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USDA Picks Kansas City for ERS, NIFA
USDA has selected the Kansas City, Missouri, region as the new location for the Economic Research Service and National Institute…
Secretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announces that signup begins June 17 for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC)…
Cash Corn Market Rallies
The DTN National Corn Index settled at $4.20 on Thursday, the highest level in five years. The index, which DTN…
Farm Bill Expands Crop Insurance for Young, Veteran Farmers
The future of farming depends on the next generation taking up the plow, so to speak. But the barriers to…
Venturing Into Unknown, Bryan Harnish Takes Chance on Hemp
This growing season is an experiment for farmer Bryan Harnish. He’s trying hemp for the first time on his 600-acre…
Another Look at Late Planting of the 2019 Corn Crop
The lateness of planting the 2019 U.S. corn crop has been much discussed in recent weeks. We have highlighted this…
As the First Round of Planting Nears an End, Replanting Begins
The first round of #plant19 is finally over for Ashley Andersen and her farming family in eastern Nebraska. “We feel…
Some Details of Trade Aid 2.0 Revealed, First Payments in August
Lawmakers peppered USDA Undersecretary Ted McKinney with questions about the Trump administration’s new trade relief program for farmers bruised by…
Wet Weather Continues to Limit Planting in Eastern Midwest, More Rain Forecast
The latest crop progress report from USDA/NASS shows that corn and soybean planting remains well behind the normal pace across…
7 Considerations if Planting Cover Crops on Prevented Plant Acres
Excessive precipitation and persistently wet conditions have prevented the planting of corn and soybean in some fields and led to…