TOP AG NEWS
Tractor Sales Surge, Combine Sales Slow Down
Improved grain market prices, especially compared to a year ago, have farmers buying a lot more tractors, according to data…
China ASF Slowly Declining U.S. Soybean Meal Demand
Last week’s USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report left grain export demand numbers basically unchanged, which wasn’t…
Moisture a Major Weather Feature to Start the Week
A slow-moving low-pressure system delivered precipitation from the Rocky Mountains through the central and southern Plains and into the Corn…
Lawmakers Seek Estate Tax Repeal
The estate tax, or “death tax” as many farmers call it, can sometimes force farmers and farm owners to liquidate…
Proposed Duties Could Complicate Spring Fertilizer Price Problem for Farmers
It’s no secret crop fertilizer prices have skyrocketed in recent months along with grain prices. The recent confirmation of duties…
Shoud we Expect a Wild Week for Grain Prices?
Even though the USDA data report released earlier this week typically pales in comparison to the influence on grain prices…
Seeking Supply Chain Transparency, CME Group Launches Boxed Beef Index
As Congress works to pass legislation to create new transparency in the beef marketplace, the CME Group has a new…
“Are You Accounting for Your Family’s Living Expenses in Your Farm Budget? “
Family living expenses may not be one of the first line-items you think of when considering your farm’s budget, but…
Rain and Snow Chances Rise as Systems Sweep the U.S. — Forecaster
A line of early-spring thunderstorms rolling through the Midwest, much-needed snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California and expectations…
China Shipments Offer Cautious Ethanol Optimism
Recent news that barges carrying U.S. ethanol were bound for China brought a new sense of optimism to the embattled…