TOP AG NEWS
Relief for Dairy Farmers with Revenue Protection
We recently held our quarterly Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors meeting. In my last blog, I talked…
Texas Crop and Weather Report
Texas’ watermelon growers in the Rio Grande Valley are getting excellent prices and producing high- quality fruit amid low supplies,…
Mississippi Peanut Crop Off to a Good Start
The Mississippi peanut crop is about 90% planted as of the last week of May. Wet weather caused a slow…
China Pauses Purchase of U.S. Farm Goods
Chinese government officials told major state-run agricultural companies to pause purchases of some American farm goods including soybeans as Beijing…
Prevent Plant 2020
Some Illinois corn acres are still unplanted due to wet weather. The final plant date for crop insurance has passed…
FDA Pulls Back on Sanitizer Restriction
The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily relieved some restrictions on hand sanitizer produced by ethanol plants in an effort…
COVID-19 Continues to Impact Farmer Sentiment
Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading…
FY 2020 U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast Lowered
Last week, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released the Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, a quarterly report…
USDA Allows Extensions on Insurance Deadlines, Deferral of Interest to Help Producers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is making further adjustments to assist producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Approved Insurance Providers…
CoBank-Solid Rebound Expected for U.S. Sugarbeet Industry
Sugarbeet growers and cooperatives in the U.S. are expected to have a stronger financial year ahead, with improved production and…