TOP AG NEWS
2019 Ethanol Production Profits-Just How Bad Was It?
The U.S. ethanol industry faced major headwinds in 2019, including low ethanol and dried distillers grain (DDGS) prices and continued…
The U.S. Wine Industry Really Doesn’t Like Tariffs
Tariffs are a dirty word these days in many sectors of agriculture, which break into loud cheers whenever a trade…
Deadline Nears for Conservation Reserve Program Signup
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to…
Secretary Perdue Statement on USMCA Signing
USMCA will advance United States agricultural interests in two of the most important markets for American farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses.
Markets React to Chinese Virus
Optimism has fallen out of the commodity and stock markets as the number of infections rise from the coronavirus in…
Tough Sugarbeet Season Challenges Minnesota Growers
Corn may be king for many farmers, but in the Red River Valley sugarbeets are typically the most profitable for…
State Ag Departments-Flexibility for the States Is Key to Hemp’s Future
Today, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) submitted final comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing…
U.S.-EU Trade Discussion Continues, Hang Up Is How U.S. Processes Chicken
The USDA chief is in Europe this week, including visits to Rome and the Netherlands. On Monday, Perdue met with…
Southern Entomologists Concerned with VIP Vulnerability
Extension entomologists from across the Cotton Belt expressed concern that using the three-gene Bt trait in corn could lead to…
Court Strikes Down Three RFS Waivers
A federal court ruled EPA didn’t have the authority to issue small-refinery exemption extensions to three companies that were not…