Marijuana, Hemp Cross-pollination a Budding Conflict
Outdoor marijuana growers are reporting an increase in cross-pollination from hemp farms, a development that could mean marijuana cultivators might…
Feedback From The Field – Nov. 18, 2019
Use the interactive map below to see all this year’s reports just by clicking the flagged locations. Click the box…
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers…
USDA to Extend Flexibility on Crop Insurance Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will continue to defer accrual of interest…
Stopping Invasive Animals
Feral hogs are one of the biggest nuisances U.S. agriculture faces with as many as 7 million wild hogs in…
Alarming Trends in Rural America as Farmers Try to Hold On
Farmers across the heartland are scrambling to finish this year’s fall harvest before winter descends. That is, if they were…
The Conservation Question, Part 4-An Overview of Acres
Throughout its history, conservation policy can be understood, in part, as representing attempts at achieving balance. Policies have involved balancing…
Turkey Prices Up for the Holidays
The price for wholesale, whole turkeys is higher this year as producers grapple with the ups and downs of marketing…
Spring Floods Have Lasting Impact on Midwestern Transportation Market
For anyone in and around the Corn Belt in 2019, the lasting effects of this spring’s flooding are still front and center…
Trump Says He Would Raise Tariffs, Talks Reportedly Stalled on Agriculture
It was a bad day for U.S.-China trade prospects yesterday as President Donald Trump threw a bit of cold water…