FAPRI-Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets
On Tuesday, the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) released its June Baseline Update for U.S. Agricultural Markets. The…
As Federal Antitrust Queries Ramp Up, Packers Seek to Get Civil Case Dropped
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Tuesday credited the Department of Justice for beginning “sweeping initiatives” against the country’s four largest…
Refiners Have Asked for Small-Refinery Exemptions for Previous Years
Biofuel and agriculture groups want to know what EPA intends to do with a number of new applications filed by…
California Table Grape Harvest Kicks Off
California table grapes have waited patiently — and now it’s their turn. “Usually the earliest fruit gets to the U.S.…
EPA Issues Cancellation Orders for Three Dicamba Herbicides
After five long days of confusion in the industry, EPA has issued a cancellation order for three dicamba herbicides, following…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Warmer, drier weather across much of the central U.S. the first week of June allowed farmers to push ahead with…
Export Update for the Corn Complex
As the focus turns to the growing season and markets look to recover from the worst of the pandemic, export…
Direct Farm Payments to Soar in 2020
The USDA recently announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Like MFP, this is another ad hoc farm program that…
Next Two Weeks ‘Critical’ for Stripe Rust in Northwest
Northwest wheat farmers should check their fields for stripe rust, as the next two weeks will be “critical,” an expert…
In Case You Missed it, Dairy Prices Have Nearly Doubled from Their Low
You may remember the images on social media back in early April. Heart wrenching photos of dairy farmers being asked…