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Congress Asks USDA to Implement Dairy Insurance Program
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Roy Blunt…
U.S. Soybean Exports to China Increased in February
A recent news article reported that Chinese imports of U.S. soybeans increased in February, contributing to a narrowing of the…
Storms, Fast-melting Snow Leave Record Flood Threat Hanging Over Midwest
The deluge that devastated so much of the Midwest over the last week could be a preview for one of…
Large Corn Stocks, Seedings Surprise the Market
The USDA has a habit of surprises and Friday’s Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports were no different. The overall…
Democratic Presidential Candidates Critical of Ag Company Mergers at Campaign Event
Democratic presidential candidates pitched voters in this farm-heavy state on their plans to stir up competition in the agriculture industry…
Estimates of Flood-impacted Acres Vary
At least 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of U.S. farmland were flooded after the “bomb cyclone” storm left wide swaths…
Diminished Optimism in the Corn Belt
Flooding and gloomy price prospects for corn and soybeans are diminishing optimism in the Corn Belt as spring planting nears.…
2019-2020 Farm Program Decision and Fairness Across Covered Commodities
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 authorizes a program decision for the 2019 and 2020 crops of a covered commodity. This article…
Iowa State Professor Questions Rebuilding Some Infrastructure in Flood Plains
For many Americans, the headlines of the devastating Midwestern March floods may be fading. But for Corn Belt farmers who…
CoBank Issues its Economic Outlook
U.S. agriculture will face challenges in 2019 as slowing domestic and global economic growth rates, trade talks continue and weather…