TOP AG NEWS
China’s Ag Import Capacity Considered as Phase One Trade Talks Continue
Reuters writers Heather Timmons and Hallie Gu reported last week that, “U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that Beijing commit to big…
Pick-Your-Own Hemp Farm Falls Victim to Unclear Legislation
We wrote about Sheepscot General Farm, up in Maine, just a few weeks ago. Sheepscot was the first farm in…
Harvest Slogs Onward as Farmers Start to Prepare for 2020
Forget the old fable about the turtle beating the rabbit. “Slow and steady” may finish the race this year, but…
Four Prevented Planting Acre Priorities Heading into 2020
With 55% of his acres left unplanted in 2019, one might have expected Matt Foes to put up his feet…
Farm Bankruptcies Spike Up 24% in September
U.S. farm bankruptcies in September surged 24% to the highest since 2011 amid strains from President Donald Trump’s trade war…
Scientists Say 25% of All Pigs Could Die of Swine Fever
Around a quarter of the world’s pigs are expected to die from African swine fever as authorities grapple with a…
Update on the Gardner-farmdoc Payment Calculator
The Gardner Agriculture Policy Program in cooperation with the National Center of Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) in developing the second release…
View From the Cab
Scott Wallis has about 20% of his crop left to harvest, but his work in the field is far from…
Groups Cite Compromise to Legalize Ag Workers, Reform H-2A
With the support of both farm organizations and the United Farm Workers union, a bipartisan group of House members introduced…
MFP Payments, Restructuring Buys Struggling Farmers Time
Statistics can put things into perspective. For instance, USDA forecasts Kansas land values to increase 4% this year, while at…