CattleFax Sees Positive Cattle Outlook for 2020
Beef demand is strong and with U.S. cattle numbers plateauing, prices are likely to be stronger in the year ahead…
USDA Casts Vision for Scientific Initiatives Through 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the publication of the USDA Science Blueprint, which will serve as the U.S.…
USDA Announces Details of Risk Management Programs for Hemp Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural…
USDA-Higher Incomes Ahead
USDA expects net farm income to increase 3.3% from 2019 to $96.7 billion in 2020. In the first forecast for…
Will Trade Deals Drive Profit in 2020?
FARMING today offers margins by mere pennies for producers, and so any little bit of increased market access or new…
Biodiesel Production Profits in 2019
The U.S. biodiesel industry continued to face strong headwinds in 2019 due to the demand destruction wreaked by small refinery…
How to Plant Industrial Hemp in Farm Fields
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series on industrial hemp production in Missouri. It is meant to…
Robots, Drones Becoming Workhorses for Agriculture
The small, rolling vehicle looks a bit like something out of a science fiction film as it moves slowly across…
Expectations for Improved Trade with China Sends Farmer Sentiment Soaring
The Ag Economy Barometer rose to a reading of 167 in January, a 17-point jump from December when the index stood at…
How To Make Money Growing Hemp
The Illinois-based Hemp Foundry wrapped up its first year selling hemp clones specialized for CBD production and oil extraction in…