Oversupply Could Tighten Wine Margins
“We’re at a point of oversupply in California and Washington, not due to speculative overplanting, but the industry’s miss in…
Ethanol Production Up
Ethanol Production Jumps to Highest Level Since June, Fourth-Highest Total on Record Ethanol production in the U.S. climbed to the…
Underserved Producers Have EQIP Options
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds historically underserved producers, who are participating in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP),…
Did That Really Just Happen?
USDA Revisions to the 2018/19 Corn Balance Sheet The USDA released a number of important reports for the grain markets…
Winter Storms Boost Northwest Snowpack
It may have taken a bit longer than usual, but snow is finally starting to fly in the mountains across…
Proposed U.S. Hemp Rules Worry Industry
Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural…
Trade Opportunities and Risks
While trade attention is focused on China with Wednesday’s expected deal signing, USDA’s administrator for the Foreign Agricultural Service looked…
How America Uses Its Land
There are many statistical measures that show how productive the U.S. is. Its economy is the largest in the world…
Getting Ready for Hemp
Ohio getting hemp rules in place for spring planting of new cash crop Drive through southern Ohio this summer, and…
Trade and U.S. Meat
In earlier posts, we have looked at the growing role of trade in global and U.S. crop production. The trends…