TOP AG NEWS
Yield Loss Concern Increases as Moisture Decreases
For a large area of the Midwest, the rain valve that had been wide open in spring now has been…
USDA Invests in Rural Electric Infrastructure Improvements
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe today announced that USDA is investing $181 million to upgrade…
U.S., China Trade War Persists as Markets Adjust and Farmers’ Concerns Grow
Today’s update features recent news items that provide background information into the long running U.S., China trade war. Articles highlighting…
USDA Increases Corn Production and Yield
USDA surprised the market Monday by increasing corn production to 13.9 billion bushels and raising the average national yield by…
USDA Invests in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Administrator Chad Rupe today announced that USDA is investing $135 million in…
AccuWeather Predicts the Lowest U.S. Corn Yield in Seven Years
The latest AccuWeather 2019 crop production analysis predicts a significant decline from last year’s corn and soybean yield, as well…
Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys-2019 Second Quarter Farm Economy Conditions
This week, the Federal Reserve Banks of St. Louis, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural…
August 2019 El Niño Update-Stick a Fork in it
The El Niño of 2019 is officially done. Near-average conditions in the tropical Pacific indicate that we have returned to…
EPA Stands Behind Glyphosate
EPA will no longer approve product labels that claim glyphosate causes cancer, the agency announced in a new guidance on…
Four Senators Urge Delay in Crop Insurance Premium Deadline
Four Democratic senators today asked the Agriculture Department to postpone the deadline for paying crop insurance premiums from Oct. 1…