Administration Proposes NEPA Changes
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a proposal to streamline the process of a National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA,…
Five Phases of Succession Planning
At some point in your farming or ranching career, you begin to think about who will take over the business.…
Drones Effective Tools for Fruit Farmers
People have used the phrase “drone on and on” for a long time. Webster’s dictionary defines this figure of speech…
Meat Exports to China, Mexico Surge
U.S. pork exports posted the best month on record in November, easily reaching new highs in both volume and value, according…
Avocado Growers Expect Big Crop in 2020
Avocado growers in California expect to harvest a much bigger crop in 2020, according to a commodity group’s survey. More…
Crop and Livestock Price Prospects for 2020
This is a presentation summary from the 2019 Illinois Farm Economics Summit (IFES) which occurred December 16-20, 2019. A complete…
USMCA Moving Forward, Timeline Uncertain
William Mauldin reported in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal that, “A Senate committee approved a replacement for the North American Free Trade…
Yet Another WOTUS Lawsuit
States Want Significant Nexus in WOTUS Fourteen states, the city of New York and the District of Columbia have asked…
Ag Barometer Dips Slightly
Farmers Optimistic About the Future, Even as Their Perception of Current Economic Conditions Drops The Ag Economy Barometer drifted sideways in December,…
Ag Credit Survey-Fourth Quarter 2019
Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Agricultural Survey for the Fourth Quarter of 2019. In part, the update…