TOP AG NEWS
FEEDD Act Seeks Feed Emergency Flexibility
A proposal to give livestock farmers flexibility in dealing with weather-related feed emergencies has been introduced in the House of…
Prevent Plant Decisions in Early to Middle of June
Many unplanted acres remain across the Corn Belt and in Illinois. As of the week ending on June 9, only…
Yield Busters-USDA Report Sends Corn Futures Skyward
Coming into the June 11 USDA Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports, the focus was…
House Ag Subcommittee Agricultural Trade Hearing- USMCA Approval “Vital”
On Tuesday, the House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing highlighting agricultural trade issues. Lawmakers discussed the USMCA, the…
High Plains Crops Suffer After Too Much Moisture at Planting Time
While rainfall is important for crop production, the amounts falling across the High Plains have negatively impacted row crops and…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects
Market attention continues to focus on the potential size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops. Acreage totals look to…
Corn Planting 83% Complete
Several days of drier weather — at least in some parts of the Corn Belt — helped corn planting progress…
Efforts to Restrict Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland Grow
Foreign investors acquired at least 1.6 million acres of U.S. agricultural land in 2016, the largest increase in more than…
Tariffs Disrupt Tomato Supply Chain, Drive Up Prices
The new 17.5 percent tomato tariff imposed after a breakdown of a 22-year-old agreement designed to keep the peace between…