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Coronavirus Making China’s Food Prices Soar
The coronavirus outbreak is driving up the cost of food – and almost everything else in China – adding to…
Hemp 101-Ready to harvest
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a three-part series on industrial hemp production in Missouri. It is meant to…
China Reassures U.S. on Phase One Trade Purchase Goals
Bloomberg writer Peggy Collins reported late last week that, “China’s leader Xi Jinping reassured U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone…
2020 Net Farm Income-Early Forecasts Higher
The USDA released it’s first – and early- forecast of net farm income for 2020. Farm income is an important…
Corps Proposes Missouri River Flooding Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to conduct a long-term study of flood risk in the lower Missouri…
Prospects for Swine Feed Costs in 2020
Principal crops planted in the United States declined from 319.3 million acres in 2018 to 302.6 million acres in 2019,…
Despite Tariffs, U.S. Ag Exports Down Only 2%
U.S. agricultural exports were down two percent in 2019 at $136 billion. USDA ag economist Bart Kenner says that’s still…
China to Halve Tariffs on U.S. Imports
China will halve tariffs on some $75 billion of imports from the U.S. later this month, reciprocating a U.S. action…
Hemp Rules Stand for 2020
USDA on Thursday detailed some insurance options for hemp farmers, but also stressed that hemp farmers will have to abide…
U.S. Looks for African Trade
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is touting the prospects of a U.S. trade agreement with Kenya that could eventually open…