TOP AG NEWS
Former USDA Leader Turns to Climate, Conservation
Bill Northey’s a recognized agricultural leader in Iowa and around the country, and now that his term as USDA Undersecretary…
WASDE Data Shows Corn, Soybean Stocks Unchanged, Attention Turns to Planting Numbers
The March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report each year is typically a quiet one as the market…
House Takes Up Ag Labor Legislation Again
Though it was first passed by the house in December 2019, the Farm Workhouse Modernization Act was reintroduced last week…
China Demand, Ethanol Among WASDE Market-moving Variables
Tuesday’s USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report is the first of a trio of reports scheduled for…
Farm Program Election Decision Deadline Less than a Week Away
Next Monday, March 15, is the deadline for farmers to make their selections for federal farm program participation in the…
Mild Spring Expected for Much of the U.S. — Forecaster
Forecast models feature “broad scale warmth” for the western half of the U.S., and it’s fueling increasing expectations for a…
CFAP Payments On Hold — Vilsack
There remains around $15 billion in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments earmarked for the ag sector that have yet…
Preview This Week’s USDA WASDE Report
The first of this month’s impactful USDA reports, the agency’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, will…
Fed: Ag Sector Recovery Well Underway
Fed: Ag Sector Recovery Well Underway
Prospects for a Dairy Market Rebound
Strong global demand, the potential for a new USDA “Food Box” program and a slightly contracting dairy cow herd are…