Potential Affects of DRP on CME
When the USDA Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) program was launched in late 2018, it offered dairy farmers new revenue assurances…
Iowa Governor Signs $100 Million Rural Broadband Grant Program into Law
Broadband internet providers now have access to a pool of $100 million in state grants to cover some of the…
White House: Stepped-up Basis Won’t Apply to Family Farms
A federal plan to increase high-bracket taxes on things like capital gains and eliminate the ability to avoid taxes on…
Drought, Water Policy Combine with Grim Consequences for California Farms
Years into an historic drought, the situation is getting dire for many farmers in California, especially in the agriculture-rich Central…
USDA Improves Livestock Crop Insurance Policies with New Options
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating livestock insurance policies to improve options for producers and to create additional opportunities…
Sorghum Acres Could Top 2 Million This Year
Though USDA pegged U.S. sorghum acres at 1.8 million in its 2021 Prospective Plantings report, agronomists and crop specialists on…
Replace Protein Ration Ingredients with Forage Crops
The grain market rally is great for crop farmers but not so great for livestock producers who have to buy…
Answer These 3 Questions When Investing in Your Farm
With dramatically improved grain prices, many producers are capturing improved revenues the likes they haven't seen in several years.
Symptoms of Corn Prices’ Burden on Cattle Producers
What’s benefitting corn and soybean farmers right now is starting to cause increasing pains in the beef cattle marketplace. Steers…
Exports Continue Bullish Grain Influence
As farmers continue work to get the 2021 crops planted, CME Group grain futures prices are skyrocketing, so much so that the board raised daily trading limits for corn after prices hit limit-up in Monday's session.