TOP AG NEWS
China Official Says 80% of Hog Producers Won’t Restock their Herds
China’s Agriculture Ministry says more than 80% of hog farms in China have decided not to replenish herds lost to…
Floods Stall Fertilizer Shipments in Latest Blow to Farmers
Farm supplier CHS Inc has dozens of loaded barges trapped on the flood-swollen Mississippi River near St. Louis – about…
Prospects for Timely Planting of the 2019 Corn Crop
It is generally acknowledged that the U.S. average corn yield is largely determined by weather conditions during the reproductive and…
Two New Soybean Diseases to Watch for in 2019
University of Illinois Extension plant pathologist Nathan Kleczewski wants Midwest farmers to add two emerging soybean diseases to their lexicon…
Farm Market ID Reports 150,000 Growers, 16 Million Acres Impacted by Midwest Flooding
The Midwest flooding crisis has already damaged grain and potentially many grain bin structures and is expected to present problems…
Southeast Asia-Growing Meat Demand, Feedstuffs Imports
Earlier this month, the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) published an article (“Southeast Asia’s Growing Meat Demand and Its Implications…
Modernizing Rural Broadband Infrastructure
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting online applications for funding…
Lawsuit Says Tyson, Cargill, JBS Conspired to Suppress Beef Prices Paid to U.S. Ranchers
Four of the largest U.S. beef-packing companies were accused in a lawsuit on Tuesday of violating federal antitrust law by…
ABA Report-Farm Bank Lending Rises to $108 Billion in 2018
U.S. farm banks increased agricultural lending by 5.3 percent, or $5.5 billion, to $108 billion in 2018, according to the…
Funds Available to Plant Cover Crops on Flood-damaged Acres
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing funds to plant cover crops to help manage acres damaged by Nebraska’s severe…