A Windy Week Ahead in Farm Country — Forecaster
Moisture extremes — massive rainfall in the mid-South while drought continues to worsen in North Dakota — has been the…
Senate Cattle Spot Market Bill Draws Mixed Industry Reaction
Senators Jon Tester of Montana and Chuck Grassley of Iowa introduced a bill Wednesday that would require large domestic beef…
Derecho Damage May Influence 2021 Corn, Soybean Plantings
The derecho storm system that plowed through nine states in August 2020 is the weather event that wouldn’t die, as…
2021 Crop Inputs: Buy Smart, Think Ahead
With improved revenue prospects because of grain prices that have moved sharply higher in the last year, many farmers have…
Vilsack: More COVID-19 Relief Headed to Farms
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday a new package of funding for farmers and ranchers adversely affected by…
$3.24 Billion Question: CA Grape Growers Assess 2020 Fire Damage
Wildfires in California in the last year “severely impacted harvest” for vineyard operators, with many destroyed by flames in Napa…
Weather Outlook: Record Moisture, Rainfall Haves and Have-nots
Precipitation this week has yielded one of the wettest starts to spring in Nebraska and parts of the central Plains…
Diversifying Your Farm? Start Small
The development of an agricultural carbon marketplace is ultimately a matter of creating a means for farmers to diversify their…
Senator: Carbon Market Development Must Seek Farmer Input
The carbon market — something likely to be a big growth area in agriculture in the coming years — must be…
Pre-report Estimates: 93.6 Million Corn Acres in 2021?
The big USDA Prospective Plantings report — one with often historically significant market implications moving into the growing season — is…