TOP AG NEWS
“Export Boom” From Phase One Deal Potentially Delayed by Coronavirus
Bloomberg writer Ana Monteiro reported on Tuesday that, “The ‘export boom’ from the U.S.’s trade deal with China will be delayed…
The Bovine Kobuvirus Is Confirmed in the US
A cattle virus, first identified in Japan in 2003, has just been confirmed in U.S. cattle. News of the finding…
ARC-IC: Payment Examples and Revised 2019 ARC-IC Payment Calculator
Agricultural Risk Coverage at the Individual Level (ARC-IC) will be an attractive alternative for farmers who had FSA farms that…
Sec. Perdue Highlights EU Ag Trade Issues
Bloomberg writer Jonathan Stearns reported last week that, “Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue became the latest American official to face European Union complaints about U.S. threats…
Last MFP Payments Sent
Non-Specialty, Cover Crops Had to be Planted by Aug. 1, 2019, for MFP Eligibility Farmers should see the third and…
Rural Mainstreet Index Begins 2020 on Strong Footing: Bank Loans to Farms Lowest in Almost 7 Years
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) for January climbed to its highest level since June 2018. January’s reading marked…
Farm Capital Expenditures Stabilizing?
It’s no great secret that modern farming requires significant amounts of capital. Capital expenditures made by farm businesses can be…
2020 Cattle Inventory—Herd Expansion Comes to an End
The U.S. beef cattle herd is known to cycle through periods of expansion and contraction roughly every 10 years or…
USDA Issues Third Tranche of 2019 MFP Payments
At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final…
Cornell Study Shows Genetics, Not Environment, Determine Hemp’s THC
Hemp grown in Florida may not have different THC levels than hemp grown in Oregon simply due to their opposite…