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Farm Liquidity in Decline, Aside from USDA Payments
The financial liquidity of farms across Iowa has been in decline over the past several years, despite a slight increase…
GOP Senators and Iowa’s Governor Tell EPA to Fix Its RFS Proposal
Seven Midwest senators and Iowa’s governor, all Republicans, are pushing back on EPA’s supplemental plan for the Renewable Fuel Standard,…
The Conservation Question, Part 3-Lessons in Settling Dust
Drought continues to hit the Great Plains on a cyclical basis yet the region remains a key component of American…
USMEF Sees Growing Meat Sales to China, Japan in 2020
The pork shortage in China caused by African swine fever continues to overcome high import tariffs for U.S. pork heading…
Soybeans Higher on Reports China, U.S. to Drop Tariffs
Soybeans were higher in overnight trading after Chinese state media said Beijing and Washington agreed to remove some of the…
NOAA Says 2019-20 Winter Outlook Favors Warmer Weather
You’ll still need your big coat this winter, but maybe just not quite so often. And, please, make sure it’s…
Strong Basis Evaporates in a Puff of Steam
Any complex, multi-stage process will have some bottleneck. For row-crop harvest, sometimes the bottleneck is at the elevator where trucks…
Mississippi Corn Harvest Goes Well Despite the Season’s Weather
Erick Larson, corn specialist with Mississippi State University Extension, said Mississippi corn yields are a little bit off from the…
Farmer Sentiment Improves As Fall Harvest Gets Underway
The Ag Economy Barometer improved to a reading of 136 in October, up 15 points compared to September, which pushed the barometer…
Liquid Propane Bottleneck Cripples Drying Capacity
What makes an already difficult, wet and nasty harvest even worse? Shortages of supplies you desperately need. Liquid propane is…