Farmer Sentiment Jumps Up in November as Harvest Winds Down
The Ag Economy Barometer rose in November for the second month in a row, climbing to 153, 17 points higher than in…
Yield Updating Decisions Under the 2018 Farm Bill
Landowners will have a one-time yield updating decision under the 2018 Farm Bill: 1) keep the current Price Loss Coverage…
Trade War Percolates on Multiple Fronts, But President in No Rush on China Deal
On Monday, Financial Times writers James Politi, Bryan Harris and Benedict Mander reported that, “Donald Trump will reimpose tariffs on imports of steel and…
Economists Predict Higher Milk Prices in 2020
University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy economists Bob Cropp and Mark Stephenson say they are looking for good times ahead for dairy…
Ag Calls for USMCA Certainty
With a little more than two weeks left before Congress adjourns for the holidays, supporters of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement know…
Corn Demand Showing Some Recovery
After a dismal performance in September and October, corn demand showed signs of life in November. Ethanol production and export…
Trump Says He will Reimpose Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Brazil and Argentina
President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs, effective immediately, on all steel and aluminum shipped into the United States…
2019 Farm Sector Income Forecast, November
The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) indicated on Wednesday that, “Net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast to increase…
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
U.S. farmers made little headway in wrapping up the 2019 row-crop harvest last week, as two major winter storm systems…
Good Riddance to 2019 Soybean Harvest
Normally, I would have written a soybean harvest story in late October. This year, however, soybean harvest was very late…