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Illinois Corn Planting is Not Even Halfway Finished, USDA Says
U.S. PLANTINGS ARE ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA. U.S. corn farmers are still trying to get to the three-quarters…
More Than a Third of Farmers to Take Prevent Plant
Unrelenting rains have kept corn growers from their fields this spring. With millions of acres left to be planted, an…
Reviewing the Trade War Consequences and Impacts
As the bitter reality of a seemingly never-ending (and possibly expanding) trade war crashes down on the farm sector it’s…
USDA Says States Can’t Block Hemp Transports
USDA released a memo saying states can’t block interstate shipments of industrial hemp The U.S. Department of Agriculture says states…
Ag Groups Lament New Tariffs
Farm groups and political leaders on Friday raised concerns Mexico would react with new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural products,…
EPA Finalizes E15 Rule
EPA beat the clock in finalizing year-round E15 on Friday, one day ahead of the beginning of the summer driving…
A Roundup of Recommendations for Late Soybean Planting
Many soybeans will be planted in June this year, after persistent rainfall has delayed planting across the Soybean Belt. The…
Farmers Face Difficult Decisions as Spring Planting Lumbers On
Farmers continue to cope with difficult planting conditions that have bogged down corn planting this spring to a record slow pace.…
North Korea Confirms African Swine Fever Outbreak
South Korea said Friday that it is scrambling to prevent the spread of the highly contagious African swine fever on…
Spring 2019 Crop Insurance and Trade Aid Options for Farmers
The ongoing trade war and slow planting progress have created uncertainty and stress for farmers across the Corn Belt. Insurance deadlines are rapidly…